Argenteuil, 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: 26,020 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 | 242 | 228 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 559 | 526.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 449 | 423.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 21 | 19.8 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 159 | 149.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,130 | 1,064.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 269 | 253.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 355 | 334.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 532 | 501.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 162 | 152.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 2,060 | 1,941 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 187 | 176.2 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,116 | 1,051.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 749 | 705.7 | 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 | 242 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,008 |
| Robbery | 180 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,448 |
| Drugs | 2,247 |
| Damage and public order | 1,116 |
| Other | 749 |
Questions about crime in Argenteuil
- Is Argenteuil safe?
- Argenteuil: 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 Argenteuil?
- Argenteuil: Weighted crime: 26,020 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Section d'enseignement professionnel du lycée polyvalent Georges Braque 70 m
- School: Collège Sadi Carnot 170 m
- School: Lycée Technique Georges Braque 170 m
- School: École Maternelle Sadi Carnot 170 m
- School: École primaire Sadi Carnot 230 m
- Bus stop: Temple 240 m
- Bus stop: Temple 240 m
- Bus stop: Pierre Curie 360 m
- Railway station: Argenteuil 810 m
- Doctor or clinic: SOS Médecins 95 450 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Argenteuil 1.2 km
- Supermarket: G20 480 m
- Supermarket: G20 650 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Sannois 5/10
- Saint-Gratien 5/10
- Bezons 3/10
- Cormeilles-en-Parisis 5/10
- Ermont 4/10
- Franconville 5/10
- Enghien-les-Bains 2/10
- Eaubonne 5/10
Mayors of Argenteuil since 2014
Argenteuil: Other right. Département president: Marie-Christine Cavecchi (The Republicans)
Georges MOTHRON · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Georges MOTHRON · Union of the right
July 2020 – March 2026
Argenteuil ▲ +43% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Georges MOTHRON · The Republicans
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Argenteuil ▲ +2% · France ▼ −13%
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).
