Dorchester, NB Crime Rates

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7%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
32%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
1%
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.
IndexDorchester/100k peopleNew Brunswick/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,523 (estimate)4,9504,223
Violent crime1,374 (estimate)1,5041,042
Property crime3,149 (estimate)3,4463,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticDorchesterNew BrunswickNational
Total incidentsn/a52,8542,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a6,7635,856
Change in 100k raten/a0.2%-9.8%
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.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticDorchesterNew BrunswickNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,6261,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,2621,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,6531,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticDorchesterNew BrunswickNational
Clearance raten/a3037
Clearance rate changen/a-10.1%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a5658
Clearance rate propertyn/a2127
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.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Dorchester crime rates are 7% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Dorchester are 32% higher than the national average
    • In Dorchester you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Dorchester is safer than 43% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Dorchester has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Dorchester (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Dorchester

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Dorchester is 1 in 73
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Dorchester is 1 in 32
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Dorchester is 1 in 23

        Year Over Year Crime In Dorchester

        StatisticDorchesterNew BrunswickNational
        Totaln/a3.2%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-4.2%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a6.2%-9.8%

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        Fort Folly 1, NB391,4103,2314,642
        Dorchester, NB4261,3743,1494,523

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        Dorchester, NB4261,3743,1494,523
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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