Halifax, NS Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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9%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

6%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

15%

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	Halifax_{/100k people}	Nova Scotia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,823 (estimate)	4,220	4,223
Violent crime	1,103 (estimate)	1,218	1,042
Property crime	2,719 (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	Halifax	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	Halifax	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	Halifax	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

Halifax, NS Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Halifax crime rates are 9% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Halifax are 6% higher than the national average
In Halifax you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Halifax is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Halifax has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Halifax

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Halifax is 1 in 91

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Halifax is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Halifax is 1 in 27

Year Over Year Crime In Halifax

Statistic	Halifax	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}
Wallace Hills 14A, NS	11	902	2,224	3,127
Cole Harbour 30, NS	230	979	2,414	3,393
Halifax, NS	451,852	1,103	2,719	3,823

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Laval, QC	445,050	738	1,439	2,177
London, ON	421,456	1,285	3,720	5,005
Markham, ON	359,111	667	1,932	2,599
Québec, QC	548,244	854	1,666	2,520
Surrey, BC	560,150	986	4,332	5,318
Halifax, NS	451,852	1,103	2,719	3,823

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