Truro, NS Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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38%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

61%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

30%

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	Truro_{/100k people}	Nova Scotia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	5,833	4,220	4,223
Violent crime	1,683	1,218	1,042
Property crime	4,150	3,002	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	Truro	Nova Scotia	National
Total incidents	1,046	57,298	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	8,087	5,851	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-2.6%	-0.4%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Truro	Nova Scotia	National
All (12+ years)	3,919	1,590	1,709
Youths (12-17)	5,752	968	1,108
Adults (18+)	3,806	1,634	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	Truro	Nova Scotia	National
Clearance rate	54	38	37
Clearance rate change	-12.4%	1.6%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	88	61	58
Clearance rate property	41	24	27

Truro, NS Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Truro crime rates are 38% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Truro are 61% higher than the national average
In Truro you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Truro is safer than 32% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Truro has increased by 20%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Truro

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Truro is 1 in 60

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Truro is 1 in 25

The chance of being a victim of crime in Truro is 1 in 18

Year Over Year Crime In Truro

Statistic	Truro	Nova Scotia	National
Total	20.2%	7.9%	-7.9%
Violent	7.1%	18.5%	-3.6%
Property	26.5%	2.6%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stewiacke, NS	1,374	1,008	2,485	3,494
Colchester, Subd. C, NS	13,273	1,060	2,612	3,671
Colchester, Subd. B, NS	19,895	1,099	2,708	3,807
Millbrook 27, NS	877	1,257	3,098	4,355
Truro, NS	12,598	1,683	4,150	5,833

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Erin, ON	12,607	382	1,106	1,487
St. Andrews, MB	12,535	1,147	3,013	4,160
Kincardine, ON	12,522	695	2,013	2,708
View Royal, BC	12,511	767	3,368	4,135
Amos, QC	12,770	712	1,389	2,101
Truro, NS	12,598	1,683	4,150	5,833

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