In France, in 2023, there were 1,010 homicides recorded by the security forces. The number of homicides recorded was the lowest in 2020. But it has increased continuously in the following years, reaching its highest level in 2023.

France murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2021 was 1.14, a 5.98% increase from 2020.

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<li>France murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>1.07</strong>, a <strong>8.22% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>France murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>1.17</strong>, a <strong>7.98% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>France murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>1.08</strong>, a <strong>2.18% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

The homicide rate in France for 2021 was **** homicides per 100,000 people. During the provided period the homicide rate was highest in 1993, when there were **** homicides per 100,000 population.

In France, the number of women killed by their spouse has fluctuated but overall has decreased since 2006. There were 148 in that year, compared to 118 in 2022. Spikes in the number of deaths of women by their partners were also recorded for the years 2007, 2012, and 2019. The women most affected in 2022 were those between 30 and 39. For men, the number of deaths has generally fluctuated between 21 and 34 in this time, although the lowest figures were recorded in more recent years.The Ministry of the Interior specifies that violent deaths within a couple fall under three different penal qualifications: murder, which is the fact of voluntarily killing another person; assassination, which is a murder committed with premeditation; and cases where voluntary violence leads to an unintentional death.

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in France was reported at 1.1374 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Intentional homicides (per 100;000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

In France in 2023, it appears that there were ***** attempted murders in the country, which was the highest number registered since 2016.

This graph depicts the number of female victims of homicide linked with violence between spouses in France between 2012 and 2020. It appears that the number of women killed by their partner went down from *** in 2012 to *** in 2020.

French Polynesia PF: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 0.377 Ratio in 2009. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.420 Ratio for 2008. French Polynesia PF: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.925 Ratio from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2009, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.420 Ratio in 2008 and a record low of 0.377 Ratio in 2009. French Polynesia PF: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s French Polynesia – Table PF.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

French Polynesia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2009 was 0.35, a 88.96% decline from 2008.

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<li>French Polynesia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2008 was <strong>3.21</strong>, a <strong>27.48% increase</strong> from 2007.</li>
<li>French Polynesia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2007 was <strong>2.52</strong>, a <strong>130.59% increase</strong> from 2006.</li>
<li>French Polynesia murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2006 was <strong>1.09</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from .</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

France Deaths: Women: External Causes data was reported at 15,654.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,202.000 Person for 2014. France Deaths: Women: External Causes data is updated yearly, averaging 15,038.500 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2015, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,864.000 Person in 1999 and a record low of 14,202.000 Person in 2014. France Deaths: Women: External Causes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G060: Health Statistics: Causes of Death.

St. Martin (French part) murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2016 was 28.73, a 67.67% increase from 2015.

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<li>St. Martin (French part) murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2015 was <strong>17.13</strong>, a <strong>24.48% decline</strong> from 2014.</li>
<li>St. Martin (French part) murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2014 was <strong>22.69</strong>, a <strong>1.07% increase</strong> from 2013.</li>
<li>St. Martin (French part) murder/homicide rate per 100K population for 2013 was <strong>22.45</strong>, a <strong>304.34% increase</strong> from 2012.</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

In France, in April 2025, the most common type of offense reported to the police was non-violent robbery against persons, with ****** cases. Moreover, *** armed robberies were committed during that time.

France FR: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 1.352 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.578 Ratio for 2015. France FR: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.612 Ratio from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.310 Ratio in 1995 and a record low of 1.216 Ratio in 2013. France FR: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

The monthly number of crimes and offenses recorded by the French police and gendarmerie fluctuated between January 2015 and August 2022, but increased overall. The month with the highest number of offenses recorded by police services was March 2022, with more than 352,000. In contrast, there were only 139,417 in April 2020, during the containment period set up by the French authorities to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Context

This dataset is an aggregated count of all crimes committed in France, broken down by month and category.

Content

This data was aggregated by the French national government and published online on the French Open Data Portal. It is a combination of records kept by both local and national police forces. It's important to note that the name of the categories of crime are in French!

Acknowledgements

This data is a part of a larger group of Excel files published by the French Goverment on the French Open Data Portal. It has been converted to a single CSV file before uploading here.

Inspiration

This is a simple time series dataset that can be probed for trends in the underlying types of crimes committed. Is petty theft more or less popular today than it was ten years ago? How much variation is there in the amount of robberies year-to-year? Can you normalize the growth in the number of crimes against the growth in the number of people? How do crimes committed here differ from those committed in, say, Los Angeles?

In 2024, in Marseille, France's second-largest city, police forces estimated that at least ***homicides that happened that year were related to drug trafficking. This number represented a decrease from the previous year, when ** deaths were recorded.

France Deaths: Men: Respiratory Disease data was reported at 20,921.000 Person in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,959.000 Person for 2014. France Deaths: Men: Respiratory Disease data is updated yearly, averaging 17,982.000 Person from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2015, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,425.000 Person in 1999 and a record low of 15,898.000 Person in 2004. France Deaths: Men: Respiratory Disease data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G058: Health Statistics: Causes of Death.

In 2024, more than ******* individuals in France were recorded as victims of personal violence offenses, the highest number reported since 2016.

In France, the number of people killed as a result of police action has been rising since 2010. That year, ten people died in such circumstances, compared with 39 in 2022. A record 52 deaths were recorded in 2021.

The source specifies that the figures "cover all situations resulting in death (from bullets, illness, or non-lethal weapon...), without prejudging the legitimacy or otherwise of law enforcement action."

Number of under-five deaths in France was reported at 2899 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Number of under-five deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.