Oakville, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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56%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

55%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

57%

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	Oakville_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,838 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	472 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	1,366 (estimate)	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	Oakville	Ontario	National
Total incidents	n/a	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Oakville	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	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	Oakville	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	n/a	40	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	61	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	30	27

Oakville, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Oakville crime rates are 56% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Oakville are 55% lower than the national average
In Oakville you have a 1 in 55 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Oakville is safer than 91% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Oakville has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oakville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oakville is 1 in 213

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oakville is 1 in 74

The chance of being a victim of crime in Oakville is 1 in 55

Year Over Year Crime In Oakville

Statistic	Oakville	Ontario	National
Total	n/a	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hamilton, ON	11,739	250	723	973
Mississauga, ON	764,342	484	1,400	1,884
Milton, ON	142,128	559	1,618	2,177
Halton Hills, ON	65,483	569	1,648	2,217
Burlington, ON	197,435	713	2,064	2,776
Hamilton, ON	11,739	889	2,573	3,462
Oakville, ON	212,353	472	1,366	1,838

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	605	1,753	2,358
Richmond, BC	222,489	1,028	4,513	5,540
Burlington, ON	197,435	713	2,064	2,776
Windsor, ON	230,583	1,350	3,909	5,259
Regina, SK	241,465	1,242	4,015	5,257
Oakville, ON	212,353	472	1,366	1,838

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