Amherst, QC Crime Rates

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43%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
21%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
50%
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.
IndexAmherst/100k peopleQuebec/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,416 (estimate)2,4784,223
Violent crime819 (estimate)8401,042
Property crime1,597 (estimate)1,6383,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticAmherstQuebecNational
Total incidentsn/a308,0702,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a3,5935,856
Change in 100k raten/a-11.6%-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)

StatisticAmherstQuebecNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,4691,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,2051,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,4891,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticAmherstQuebecNational
Clearance raten/a4537
Clearance rate changen/a-1.1%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6758
Clearance rate propertyn/a3127
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.

Amherst, QC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Amherst crime rates are 43% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Amherst are 21% lower than the national average
    • In Amherst you have a 1 in 42 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Amherst is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Amherst has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Amherst (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Amherst

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Amherst is 1 in 123
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Amherst is 1 in 63
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Amherst is 1 in 42

        Year Over Year Crime In Amherst

        StatisticAmherstQuebecNational
        Totaln/a-7.5%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-0.8%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-11.2%-9.8%

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        Amherst, QC1,5248191,5972,416
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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