Burlington, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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34%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

32%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

35%

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	Burlington_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,776 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	713 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	2,064 (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	Burlington	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	Burlington	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	Burlington	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

Burlington crime rates are 34% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Burlington are 32% lower than the national average
In Burlington you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Burlington is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Burlington has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Burlington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Burlington is 1 in 141

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Burlington is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of crime in Burlington is 1 in 37

Year Over Year Crime In Burlington

Statistic	Burlington	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}
Hamilton, ON	11,739	250	723	973
Oakville, ON	212,353	472	1,366	1,838
Mississauga, ON	764,342	484	1,400	1,884
Milton, ON	142,128	559	1,618	2,177
Grimsby, ON	31,320	606	1,757	2,363
Hamilton, ON	11,739	889	2,573	3,462
Burlington, ON	197,435	713	2,064	2,776

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Oakville, ON	212,353	472	1,366	1,838
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	605	1,753	2,358
Oshawa, ON	176,009	581	1,682	2,263
Richmond, BC	222,489	1,028	4,513	5,540
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	825	1,608	2,433
Burlington, ON	197,435	713	2,064	2,776