Is the 1st Arrondissement safe?

Recorded offence categories, 2025

This arrondissement (bar) against the population-weighted Paris-wide average (marker).

• Non-violent theft from person (incl. pickpocketing)311.6/1,000
• Drug use104.1/1,000
• Physical violence (non-domestic)31.0/1,000
• Theft from vehicles26.7/1,000
• Vandalism / criminal damage25.1/1,000
• Fraud / payment scams21.0/1,000
• Unarmed robbery20.4/1,000
• Sexual violence13.4/1,000
• Drug trafficking8.8/1,000
• Home burglary5.2/1,000
• Domestic physical violence4.4/1,000
• Vehicle theft3.6/1,000
• Theft of vehicle parts2.4/1,000
• Armed robbery0.5/1,000

Transport

Nearest metro, RER, Transilien, and tram stops from Île-de-France Mobilités open data.

Methodology

• Based on 2025 recorded-offence rates per 1,000 residents from the French Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), across 14 offence categories weighted by severity.
• Central arrondissements with small residential populations and heavy non-resident daytime and tourist footfall (notably the 1st, 2nd and 8th) show higher rates for this reason: the rate is per resident, not per visitor, so this reflects reporting geography more than personal risk to visitors.
• Scores are relative to the spread across Paris's 20 arrondissements, not on the same absolute scale as London ward scores.
• This is annual, arrondissement-level official crime data, not street-level or live incident data.
• The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.