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12%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
3%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
17%
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.
IndexOxford/100k peopleNova Scotia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,726 (estimate)4,2204,223
Violent crime1,075 (estimate)1,2181,042
Property crime2,651 (estimate)3,0023,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticOxfordNova ScotiaNational
Total incidentsn/a57,2982,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a5,8515,856
Change in 100k raten/a-0.4%-9.8%
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.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticOxfordNova ScotiaNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,5901,709
Youths (12-17)n/a9681,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,6341,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticOxfordNova ScotiaNational
Clearance raten/a3837
Clearance rate changen/a1.6%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6158
Clearance rate propertyn/a2427
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.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Oxford crime rates are 12% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Oxford are 3% higher than the national average
    • In Oxford you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Oxford is safer than 58% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Oxford has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Oxford (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oxford

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oxford is 1 in 93
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oxford is 1 in 38
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Oxford is 1 in 27

        Year Over Year Crime In Oxford

        StatisticOxfordNova ScotiaNational
        Totaln/a7.9%-7.9%
        Violentn/a18.5%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a2.6%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Cumberland, Subd. C, NS5,2069882,4353,423
        Cumberland, Subd. B, NS7,0481,1642,8684,032
        Oxford, NS1,2951,0752,6513,726

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Coldwell, MB1,2941,9825,2097,192
        Hérouxville, QC1,2968331,6242,456
        Cariboo C, BC1,2971,1324,9716,102
        Winnipeg Beach, MB1,2932,0395,3597,398
        Lac-aux-Sables, QC1,2978481,6542,503
        Oxford, NS1,2951,0752,6513,726
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.