Chester, NS Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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23%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

10%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

27%

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	Chester_{/100k people}	Nova Scotia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,251 (estimate)	4,220	4,223
Violent crime	938 (estimate)	1,218	1,042
Property crime	2,313 (estimate)	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	Chester	Nova Scotia	National
Total incidents	n/a	57,298	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	5,851	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-0.4%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Chester	Nova Scotia	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	1,590	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	968	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	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	Chester	Nova Scotia	National
Clearance rate	n/a	38	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	1.6%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	61	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	24	27

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Crime Quick Facts

Chester crime rates are 23% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Chester are 10% lower than the national average
In Chester you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Chester is safer than 66% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Chester has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Chester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chester is 1 in 107

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Chester is 1 in 44

The chance of being a victim of crime in Chester is 1 in 31

Year Over Year Crime In Chester

Statistic	Chester	Nova Scotia	National
Total	n/a	7.9%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	18.5%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	2.6%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mahone Bay, NS	1,160	949	2,338	3,287
Chester, NS	10,450	938	2,313	3,251

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bois-des-Filion, QC	10,460	673	1,312	1,984
Quesnel, BC	10,461	3,347	14,699	18,046
Ponoka County, AB	10,437	916	3,837	4,754
Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON	10,437	695	2,012	2,707
Bromont, QC	10,466	466	909	1,375
Chester, NS	10,450	938	2,313	3,251

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