Pickering, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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41%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

38%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

41%

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	Pickering_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,512 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	645 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	1,867 (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	Pickering	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	Pickering	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	Pickering	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

Pickering, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Pickering crime rates are 41% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Pickering are 38% lower than the national average
In Pickering you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Pickering is safer than 81% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Pickering has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Pickering

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Pickering is 1 in 156

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Pickering is 1 in 54

The chance of being a victim of crime in Pickering is 1 in 40

Year Over Year Crime In Pickering

Statistic	Pickering	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}
Uxbridge, ON	22,892	496	1,437	1,933
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	52,025	540	1,563	2,103
Scugog, ON	22,436	558	1,617	2,175
Oshawa, ON	176,009	581	1,682	2,263
Whitby, ON	142,607	636	1,841	2,477
Markham, ON	359,111	667	1,932	2,599
Ajax, ON	138,303	671	1,944	2,615
Pickering, ON	96,267	645	1,867	2,512

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Brossard, QC	96,033	644	1,255	1,899
Chilliwack, BC	95,663	1,774	7,790	9,563
Niagara Falls, ON	95,282	911	2,639	3,550
North Vancouver, BC	94,662	475	2,086	2,561
Cape Breton, NS	94,573	983	2,423	3,405
Pickering, ON	96,267	645	1,867	2,512

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