Digby, NS Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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68%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

97%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

59%

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	Digby_{/100k people}	Nova Scotia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	7,114	4,220	4,223
Violent crime	2,053	1,218	1,042
Property crime	5,061	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	Digby	Nova Scotia	National
Total incidents	924	57,298	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	9,862	5,851	5,856
Change in 100k rate	7.6%	-0.4%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Digby	Nova Scotia	National
All (12+ years)	2,287	1,590	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,136	968	1,108
Adults (18+)	2,364	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	Digby	Nova Scotia	National
Clearance rate	37	38	37
Clearance rate change	7.0%	1.6%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	72	61	58
Clearance rate property	21	24	27

Digby, NS Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Digby crime rates are 68% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Digby are 97% higher than the national average
In Digby you have a 1 in 15 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Digby is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Digby has increased by 15%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Digby

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Digby is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Digby is 1 in 20

The chance of being a victim of crime in Digby is 1 in 15

Year Over Year Crime In Digby

Statistic	Digby	Nova Scotia	National
Total	15.4%	7.9%	-7.9%
Violent	32.4%	18.5%	-3.6%
Property	9.1%	2.6%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bear River 6B, NS	20	393	967	1,360
Annapolis, Subd. A, NS	5,937	1,139	2,806	3,945
Annapolis Royal, NS	528	1,271	3,134	4,405
Bear River (Part) 6, NS	159	1,281	3,157	4,438
Digby, NS	7,269	2,053	5,061	7,114

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
McNab/Braeside, ON	7,260	612	1,773	2,385
Muskoka Lakes, ON	7,247	491	1,423	1,915
Shefford, QC	7,246	547	1,067	1,614
Kenora, Unorganized, ON	7,241	692	2,003	2,695
Devon, AB	7,236	1,021	4,274	5,295
Digby, NS	7,269	2,053	5,061	7,114

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