St. John's, NL Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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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.
Index	St. John's_{/100k people}	Newfoundland and Labrador_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,906	4,884	4,223
Violent crime	1,103	1,379	1,042
Property crime	2,803	3,505	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	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Total incidents	11,253	35,127	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	5,380	6,728	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-7.8%	0.6%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
All (12+ years)	1,709	1,511	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,990	1,494	1,108
Adults (18+)	1,688	1,512	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	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Clearance rate	26	29	37
Clearance rate change	-10.5%	-5.0%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	33	45	58
Clearance rate property	22	22	27

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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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

Statistic	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Total	-10.3%	-4.2%	-7.9%
Violent	0.7%	1.1%	-3.6%
Property	-15.2%	-6.4%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, NL	2,289	509	1,294	1,803
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL	8,634	571	1,450	2,021
Torbay, NL	8,388	617	1,568	2,184
Paradise, NL	23,144	678	1,723	2,400
Flatrock, NL	1,904	708	1,801	2,509
Conception Bay South, NL	26,497	943	2,397	3,341
Pouch Cove, NL	2,364	980	2,492	3,473
St. John's, NL	109,566	1,103	2,803	3,906

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Red Deer, AB	107,873	2,109	8,834	10,943
Thunder Bay, ON	111,499	1,318	3,815	5,133
Delta, BC	112,691	670	2,944	3,615
Strathcona County, AB	106,316	792	3,318	4,110
Strathcona County, AB	106,316	554	2,320	2,873
St. John's, NL	109,566	1,103	2,803	3,906

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