Québec, QC Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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40%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

18%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

48%

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	Québec_{/100k people}	Quebec_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,520	2,478	4,223
Violent crime	854	840	1,042
Property crime	1,666	1,638	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	Québec	Quebec	National
Total incidents	21,449	308,070	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	3,654	3,593	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-7.6%	-11.6%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Québec	Quebec	National
All (12+ years)	1,206	1,469	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,255	1,205	1,108
Adults (18+)	1,203	1,489	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	Québec	Quebec	National
Clearance rate	40	45	37
Clearance rate change	-3.5%	-1.1%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	60	67	58
Clearance rate property	28	31	27

Québec, QC Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Québec crime rates are 40% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Québec are 18% lower than the national average
In Québec you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Québec is safer than 74% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Québec has decreased by 5%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Québec

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Québec is 1 in 118

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Québec is 1 in 61

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

Year Over Year Crime In Québec

Statistic	Québec	Quebec	National
Total	-4.5%	-7.5%	-7.9%
Violent	-3.5%	-0.8%	-3.6%
Property	-5.1%	-11.2%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lac-Beauport, QC	8,037	274	535	809
Boischatel, QC	8,556	382	745	1,128
Beaumont, QC	3,274	404	788	1,192
Lac-Delage, QC	684	411	802	1,213
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	21,143	435	848	1,283
Lévis, QC	149,331	463	902	1,364
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, QC	8,238	518	1,010	1,527
Québec, QC	548,244	854	1,666	2,520

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Surrey, BC	560,150	986	4,332	5,318
Halifax, NS	451,852	1,103	2,719	3,823
Laval, QC	445,050	738	1,439	2,177
London, ON	421,456	1,285	3,720	5,005
Vancouver, BC	694,440	981	4,308	5,289
Québec, QC	548,244	854	1,666	2,520

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