Pernes-les-Fontaines, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 in France · 8/10 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: 10,148 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 29 | 276.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 22 | 209.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 48 | 457 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 56 | 533.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 16 | 152.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 8 | 76.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 8 | 76.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 49 | 466.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 52 | 495 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 70 | 666.4 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | 51 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 136 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 52 |
| Other | 70 |
Questions about crime in Pernes-les-Fontaines
- Is Pernes-les-Fontaines safe?
- Pernes-les-Fontaines: Safety 7 out of 10 (Low 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 Pernes-les-Fontaines?
- Pernes-les-Fontaines: Weighted crime: 10,148 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Magnétiseur 2.1 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Carpentras 5.7 km
- Supermarket: JC INFORMATIQUE ET SERVICES 1.9 km
- Supermarket: MyBioShop 2.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Monteux 5/10
- Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue 7/10
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon 8/10
- Carpentras 3/10
- Le Thor 7/10
- L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 4/10
- Vedène 4/10
- Mazan 7/10
Mayors of Pernes-les-Fontaines since 2014
Pernes-les-Fontaines: Other right. Département president: Dominique Santoni (Union of the right)
Didier CARLE · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Didier CARLE · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Pernes-les-Fontaines ▲ +20% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Pierre GABERT · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Pernes-les-Fontaines ▼ −18% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
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).
