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44%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
42%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
45%
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.
IndexRichmond Hill/100k peopleOntario/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,358 (estimate)3,0864,223
Violent crime605 (estimate)7921,042
Property crime1,753 (estimate)2,2943,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticRichmond HillOntarioNational
Total incidentsn/a595,8682,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a4,0445,856
Change in 100k raten/a-11.0%-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)

StatisticRichmond HillOntarioNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,3991,709
Youths (12-17)n/a8371,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,4441,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticRichmond HillOntarioNational
Clearance raten/a4037
Clearance rate changen/a0.2%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6158
Clearance rate propertyn/a3027
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.

Richmond Hill, ON Crime Quiz

  • 1. Which city in Ontario has the least crime per 100,000 people?
  • 2. Which city in Ontario has the most crime per 100,000 people?
  • 3. How many crimes (per 100,000 people) occur in Richmond Hill each year?
  • 4. Is the Richmond Hill crime rate higher or lower than the Ontario average?
  • 5. Richmond Hill is safer than 63% of all other cities in Ontario.
 
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Crime Quick Facts

  • Richmond Hill crime rates are 44% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Richmond Hill are 42% lower than the national average
  • In Richmond Hill you have a 1 in 43 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Richmond Hill is safer than 83% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Richmond Hill has n/a

Richmond Hill crime map

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      Daily Crime In Richmond Hill (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Richmond Hill

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Richmond Hill is 1 in 166
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Richmond Hill is 1 in 58
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Richmond Hill is 1 in 43

      Year Over Year Crime In Richmond Hill

      StatisticRichmond HillOntarioNational
      Totaln/a-8.7%-7.9%
      Violentn/a-7.9%-3.6%
      Propertyn/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
      King, ON27,487235680914
      Uxbridge, ON22,8924961,4371,933
      Aurora, ON61,0585141,4892,003
      Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON52,0255401,5632,103
      Vaughan, ON321,9745451,5782,123
      Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON42,8435781,6752,254
      Newmarket, ON88,7026531,8922,545
      Richmond Hill, ON215,4076051,7532,358

      Cities with similar population

      City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
      Oakville, ON212,3534721,3661,838
      Richmond, BC222,4891,0284,5135,540
      Windsor, ON230,5831,3503,9095,259
      Burlington, ON197,4357132,0642,776
      Regina, SK241,4651,2424,0155,257
      Richmond Hill, ON215,4076051,7532,358
      Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.