Oxford, NS Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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12%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

3%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

17%

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	Oxford_{/100k people}	Nova Scotia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,726 (estimate)	4,220	4,223
Violent crime	1,075 (estimate)	1,218	1,042
Property crime	2,651 (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	Oxford	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	Oxford	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	Oxford	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

Oxford, NS Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Oxford crime rates are 12% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Oxford are 3% higher than the national average
In Oxford you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Oxford is safer than 58% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Oxford has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oxford

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oxford is 1 in 93

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oxford is 1 in 38

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

Year Over Year Crime In Oxford

Statistic	Oxford	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}
Cumberland, Subd. C, NS	5,206	988	2,435	3,423
Cumberland, Subd. B, NS	7,048	1,164	2,868	4,032
Oxford, NS	1,295	1,075	2,651	3,726

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hérouxville, QC	1,296	833	1,624	2,456
Coldwell, MB	1,294	1,982	5,209	7,192
Cariboo C, BC	1,297	1,132	4,971	6,102
Winnipeg Beach, MB	1,293	2,039	5,359	7,398
Bas-Caraquet, NB	1,293	1,476	3,383	4,859
Oxford, NS	1,295	1,075	2,651	3,726

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