Witless Bay, NL Crime Rates

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31%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
21%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
34%
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.
IndexWitless Bay/100k peopleNewfoundland and Labrador/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,929 (estimate)4,8844,223
Violent crime827 (estimate)1,3791,042
Property crime2,102 (estimate)3,5053,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWitless BayNewfoundland and LabradorNational
Total incidentsn/a35,1272,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a6,7285,856
Change in 100k raten/a0.6%-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)

StatisticWitless BayNewfoundland and LabradorNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,5111,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,4941,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,5121,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWitless BayNewfoundland and LabradorNational
Clearance raten/a2937
Clearance rate changen/a-5.0%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a4558
Clearance rate propertyn/a2227
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.

Witless Bay, NL Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Witless Bay crime rates are 31% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Witless Bay are 21% lower than the national average
    • In Witless Bay you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Witless Bay is safer than 72% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Witless Bay has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Witless Bay (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Witless Bay

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Witless Bay is 1 in 121
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Witless Bay is 1 in 48
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Witless Bay is 1 in 35

        Year Over Year Crime In Witless Bay

        StatisticWitless BayNewfoundland and LabradorNational
        Totaln/a-4.2%-7.9%
        Violentn/a1.1%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-6.4%-9.8%

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        Division No. 1, Subd. D, NL811,2863,2694,556
        Witless Bay, NL1,7908272,1022,929

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        Witless Bay, NL1,7908272,1022,929
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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