B+
44%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
24%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
51%
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.
IndexLac-Mégantic/100k peopleQuebec/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,346 (estimate)2,4784,223
Violent crime795 (estimate)8401,042
Property crime1,551 (estimate)1,6383,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticLac-MéganticQuebecNational
Total incidentsn/a308,0702,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a3,5935,856
Change in 100k raten/a-11.6%-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)

StatisticLac-MéganticQuebecNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,4691,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,2051,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,4891,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticLac-MéganticQuebecNational
Clearance raten/a4537
Clearance rate changen/a-1.1%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6758
Clearance rate propertyn/a3127
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

    • Lac-Mégantic crime rates are 44% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Lac-Mégantic are 24% lower than the national average
    • In Lac-Mégantic you have a 1 in 43 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Lac-Mégantic is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Lac-Mégantic has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Lac-Mégantic (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lac-Mégantic

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lac-Mégantic is 1 in 126
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lac-Mégantic is 1 in 65
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Lac-Mégantic is 1 in 43

        Year Over Year Crime In Lac-Mégantic

        StatisticLac-MéganticQuebecNational
        Totaln/a-7.5%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-0.8%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-11.2%-9.8%

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        Marston, QC7387351,4332,167
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        Lac-Mégantic, QC5,5017951,5512,346

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Osoyoos, BC5,5132,1229,31711,438
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        Cowichan Valley C, BC5,4667943,4904,284
        Lac-Mégantic, QC5,5017951,5512,346
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.