St. John's, NL Crime Rates

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8%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
6%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
12%
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.
IndexSt. John's/100k peopleNewfoundland and Labrador/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,9064,8844,223
Violent crime1,1031,3791,042
Property crime2,8033,5053,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticSt. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorNational
Total incidents11,25335,1272,225,600
Incidents per 100k5,3806,7285,856
Change in 100k rate-7.8%0.6%-9.8%
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.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticSt. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorNational
All (12+ years)1,7091,5111,709
Youths (12-17)1,9901,4941,108
Adults (18+)1,6881,5121,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticSt. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorNational
Clearance rate262937
Clearance rate change-10.5%-5.0%0.2%
Clearance rate violent334558
Clearance rate property222227
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.

St. John's, NL Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • St. John's crime rates are 8% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in St. John's are 6% higher than the national average
    • In St. John's you have a 1 in 26 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • St. John's is safer than 56% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in St. John's has decreased by 10%

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        Daily Crime In St. John's (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in St. John's

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in St. John's is 1 in 91
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in St. John's is 1 in 36
        The chance of being a victim of crime in St. John's is 1 in 26

        Year Over Year Crime In St. John's

        StatisticSt. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorNational
        Total-10.3%-4.2%-7.9%
        Violent0.7%1.1%-3.6%
        Property-15.2%-6.4%-9.8%

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