Guelph, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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15%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

11%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

16%

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	Guelph_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,598	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	924	792	1,042
Property crime	2,675	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	Guelph	Ontario	National
Total incidents	6,855	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	4,715	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-12.1%	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Guelph	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	1,855	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	524	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	1,962	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	Guelph	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	44	40	37
Clearance rate change	-0.5%	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	71	61	58
Clearance rate property	33	30	27

Guelph, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Guelph crime rates are 15% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Guelph are 11% lower than the national average
In Guelph you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Guelph is safer than 63% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Guelph has decreased by 3%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Guelph

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Guelph is 1 in 109

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Guelph is 1 in 38

The chance of being a victim of crime in Guelph is 1 in 28

Year Over Year Crime In Guelph

Statistic	Guelph	Ontario	National
Total	-3.5%	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	25.8%	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	-11.4%	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Puslinch, ON	7,805	259	750	1,009
Erin, ON	12,607	382	1,106	1,487
Guelph/Eramosa, ON	13,999	411	1,191	1,603
North Dumfries, ON	11,684	451	1,306	1,757
Centre Wellington, ON	30,896	492	1,424	1,916
Woolwich, ON	28,438	543	1,573	2,115
Milton, ON	142,128	559	1,618	2,177
Guelph, ON	147,931	924	2,675	3,598

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lévis, QC	149,331	463	902	1,364
Kelowna, BC	145,612	1,645	7,225	8,870
Saguenay, QC	145,134	744	1,450	2,194
Whitby, ON	142,607	636	1,841	2,477
Milton, ON	142,128	559	1,618	2,177
Guelph, ON	147,931	924	2,675	3,598

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