Antigonish, NS Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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127%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

165%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

114%

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	Antigonish_{/100k people}	Nova Scotia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	9,587	4,220	4,223
Violent crime	2,766	1,218	1,042
Property crime	6,821	3,002	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	Antigonish	Nova Scotia	National
Total incidents	624	57,298	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	13,291	5,851	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-10.8%	-0.4%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Antigonish	Nova Scotia	National
All (12+ years)	3,078	1,590	1,709
Youths (12-17)	2,427	968	1,108
Adults (18+)	3,111	1,634	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	Antigonish	Nova Scotia	National
Clearance rate	43	38	37
Clearance rate change	-3.1%	1.6%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	69	61	58
Clearance rate property	31	24	27

Antigonish, NS Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Antigonish crime rates are 127% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Antigonish are 165% higher than the national average
In Antigonish you have a 1 in 11 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Antigonish is safer than 20% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Antigonish has decreased by 18%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Antigonish

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Antigonish is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Antigonish is 1 in 15

The chance of being a victim of crime in Antigonish is 1 in 11

Year Over Year Crime In Antigonish

Statistic	Antigonish	Nova Scotia	National
Total	-18.2%	7.9%	-7.9%
Violent	-25.1%	18.5%	-3.6%
Property	-14.5%	2.6%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Antigonish, Subd. A, NS	8,346	827	2,039	2,867
Antigonish, Subd. B, NS	6,396	1,007	2,482	3,489
Pomquet And Afton 23, NS	359	1,306	3,218	4,524
Antigonish, NS	4,419	2,766	6,821	9,587

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wainwright No. 61, AB	4,413	798	3,340	4,138
Central Okanagan, BC	4,411	690	3,033	3,724
North Okanagan C, BC	4,428	672	2,951	3,623
Iroquois Falls, ON	4,409	680	1,969	2,648
St. Stephen, NB	4,406	1,594	3,651	5,245
Antigonish, NS	4,419	2,766	6,821	9,587

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