Peterborough, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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2%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

7%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

1%

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	Peterborough_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,327	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	1,111	792	1,042
Property crime	3,216	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	Peterborough	Ontario	National
Total incidents	5,614	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	5,670	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	4.4%	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Peterborough	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	2,738	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,947	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	2,792	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	Peterborough	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	51	40	37
Clearance rate change	-3.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	70	61	58
Clearance rate property	41	30	27

Peterborough, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Peterborough crime rates are 2% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Peterborough are 7% higher than the national average
In Peterborough you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Peterborough is safer than 53% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Peterborough has increased by 14%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Peterborough

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Peterborough is 1 in 91

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Peterborough is 1 in 32

The chance of being a victim of crime in Peterborough is 1 in 24

Year Over Year Crime In Peterborough

Statistic	Peterborough	Ontario	National
Total	14.0%	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	26.0%	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	8.2%	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Douro-Dummer, ON	6,892	228	661	889
Selwyn, ON	17,047	398	1,153	1,551
Otonabee-South Monaghan, ON	7,229	575	1,663	2,238
Cavan Monaghan, ON	10,407	582	1,685	2,267
Curve Lake First Nation 35, ON	1,098	767	2,223	2,990
Hiawatha First Nation, ON	376	778	2,254	3,032
Alderville First Nation, ON	527	825	2,390	3,216
Peterborough, ON	89,500	1,111	3,216	4,327

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Newmarket, ON	88,702	653	1,892	2,545
Repentigny, QC	87,645	483	941	1,424
Maple Ridge, BC	91,475	1,354	5,945	7,298
Victoria, BC	94,229	1,810	7,950	9,761
Cape Breton, NS	94,573	983	2,423	3,405
Peterborough, ON	89,500	1,111	3,216	4,327

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