Athens, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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52%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

50%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

52%

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	Athens_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,045 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	525 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	1,520 (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	Athens	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	Athens	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	Athens	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

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Crime Quick Facts

Athens crime rates are 52% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Athens are 50% lower than the national average
In Athens you have a 1 in 49 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Athens is safer than 89% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Athens has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Athens

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Athens is 1 in 191

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Athens is 1 in 66

The chance of being a victim of crime in Athens is 1 in 49

Year Over Year Crime In Athens

Statistic	Athens	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}
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, ON	9,445	583	1,690	2,273
Front of Yonge, ON	2,752	658	1,907	2,566
Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON	10,437	695	2,012	2,707
Rideau Lakes, ON	10,371	696	2,016	2,712
Brockville, ON	22,459	780	2,259	3,040
Brockville, ON	22,459	1,871	5,418	7,289
Athens, ON	3,134	525	1,520	2,045

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, ON	3,137	587	1,702	2,289
Enderby, BC	3,130	1,097	4,816	5,913
Paspébiac, QC	3,127	605	1,180	1,786
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, QC	3,123	471	919	1,390
Hillsburg-Roblin-Shell River, MB	3,146	1,480	3,889	5,368
Athens, ON	3,134	525	1,520	2,045

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