Fontenay-sous-Bois, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in France · 7/10 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: 18,366 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 | 74 | 137.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 159 | 295.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 155 | 288.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 7 | 13 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 49 | 91.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 586 | 1,090.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 214 | 398.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 141 | 262.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 169 | 314.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 69 | 128.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 706 | 1,313.3 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 83 | 154.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 421 | 783.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 448 | 833.4 | 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 | 74 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 314 |
| Robbery | 56 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,179 |
| Drugs | 789 |
| Damage and public order | 421 |
| Other | 448 |
Questions about crime in Fontenay-sous-Bois
- Is Fontenay-sous-Bois safe?
- Fontenay-sous-Bois: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average 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 Fontenay-sous-Bois?
- Fontenay-sous-Bois: Weighted crime: 18,366 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée professionnel Michelet 240 m
- School: École primaire Michelet 310 m
- School: École primaire privée Jeanne d'Arc 340 m
- School: École maternelle Françoise Dolto 340 m
- School: Collège Frédéric et Irène Joliot-Curie 370 m
- Bus stop: Le Parc 110 m
- Bus stop: Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier 110 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Germain 120 m
- Railway station: Fontenay-sous-Bois 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Anne Nguyen 100 m
- A&E: Hôpital Privé Armand Brillard 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Hyper Casher 590 m
- Supermarket: Diagonal 730 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Nogent-sur-Marne 4/10
- Le Perreux-sur-Marne 5/10
- Vincennes 5/10
- Joinville-le-Pont 5/10
- Bry-sur-Marne 5/10
- Saint-Mandé 5/10
- Saint-Maurice 5/10
- Champigny-sur-Marne 3/10
Mayors of Fontenay-sous-Bois since 2014
Fontenay-sous-Bois: Union of the left. Département president: Olivier Capitanio (The Republicans)
Jean-Philippe GAUTRAIS · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Philippe GAUTRAIS · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
Fontenay-sous-Bois 0% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Philippe GAUTRAIS
May 2016 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Jean-François VOGUET · Other left
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).
