Whitby, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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41%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

39%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

42%

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	Whitby_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,477 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	636 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	1,841 (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	Whitby	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	Whitby	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	Whitby	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

Crime Quick Facts

Whitby crime rates are 41% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Whitby are 39% lower than the national average
In Whitby you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Whitby is safer than 82% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Whitby has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Whitby

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Whitby is 1 in 158

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Whitby is 1 in 55

The chance of being a victim of crime in Whitby is 1 in 41

Year Over Year Crime In Whitby

Statistic	Whitby	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}
Uxbridge, ON	22,892	496	1,437	1,933
Scugog, ON	22,436	558	1,617	2,175
Oshawa, ON	176,009	581	1,682	2,263
Pickering, ON	96,267	645	1,867	2,512
Ajax, ON	138,303	671	1,944	2,615
Whitby, ON	142,607	636	1,841	2,477

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Milton, ON	142,128	559	1,618	2,177
St. Catharines, ON	140,913	822	2,381	3,204
Cambridge, ON	140,221	807	2,339	3,146
Saguenay, QC	145,134	744	1,450	2,194
Kelowna, BC	145,612	1,645	7,225	8,870
Whitby, ON	142,607	636	1,841	2,477