Downtown Halifax, Halifax, NS Crime Rates

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25%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
12%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
29%
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.
IndexDowntown Halifax/100k peopleHalifax/100k peopleNova Scotia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,186 (estimate)3,823 (estimate)4,2204,223
Violent crime920 (estimate)1,103 (estimate)1,2181,042
Property crime2,267 (estimate)2,719 (estimate)3,0023,181

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Downtown Halifax crime rates are 25% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Downtown Halifax are 12% lower than the national average
    • In Downtown Halifax you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Downtown Halifax is safer than 66% of the cities in Nova Scotia
    • Year over year crime in Halifax has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Downtown Halifax (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Downtown Halifax

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Downtown Halifax is 1 in 109
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Downtown Halifax is 1 in 45
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Downtown Halifax is 1 in 32

        Year Over Year Crime In Halifax

        StatisticHalifaxNova ScotiaNational
        Totaln/a7.9%-7.9%
        Violentn/a18.5%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a2.6%-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, NS119022,2243,127
        Cole Harbour 30, NS2309792,4143,393
        Halifax, NS451,8521,1032,7193,823

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Laval, QC445,0507381,4392,177
        London, ON421,4561,2853,7205,005
        Markham, ON359,1116671,9322,599
        Québec, QC548,2448541,6662,520
        Surrey, BC560,1509864,3325,318
        Halifax, NS451,8521,1032,7193,823
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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