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Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) — Paris, France

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Average day Higher caution advised night

In detail

This quartier includes Place Henri-Frenay, immediately beside Gare de Lyon, which is a genuinely well-documented, recurring problem spot: residents describe daily open drug dealing, people sleeping rough on mattresses, public defecation and regular nighttime fights and screaming, and a family reported witnessing a shooting on nearby rue Roland-Barthes (recovered shell casings) roughly in 2022. A man attacked three people with a knife at Gare de Lyon on 4 February 2024 (one victim critically injured). As of an August 2025 city update, the square was still receiving 'exceptional' cleaning and coordinated police resources pending a redevelopment plan, meaning the disorder was still current more than a year after the attack. Daytime is visibly rougher than the surrounding area but not violent in the same way; after dark this specific corner (not the whole quartier) is best avoided. Sources checked: Europe1, 'Attaque gare de Lyon: les riverains pointent du doigt la place Henri Frenay', Feb 2024; France3 Paris Île-de-France, 'Le calvaire des riverains de la gare de Lyon à Paris'; Mairie du 12e, Place Henri-Frenay redevelopment update, Aug 2025.

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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Paris publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.

Frequently asked questions

Is Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) safe?

Wandroz currently rates Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) in Paris as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Paris during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Paris at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Paris publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.

Is Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) safe at night?

At night, Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Paris. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.

Is Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) a good area to stay in as a tourist?

Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.)'s day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Paris) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches 12th arr., not Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.

Is there official crime data for Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.)?

Not an official government crime feed — Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Quinze-Vingts (12e arr.) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.

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