Safety score
Personal safety, institutional trust, and resilience signals informed by international safety and crime data.
Safety in Paris78/100
Safety
Safety in Paris
Paris has solid overall safety, with neighborhood variation and tourist-area opportunistic risks more visible than violent crime. Safety in Paris scores 78/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 78/100
Safety score
78/100
Solid score with neighborhood-level variation.
Violent-crime context
Low
Violent-crime context is comparatively low.
Watch item
Pickpocketing
High-traffic tourist sites concentrate opportunistic risk.
Paris safety data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 78/100 | Tourist areas and central transit see more incident reports. |
| Violent-crime context | Low | Property and pickpocket risks are more salient. |
| Watch item | Pickpocketing | Common-sense precautions remain useful. |
Safety city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Paris (this page) | 78/100 | Paris has solid overall safety, with neighborhood variation and tourist-area opportunistic risks more visible than violent crime. |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 82/100 | Boulogne-Billancourt's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Roubaix | 82/100 | Roubaix's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Nanterre | 82/100 | Nanterre's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 82/100 | Vitry-sur-Seine's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Cholet | 81/100 | Cholet's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Créteil | 80/100 | Créteil's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Blois | 80/100 | Blois's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Colombes | 79/100 | Colombes's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Wattrelos | 78/100 | Wattrelos's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Lyon | 77/100 | Lyon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Bordeaux | 77/100 | Bordeaux's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Amiens | 77/100 | Amiens's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Tourcoing | 77/100 | Tourcoing's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Strasbourg | 76/100 | Strasbourg's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Villeurbanne | 76/100 | Villeurbanne's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Toulouse | 75/100 | Toulouse's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 75/100 | Rueil-Malmaison's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Rennes | 73/100 | Rennes's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Angers | 72/100 | Angers's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Nice | 72/100 | Nice's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Orléans | 71/100 | Orléans's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Dijon | 71/100 | Dijon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Metz | 70/100 | Metz's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Marseille | 70/100 | Marseille's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Grenoble | 70/100 | Grenoble's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Poitiers | 69/100 | Poitiers's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Colmar | 69/100 | Colmar's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Quimper | 69/100 | Quimper's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Niort | 69/100 | Niort's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Valence | 69/100 | Valence's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
Interpretation
Safety scoring weighs violent-crime context, perceived safety, and neighborhood variation. Tourist-heavy cities often have visible opportunistic risk patterns. Across the indexed cities the safety average is 63/100, so Paris is 15 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 2 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
2 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: UNODC Data Portal
Used as a directional benchmark for relative city safety framing.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
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