Table 2
Police-reported rates of Criminal Code (excluding traffic) offences, violent crime and property crime, urban and rural areas, by province, 2014 to 2024

Table 2 Police-reported rates of Criminal Code (excluding traffic) offences, violent crime and property crime, urban and rural areas, by province, 2014 to 2024
Table summary
The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
rate per 100,000 population
Note 1

Includes Criminal Code (excluding traffic) offences.

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Note: Urban police services serve an area where the majority of the population lives within a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). Rural police services serve an area where the majority of the population lives outside a CMA or CA. A CMA or a CA comprises one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, adjacent municipalities must be highly integrated with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA or CA may be served by more than one police service. Excludes data from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Canadian Police Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, the British Columbia Integrated Child Exploitation Unit and the Canadian Forces Military Police Group. Police-reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with offences. In some instances, police or municipalities might choose to deal with some offences using municipal bylaws or provincial provisions rather than Criminal Code provisions. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population, and populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada’s Centre for Demography.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 5,656 5,738 5,653 5,258 5,391 5,471 5,021 5,154 6,062 6,435 6,468
Rural areas 5,538 5,875 6,255 5,701 5,639 6,422 7,048 8,126 7,743 8,182 9,065
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,233 1,407 1,338 1,396 1,376 1,405 1,494 1,618 1,635 1,733 1,695
Rural areas 1,287 1,326 1,313 1,226 1,313 1,701 1,848 2,021 1,984 2,089 2,135
Property crime  
Urban areas 3,578 3,431 3,275 2,808 2,945 2,957 2,642 2,605 3,412 3,673 3,560
Rural areas 2,973 3,330 3,492 3,081 2,962 3,332 3,658 4,147 3,977 4,303 4,945
Prince Edward Island  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 5,514 4,744 4,835 4,490 5,061 6,001 5,011 4,884 5,549 6,578 6,354
Rural areas 3,529 3,255 3,583 3,603 4,174 4,418 4,109 4,153 4,407 5,426 5,264
Violent crime  
Urban areas 874 779 857 941 992 1,316 1,241 1,222 1,441 1,714 1,599
Rural areas 822 698 704 894 1,081 1,239 1,345 1,347 1,279 1,482 1,355
Property crime  
Urban areas 3,994 3,384 3,280 2,859 3,303 3,629 2,876 2,878 3,172 3,568 3,250
Rural areas 2,246 2,066 2,371 2,170 2,443 2,441 2,095 2,104 2,357 2,963 3,000
Nova Scotia  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 5,627 5,112 4,939 5,247 5,213 5,058 4,969 5,270 5,853 5,799 6,003
Rural areas 5,253 4,905 4,878 4,656 4,776 5,641 5,799 5,916 6,215 6,333 6,392
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,225 1,164 1,093 1,290 1,301 1,349 1,399 1,367 1,486 1,498 1,403
Rural areas 1,339 1,293 1,312 1,194 1,209 1,551 1,722 1,802 1,833 1,905 1,849
Property crime  
Urban areas 3,494 3,081 2,956 2,979 2,933 2,768 2,695 3,081 3,508 3,422 3,636
Rural areas 3,000 2,742 2,666 2,645 2,695 2,978 2,886 3,087 3,242 3,336 3,294
New Brunswick  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 4,778 5,266 5,034 5,584 5,943 6,505 6,174 6,579 6,528 6,586 5,843
Rural areas 3,898 4,243 4,056 4,343 4,568 5,287 5,676 6,407 6,512 6,843 6,695
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,204 1,197 1,217 1,301 1,371 1,585 1,570 1,570 1,659 1,714 1,564
Rural areas 1,104 1,136 1,137 1,202 1,306 1,633 1,745 2,040 1,943 2,031 2,123
Property crime  
Urban areas 2,781 3,234 2,944 3,232 3,450 3,607 3,385 3,734 3,717 3,748 3,224
Rural areas 2,216 2,448 2,197 2,401 2,479 2,758 3,060 3,485 3,543 3,768 3,469
