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Is the 4th Arrondissement safe?

Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on 2025 recorded-offence rates for the 4th Arrondissement (27,332 residents).

Year-over-year trend

stable (3%)

Recorded offence categories, 2025

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

  • Non-violent theft from person (incl. pickpocketing)93.0/1,000
  • Fraud / payment scams22.6/1,000
  • Drug use18.3/1,000
  • Vandalism / criminal damage14.1/1,000
  • Theft from vehicles8.2/1,000
  • Physical violence (non-domestic)6.7/1,000
  • Home burglary5.8/1,000
  • Unarmed robbery4.9/1,000
  • Sexual violence4.5/1,000
  • Domestic physical violence3.1/1,000
  • Drug trafficking1.5/1,000
  • Vehicle theft1.4/1,000
  • Theft of vehicle parts1.0/1,000
  • Armed robberyn/a

Transport

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

Pont Marie (Cité des Arts)

98m away · Métro 7

Saint-Paul (Le Marais)

258m away · Métro 1

Sully - Morland

460m away · Métro 7

Hôtel de Ville

519m away · Métro 1, Métro 11

Cité

759m away · Métro 4

Rambuteau

826m away · Métro 11

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.

Crime data: SSMSI (Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure), French Ministry of the Interior, via data.gouv.fr. Transport data: Île-de-France Mobilités. Both under Licence Ouverte / Open Licence.