Wellesley, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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53%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

51%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

53%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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

Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Index	Wellesley_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,992 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	511 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	1,481 (estimate)	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	Wellesley	Ontario	National
Total incidents	n/a	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Wellesley	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	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	Wellesley	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	n/a	40	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	61	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	30	27

Wellesley, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Wellesley crime rates are 53% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Wellesley are 51% lower than the national average
In Wellesley you have a 1 in 51 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wellesley is safer than 90% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wellesley has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wellesley

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wellesley is 1 in 196

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wellesley is 1 in 68

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wellesley is 1 in 51

Year Over Year Crime In Wellesley

Statistic	Wellesley	Ontario	National
Total	n/a	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Perth East, ON	13,452	469	1,356	1,825
Wilmot, ON	22,827	533	1,544	2,078
Woolwich, ON	28,438	543	1,573	2,115
Mapleton, ON	11,305	571	1,654	2,225
North Perth, ON	14,233	681	1,972	2,653
Waterloo, ON	118,234	735	2,128	2,863
Stratford, ON	34,224	914	2,645	3,558
Wellesley, ON	12,358	511	1,481	1,992

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Terrace, BC	12,342	2,781	12,214	14,995
Sidney, BC	12,386	746	3,278	4,025
Sidney, BC	12,386	938	4,120	5,058
Summerland, BC	12,400	780	3,425	4,205
Brock, ON	12,406	671	1,945	2,616
Wellesley, ON	12,358	511	1,481	1,992

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