Quebec  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 3,614 3,494 3,367 3,391 3,271 3,267 3,014 3,160 3,522 3,762 3,685
Rural areas 3,051 3,065 3,515 3,482 3,498 3,493 3,349 3,563 3,604 3,588 3,907
Violent crime  
Urban areas 933 941 952 992 990 1,045 1,030 1,140 1,209 1,288 1,330
Rural areas 1,022 1,094 1,342 1,463 1,556 1,605 1,625 1,712 1,660 1,726 1,943
Property crime  
Urban areas 2,210 2,108 1,951 1,929 1,833 1,783 1,604 1,659 1,936 2,070 1,937
Rural areas 1,657 1,615 1,620 1,533 1,456 1,374 1,308 1,407 1,477 1,404 1,448
Ontario  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 3,516 3,542 3,644 3,840 4,127 4,213 3,683 3,841 4,176 4,532 4,485
Rural areas 3,854 3,860 3,832 3,915 4,130 4,302 4,129 4,175 4,073 4,213 4,212
Violent crime  
Urban areas 764 768 784 832 882 913 869 922 978 1,041 1,055
Rural areas 1,039 1,039 1,016 1,062 1,131 1,209 1,192 1,244 1,227 1,343 1,386
Property crime  
Urban areas 2,296 2,304 2,334 2,455 2,668 2,702 2,332 2,379 2,660 2,919 2,837
Rural areas 2,150 2,169 2,137 2,163 2,238 2,283 2,160 2,109 2,077 2,093 1,975
Manitoba  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 6,206 6,749 7,370 7,763 8,492 9,329 8,274 7,788 9,336 9,010 8,657
Rural areas 11,446 12,050 12,575 12,435 11,740 12,656 12,609 13,462 14,177 14,884 14,164
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,204 1,315 1,424 1,483 1,514 1,631 1,525 1,620 1,823 1,942 1,865
Rural areas 2,949 3,053 3,257 3,259 3,229 3,646 3,611 3,951 4,056 4,193 3,917
Property crime  
Urban areas 3,979 4,378 4,764 5,004 5,685 6,356 5,505 5,050 6,412 5,932 5,620
Rural areas 5,152 5,756 5,988 5,845 5,359 5,802 5,598 6,055 6,752 7,120 6,767
Saskatchewan  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 9,329 9,941 10,687 10,336 10,429 10,401 9,120 9,626 10,297 10,781 9,869
Rural areas 13,323 14,444 14,748 14,497 14,279 15,348 15,831 16,490 17,142 18,048 18,896
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,498 1,555 1,532 1,516 1,498 1,643 1,655 1,759 1,829 1,943 1,870
Rural areas 2,935 3,079 3,167 3,319 3,095 3,678 4,011 3,929 4,102 4,302 4,456
Property crime  
Urban areas 5,192 5,626 6,113 5,836 6,150 6,144 4,938 5,220 5,835 5,960 5,228
Rural areas 6,784 7,778 7,907 7,449 7,467 7,595 7,649 8,144 8,469 8,764 9,357
Alberta  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 6,456 7,374 7,604 7,986 8,168 8,693 7,486 7,179 7,673 7,346 6,648
Rural areas 10,241 11,220 11,128 11,339 11,012 12,248 11,403 11,002 11,370 11,302 10,830
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,077 1,128 1,086 1,167 1,209 1,292 1,246 1,312 1,352 1,418 1,352
Rural areas 2,082 2,135 2,151 1,962 1,922 2,243 2,410 2,470 2,540 2,594 2,507
Property crime  
Urban areas 4,035 4,886 5,030 5,187 5,179 5,545 4,675 4,198 4,686 4,386 3,888
Rural areas 5,810 6,777 6,633 7,057 6,766 7,442 6,844 6,417 6,785 6,719 6,466
British Columbia  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 7,509 7,699 7,655 7,331 7,475 8,646 7,739 7,417 7,335 7,377 6,788
Rural areas 7,126 7,434 6,767 6,535 6,732 8,219 7,939 7,922 7,513 7,585 7,456
Violent crime  
Urban areas 1,091 1,155 1,079 1,049 1,138 1,502 1,486 1,493 1,486 1,516 1,438
Rural areas 1,484 1,517 1,449 1,409 1,529 2,104 2,151 2,128 2,022 2,048 2,060
Property crime  
Urban areas 4,930 4,978 5,048 4,861 4,897 5,407 4,533 4,251 4,223 4,138 3,843
Rural areas 3,704 3,909 3,463 3,317 3,483 4,087 3,729 3,848 3,618 3,551 3,612
All provinces  
Crime rate Table 2 Note 1  
Urban areas 4,748 4,897 4,963 5,059 5,225 5,523 4,903 4,936 5,290 5,474 5,235
Rural areas 6,136 6,424 6,550 6,535 6,516 7,103 6,963 7,116 7,192 7,386 7,421
Violent crime  
Urban areas 936 960 955 997 1,036 1,136 1,105 1,166 1,221 1,286 1,273
Rural areas 1,507 1,549 1,623 1,638 1,675 1,921 1,990 2,068 2,061 2,152 2,197
Property crime  
Urban areas 3,017 3,123 3,143 3,179 3,283 3,423 2,940 2,887 3,193 3,279 3,085
Rural areas 3,275 3,539 3,509 3,497 3,440 3,657 3,506 3,560 3,662 3,718 3,694
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