Paris is at the bottom of the latest ranking of the safest cities in France

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For once, some rankings do not really honor our dear capital... If it's not surprising, a study from Le Parisien confirms what we feared: Paris is quite low in the ranking of the safest cities in France.

It's ranking season in Paris! We recently learned that Paris is doing well in the ranking of cities that smell good (surprisingly), and that a Parisian street was voted among the coolest in the world. Now, an exclusive ranking by Le Parisien reveals the list of the safest cities in France. The newspaper went even further by ranking the safest Parisian districts. And the results are not pleasing to see...


Paris among the least safe cities in France

If we suspected that the largest city in France might not rank well in terms of security, the result is still sad to see since Paris ranks 103rd out of the 119 French cities with over 50,000 inhabitants.

To establish this ranking, Le Parisien relied on crime data provided by the Ministry of the Interior, taking into account a variety of criteria such as burglaries, thefts, and assaults. The newspaper explains these results by the high number of unarmed thefts (including pickpocketing) recorded in the capital city of Paris. Other cities like Marseille and Lyon also have a high number of vehicle thefts.


And elsewhere?

In the Île-de-France region, the city of Boulogne-Billancourt (92) tops the regional ranking, shining at the 2nd position nationally. Many other cities in the Île-de-France region follow closely behind: Courbevoie (4th), Versailles (5th), Antony (6th), Clamart (7th), Levallois-Perret (8th), Maisons-Alfort (9th), Asnières-sur-Seine (11th), Issy-les-Moulineaux (12th), Clichy (13th), Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (16th), Neuilly-sur-Seine (17th). Or Sartrouville (20th). Cities "little affected by the vast majority of crimes recorded": voluntary assaults, violent thefts without weapons or thefts in vehicles, but on the other hand, "relatively exposed to burglaries" as explained by Le Parisien. But Paris is not alone in this descent into ins.Look at all these fun facts about the safety rankings of different cities in France! Even though Paris is at the top, some of its neighbors like Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, and Bondy are not too far behind. And did you know that Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is leading the pack nationally? Meanwhile, Avignon, Roubaix, and Lille are at the bottom of the list. Isn't it interesting to see how different cities stack up in terms of security?