Markham, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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38%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

36%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

39%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.

Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Index	Markham_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,599 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	667 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	1,932 (estimate)	2,294	3,181

All Crime Incidents

All crime incidents includes all violent and property crime as well as criminal code violations (child pornography, disturbing the peace, justice violations), traffic violations (impaired driving), federal statute violations and drug violations.
Statistic	Markham	Ontario	National
Total incidents	n/a	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Markham	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	1,444	1,757

Weighted Clearance Rates

More severe crimes such as robberies, assault and homicides are given more weight to the overall clearance rates. Less severe crimes such as vehicle theft, fraud and mischief are given less weight to the overall clearance rates.
Statistic	Markham	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	n/a	40	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	61	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	30	27

Markham, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Markham crime rates are 38% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Markham are 36% lower than the national average
In Markham you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Markham is safer than 79% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Markham has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Markham

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Markham is 1 in 150

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Markham is 1 in 52

The chance of being a victim of crime in Markham is 1 in 39

Year Over Year Crime In Markham

Statistic	Markham	Ontario	National
Total	n/a	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Aurora, ON	61,058	514	1,489	2,003
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	52,025	540	1,563	2,103
Vaughan, ON	321,974	545	1,578	2,123
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	605	1,753	2,358
Pickering, ON	96,267	645	1,867	2,512
Newmarket, ON	88,702	653	1,892	2,545
Ajax, ON	138,303	671	1,944	2,615
Markham, ON	359,111	667	1,932	2,599

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vaughan, ON	321,974	545	1,578	2,123
London, ON	421,456	1,285	3,720	5,005
Gatineau, QC	293,695	952	1,857	2,809
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	1,301	4,203	5,504
Laval, QC	445,050	738	1,439	2,177
Markham, ON	359,111	667	1,932	2,599

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.