🇫🇷 Bouches-du-Rhône — Crime Statistics

Data current as of 2024 SSMSI — Service Statistique Ministériel de la Sécurité Intérieure
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3.0per 100K

Overview

Bouches-du-Rhône's overall crime rate of 3,619.7 per 100K (75,566 total) is 1.2× the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur average, ranking 1st highest among Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's 6 districts. The most reported crime category is drug offenses.

Total Crimes 75,566 Latest: 2024
Rate per 100K 3,619.7 75,566 total
Population 2,087,658

Crime Breakdown by Category

Crime Breakdown by Category
Category Count Rate per 100K Unit
Drug Offenses 27,869 1,334.9 incidents
Theft 25,497 1,221.3 victims
Assault 15,317 733.7 victims
Robbery 3,755 179.9 incidents
Sexual Assault 3,065 146.8 victims
Homicide 63 3.0 victims

Source Dataset Categories

Each category above aggregates the following original data from the source dataset:

Homicide

Homicides are counted as victims (personnes décédées). Data sourced from 'Homicides' indicator in SSMSI dataset.

  • Homicides

Note: NOT available at commune level (level 3) — SSMSI suppresses homicide data at commune granularity due to small numbers and identifiability risk.

Robbery

Faits constatés — recorded criminal events (coups/vols). Robbery counts incidents, not victims, unlike most other French crime categories.

  • Armed robbery (Vols avec armes)
  • Violent robbery without weapon (Vols violents sans arme)

Note: Sum of armed robbery and violent robbery without weapon. Counted as incidents (faits constatés), NOT victims.

Theft

Vols sans violence contre des personnes — counted by victim. Non-violent theft from persons.

  • Non-violent theft from persons (Vols sans violence contre des personnes)
Sexual Assault

Violences sexuelles — counted by victim. Includes rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment.

  • Sexual violence (Violences sexuelles)
Assault

Physical violence counted by victim. Sum of intrafamilial and extrafamilial physical violence.

  • Domestic physical violence (Violences physiques intrafamiliales)
  • Non-domestic physical violence (Violences physiques hors cadre familial)

Note: Sum of domestic (intrafamiliales) and non-domestic (hors cadre familial) physical violence. Both counted by victim.

Drug Offenses

Faits constatés — usage et trafic de stupéfiants (drug use and trafficking incidents)

  • Drug use (Usage de stupéfiants)
  • Drug trafficking (Trafic de stupéfiants)

Note: Sum of drug use and drug trafficking incidents. Maps to ICCS 0601+0602.

Not Tracked

The following source dataset categories are not included in the statistics above:

  • Residential burglaries (Cambriolages de logement) — Property crime against buildings, not theft from person
  • Vehicle theft (Vols de véhicules) — Property crime against objects, not persons
  • Theft from vehicles (Vols dans les véhicules) — Property crime against objects
  • Theft of vehicle accessories (Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules) — Property crime against objects
  • Intentional destruction and damage (vandalism) (Destructions et dégradations volontaires) — Vandalism — not mapped to any of the 5 categories
  • Fraud / swindles (Escroqueries) — Financial crime — not mapped
  • Intentional blows and injuries (aggregate) (Coups et blessures volontaires) — Broader aggregate indicator — overlaps with mapped physical violence sub-indicators

Not all crime types from the source dataset are included in the categories above. Only the categories listed are tracked.

