Kensington, PE Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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14%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

26%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

10%

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	Kensington_{/100k people}	Prince Edward Island_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,647	4,120	4,223
Violent crime	774	874	1,042
Property crime	2,873	3,245	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	Kensington	Prince Edward Island	National
Total incidents	83	8,789	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	4,874	5,506	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-10.2%	-12.3%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Kensington	Prince Edward Island	National
All (12+ years)	1,118	1,411	1,709
Youths (12-17)	0	694	1,108
Adults (18+)	1,188	1,471	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	Kensington	Prince Edward Island	National
Clearance rate	33	29	37
Clearance rate change	-17.8%	-8.5%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	78	44	58
Clearance rate property	17	23	27

Kensington, PE Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Kensington crime rates are 14% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Kensington are 26% lower than the national average
In Kensington you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Kensington is safer than 69% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Kensington has decreased by 21%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Kensington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Kensington is 1 in 130

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Kensington is 1 in 35

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

Year Over Year Crime In Kensington

Statistic	Kensington	Prince Edward Island	National
Total	-21.5%	-11.0%	-7.9%
Violent	2.6%	-13.2%	-3.6%
Property	-27.3%	-10.2%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Resort Mun. Stan.B.-Hope R.-Bayv.-Cavend.-N.Rust., PE	364	411	1,526	1,937
Lot 21, PE	932	548	2,034	2,582
Linkletter, PE	326	588	2,185	2,773
Lot 22, PE	680	608	2,256	2,863
Lot 20, PE	931	610	2,265	2,875
Lot 18, PE	1,085	614	2,279	2,893
Lot 19, PE	1,911	615	2,283	2,898
Kensington, PE	1,787	774	2,873	3,647

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
East Saanich 2, BC	1,787	1,016	4,463	5,479
Cacouna, QC	1,788	749	1,460	2,209
Nakusp, BC	1,788	1,019	4,473	5,492
Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, QC	1,785	694	1,353	2,046
Saint-Robert, QC	1,789	751	1,465	2,217
Kensington, PE	1,787	774	2,873	3,647

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