West Hants, NS Crime Rates

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22%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
9%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
27%
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.
IndexWest Hants/100k peopleNova Scotia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,274 (estimate)4,2204,223
Violent crime945 (estimate)1,2181,042
Property crime2,329 (estimate)3,0023,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWest HantsNova ScotiaNational
Total incidentsn/a57,2982,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a5,8515,856
Change in 100k raten/a-0.4%-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)

StatisticWest HantsNova ScotiaNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,5901,709
Youths (12-17)n/a9681,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,6341,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWest HantsNova ScotiaNational
Clearance raten/a3837
Clearance rate changen/a1.6%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6158
Clearance rate propertyn/a2427
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.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • West Hants crime rates are 22% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in West Hants are 9% lower than the national average
    • In West Hants you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • West Hants is safer than 65% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in West Hants has n/a

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        Daily Crime In West Hants (per 100,000 people)

        How Safe is West Hants (higher is better)

        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in West Hants

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Hants is 1 in 106
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Hants is 1 in 43
        The chance of being a victim of crime in West Hants is 1 in 31

        Year Over Year Crime In West Hants

        StatisticWest HantsNova ScotiaNational
        Totaln/a7.9%-7.9%
        Violentn/a18.5%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a2.6%-9.8%

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Wolfville, NS4,4537491,8452,593
        Kings, Subd. D, NS5,1889612,3683,328
        Windsor, NS3,6981,1962,9504,146
        West Hants, NS15,6789452,3293,274

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        Kenora, ON15,7282,2996,6568,955
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        West Hants, NS15,6789452,3293,274
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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