Sault Ste. Marie, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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44%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

49%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

42%

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	Sault Ste. Marie_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	6,067	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	1,558	792	1,042
Property crime	4,510	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	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	National
Total incidents	6,118	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	7,950	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-6.0%	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	2,187	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,934	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	2,204	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	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	31	40	37
Clearance rate change	-5.9%	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	58	61	58
Clearance rate property	22	30	27

Sault Ste. Marie, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Sault Ste. Marie crime rates are 44% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Sault Ste. Marie are 49% higher than the national average
In Sault Ste. Marie you have a 1 in 17 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Sault Ste. Marie is safer than 33% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Sault Ste. Marie has increased by 10%

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Daily Crime In Sault Ste. Marie (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Sault Ste. Marie

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Sault Ste. Marie is 1 in 65

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Sault Ste. Marie is 1 in 23

The chance of being a victim of crime in Sault Ste. Marie is 1 in 17

Year Over Year Crime In Sault Ste. Marie

Statistic	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	National
Total	10.4%	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	30.8%	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	4.7%	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Prince, ON	1,074	633	1,832	2,465
Rankin Location 15D, ON	626	801	2,319	3,119
Goulais Bay 15A, ON	85	816	2,365	3,181
Sault Ste. Marie, ON	74,249	1,558	4,510	6,067

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wood Buffalo, AB	74,298	1,754	7,346	9,099
Sarnia, ON	74,477	1,193	3,454	4,647
St. Albert, AB	73,103	727	3,047	3,774
Saint John, NB	70,776	1,166	2,670	3,835
Norfolk County, ON	70,339	746	2,160	2,906
Sault Ste. Marie, ON	74,249	1,558	4,510	6,067

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