| Index | Dawson/100k people | Ontario/100k people | National/100k people | 
| Total crime | 2,880 (estimate) | 3,086 | 4,223 | 
| Violent crime | 739 (estimate) | 792 | 1,042 | 
| Property crime | 2,141 (estimate) | 2,294 | 3,181 | 
| Statistic | Dawson | 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% | 
| Statistic | Dawson | 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 | 
| Statistic | Dawson | 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 | 
| Statistic | Dawson | Ontario | National | 
| Total | n/a | -8.7% | -7.9% | 
| Violent | n/a | -7.9% | -3.6% | 
| Property | n/a | -9.1% | -9.8% | 
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people | 
| Rainy River, ON | 814 | 869 | 2,518 | 3,388 | 
| Dawson, ON | 470 | 739 | 2,141 | 2,880 | 
| City | Population | Violent crime/100k people | Property crime/100k people | Total crime/100k people | 
| Maisonnette, NB | 471 | 1,651 | 3,783 | 5,434 | 
| Kyle, SK | 469 | 1,927 | 6,228 | 8,156 | 
| Swan River 150E, AB | 471 | 1,310 | 5,485 | 6,795 | 
| Denholm, QC | 471 | 768 | 1,498 | 2,267 | 
| Rockglen, SK | 468 | 1,989 | 6,428 | 8,416 | 
| Dawson, ON | 470 | 739 | 2,141 | 2,880 |