Sub-areas in Bouches-du-Rhône

Sub-areas in Bouches-du-Rhône
AreaPopulationTotal CrimesRate per 100K
Marseille 1er Arrondissement38,48211,10928,868.0
Marseille 2e Arrondissement24,1533,80215,741.3
Marseille 6e Arrondissement38,8043,4268,829.0
Marseille 7e Arrondissement34,8662,2536,461.9
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer2,2781456,365.2
Cassis6,7064206,263.1
Les Baux-de-Provence262166,106.9
Marseille 14e Arrondissement59,2303,2815,539.4
Marseille 16e Arrondissement15,4158515,520.6
Marseille 15e Arrondissement79,5014,2885,393.6
Marseille 3e Arrondissement55,6532,9135,234.2
Marseille 8e Arrondissement83,4143,6794,410.5
Marseille 5e Arrondissement45,0201,9224,269.2
Carry-le-Rouet5,7172374,145.5
Arles51,1561,9603,831.4
Tarascon15,5255693,665.1
Marseille 10e Arrondissement59,8522,1283,555.4
Marseille 4e Arrondissement49,7441,7603,538.1
Aix-en-Provence147,9335,0713,427.9
Port-de-Bouc16,1385393,339.9
La Ciotat37,5991,2483,319.2
Lançon-Provence9,6272953,064.3
Gardanne21,5346553,041.7
Aubagne47,7241,4373,011.1
Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône8,5102452,879.0
Marignane33,1649412,837.4
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence9,5472652,775.7
Martigues48,8181,2972,656.8
Marseille 11e Arrondissement59,0331,5472,620.6
Salon-de-Provence44,5531,1372,552.0
Bouc-Bel-Air15,3673892,531.4
Marseille 13e Arrondissement93,4252,2562,414.8
Châteaurenard16,6684012,405.8
Miramas25,8916002,317.4
Meyrargues3,818852,226.3
Istres44,0449662,193.3
Le Rove5,2051122,151.8
Saint-Martin-de-Crau13,9622982,134.4
Septèmes-les-Vallons12,0182542,113.5
La Penne-sur-Huveaune6,6181392,100.3
Marseille 9e Arrondissement76,3471,5852,076.1
Cabriès10,1432072,040.8
Vitrolles36,6127271,985.7
Rognac12,3352421,961.9
Berre-l'Étang13,9412731,958.3
Les Pennes-Mirabeau22,4234311,922.1
Saint-Victoret6,6891251,868.7
Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts5,9961071,784.5
Sénas6,8291201,757.2
La Destrousse4,023701,740.0
Trets10,9331901,737.9
Peyrolles-en-Provence5,316921,730.6
Graveson4,743781,644.5
Roquevaire8,8231421,609.4
Fos-sur-Mer15,6942481,580.2
Plan-d'Orgon3,562561,572.2
Marseille 12e Arrondissement64,2769841,530.9
Mallemort6,190941,518.6
Noves5,918891,503.9
Rousset5,357801,493.4
Gémenos6,678981,467.5
Gignac-la-Nerthe10,0301471,465.6
Châteauneuf-les-Martigues18,3642671,453.9
Carnoux-en-Provence6,872991,440.6
Sausset-les-Pins7,5561081,429.3
La Roque-d'Anthéron5,355761,419.2
Châteauneuf-le-Rouge2,331331,415.7
Rognonas4,186591,409.5
Saint-Chamas8,6691181,361.2
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade5,794781,346.2
La Fare-les-Oliviers8,9531201,340.3
Grans5,382701,300.6
Venelles8,4201061,258.9
Meyreuil6,341781,230.1
Jouques4,478551,228.2
Cuges-les-Pins5,949721,210.3
Auriol12,9861551,193.6
Simiane-Collongue5,823691,185.0
Fuveau10,2351211,182.2
Ventabren5,613661,175.8
Lambesc9,9511171,175.8
Eyguières6,915801,156.9
Pélissanne10,7991241,148.3
Saint-Cannat5,877661,123.0
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde1,270141,102.4
Gréasque4,469491,096.4
Orgon2,662281,051.8
Eyragues4,289451,049.2
Barbentane4,262431,008.9
Éguilles8,349841,006.1
Mouriès3,47132921.9
Fontvieille3,55532900.1
Ensuès-la-Redonne5,79652897.2
Maussane-les-Alpilles2,39621876.5
Maillane2,77924863.6
Rognes4,64039840.5
La Barben8527821.6
Allauch21,404173808.3
Peypin5,61245801.9
Mimet4,14732771.6
Eygalières1,74013747.1
Cabannes4,57634743.0
Peynier3,69227731.3
Le Tholonet2,37017717.3
Saint-Andiol3,36924712.4
La Bouilladisse6,44745698.0
Alleins2,83319670.7
Plan-de-Cuques11,50475652.0
Velaux8,82757645.8
Ceyreste4,84730618.9
Roquefort-la-Bédoule5,78431536.0
Charleval2,63414531.5
Paradou2,18110458.5
Coudoux3,77517450.3
Saint-Étienne-du-Grès2,48011443.6
Saint-Savournin3,44913376.9
Aureille1,5375325.3
Mollégès2,6518301.8
Puyloubier1,7805280.9
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance88600.0
Cornillon-Confoux1,61900.0
Verquières77500.0
Belcodène1,97800.0
Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles53700.0
Cadolive2,21900.0
Saint-Pierre-de-Mézoargues22800.0
Vauvenargues1,05800.0
Beaurecueil59500.0
Vernègues2,15800.0
Lamanon2,06900.0
Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon12500.0
Boulbon1,53100.0
Saint-Estève-Janson36400.0
Aurons55900.0

Nearby Areas

Alpes-Maritimes2,841.9 /100K32,068 totalVaucluse2,541.7 /100K14,540 totalVar2,431.7 /100K27,218 totalAlpes-de-Haute-Provence2,183.2 /100K3,669 totalHautes-Alpes2,131.5 /100K3,058 total

Data Disclaimer

Source: SSMSI — Service Statistique Ministériel de la Sécurité Intérieure Licensed under Licence Ouverte v2.

Data may be delayed by up to 12 months from the reporting period.

Coverage: Recorded crime (faits constatés) by police and gendarmerie. Commune values < 6 are suppressed. Coverage: metropolitan France + DROM.

https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/bases-statistiques-communale-departementale-et-regionale-de-la-delinquance-enregistree-par-la-police-et-la-gendarmerie-nationales

Data Quality Notes

  • ⚠️ WarningMixed counting units across categoriesDisplay counting unit per category in the UI. Flag robbery as 'incidents' while other categories show 'victims'.
  • ⚠️ WarningHomicide not available at commune levelNote on commune pages: 'Homicide data is not available at commune level due to statistical suppression.'
  • ⚠️ WarningCommune values below 6 are suppressedNote on commune pages: 'Values below 6 are suppressed for privacy. Actual counts may be slightly higher.'
ℹ️ Note (2)
  • ~35K communes — large volume with many small populationsConsider showing a stability warning on commune pages with population < 1,000.
  • Population data from 2021 INSEE census used for 2024 crime dataNote in UI: 'Rates based on 2021 population estimates.'
Cite This Data

Use the following citation when referencing this data:

APA Map of Crimes. (2024). Bouches-du-Rhône — Crime Statistics. Retrieved April 15, 2026, from https://mapofcrimes.com/en/crime/france/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/