St. Thomas, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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7%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

11%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

5%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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

Total crime includes all violent and property crime. Violent crimes include: homicide, murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, harassment, threats and all other violent violations. Property crimes include: breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, fraud, mischief and all other property crime violations. Crimes not reflected in this table include: criminal code violations, traffic violations, federal statute violations and drug violations. This crime data is estimated based on Statistics Canada data.
Index	St. Thomas_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,501	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	1,156	792	1,042
Property crime	3,345	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	St. Thomas	Ontario	National
Total incidents	2,513	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	5,898	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	5.1%	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	St. Thomas	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	2,291	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	915	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	2,410	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	St. Thomas	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	38	40	37
Clearance rate change	-17.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	72	61	58
Clearance rate property	32	30	27

St. Thomas, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

St. Thomas crime rates are 7% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in St. Thomas are 11% higher than the national average
In St. Thomas you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
St. Thomas is safer than 50% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in St. Thomas has not changed

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in St. Thomas

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in St. Thomas is 1 in 87

The chance of being a victim of property crime in St. Thomas is 1 in 30

The chance of being a victim of crime in St. Thomas is 1 in 23

Year Over Year Crime In St. Thomas

Statistic	St. Thomas	Ontario	National
Total	0.0%	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	-18.3%	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	4.6%	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Southwold, ON	4,540	518	1,501	2,019
Central Elgin, ON	13,549	532	1,541	2,074
Dutton/Dunwich, ON	4,136	578	1,674	2,252
Malahide, ON	9,817	579	1,676	2,254
Aylmer, ON	8,327	682	1,975	2,658
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, ON	866	703	2,037	2,740
Oneida 41, ON	1,394	711	2,060	2,772
St. Thomas, ON	42,918	1,156	3,345	4,501

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC	42,920	472	920	1,392
Boucherville, QC	42,869	445	869	1,314
Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON	42,843	578	1,675	2,254
Langford, BC	42,691	768	3,372	4,140
Rouyn-Noranda, QC	43,276	865	1,686	2,551
St. Thomas, ON	42,918	1,156	3,345	4,501

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