Melun, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 29,412 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | 111 | 241.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 264 | 574 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 236 | 513.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 19 | 41.3 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 69 | 150 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 645 | 1,402.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 159 | 345.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 93 | 202.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 217 | 471.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 54 | 117.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 1,144 | 2,487.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 137 | 297.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 406 | 882.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 300 | 652.2 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 111 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 500 |
| Robbery | 88 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,168 |
| Drugs | 1,281 |
| Damage and public order | 406 |
| Other | 300 |
Questions about crime in Melun
- Is Melun safe?
- Melun: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Melun?
- Melun: Weighted crime: 29,412 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Section d'Enseignement Professionnel Saint-Aspais 180 m
- School: École générale et technologique privée Saint-Aspais 260 m
- School: Institution Sainte Jeanne d'Arc 400 m
- School: Institution Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc 410 m
- School: École maternelle Pasteur 450 m
- Bus stop: Préfecture 100 m
- Bus stop: Despatys Préfecture 250 m
- Bus stop: École de Gendarmerie 300 m
- Railway station: Melun 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison Médicale Saint-Nicolas 1.8 km
- A&E: Clinique Les Fontaines 310 m
- Supermarket: Matrechka 140 m
- Supermarket: Vival 580 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Mée-sur-Seine 3/10
- Vert-Saint-Denis 5/10
- Vaux-le-Pénil 6/10
- Dammarie-les-Lys 3/10
- Cesson 5/10
- Savigny-le-Temple 5/10
- Bois-le-Roi 7/10
- Nandy 8/10
Mayors of Melun since 2014
Melun: Other centre. Département president: Jean-François Parigi (The Republicans)
Kadir MEBAREK · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Kadir MEBAREK
October 2023 – March 2026
Melun ▼ −4% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Louis VOGEL · Other centre
July 2020 – October 2023
Melun ▲ +48% · France ▲ +20%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Louis VOGEL
April 2016 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Gérard MILLET · Union of the right
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
