Elgin, QC Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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47%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

27%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

53%

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	Elgin_{/100k people}	Quebec_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,240 (estimate)	2,478	4,223
Violent crime	759 (estimate)	840	1,042
Property crime	1,481 (estimate)	1,638	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	Elgin	Quebec	National
Total incidents	n/a	308,070	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	3,593	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-11.6%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Elgin	Quebec	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	1,469	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	1,205	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	1,489	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	Elgin	Quebec	National
Clearance rate	n/a	45	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	-1.1%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	67	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	31	27

Elgin, QC Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Elgin crime rates are 47% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Elgin are 27% lower than the national average
In Elgin you have a 1 in 45 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Elgin is safer than 79% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Elgin has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Elgin

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Elgin is 1 in 132

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Elgin is 1 in 68

The chance of being a victim of crime in Elgin is 1 in 45

Year Over Year Crime In Elgin

Statistic	Elgin	Quebec	National
Total	n/a	-7.5%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	-0.8%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	-11.2%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ormstown, QC	3,717	555	1,083	1,638
Rivière-Beaudette, QC	2,245	568	1,107	1,675
Sainte-Barbe, QC	1,341	630	1,228	1,857
Saint-Anicet, QC	2,759	659	1,284	1,943
Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, QC	1,785	694	1,353	2,046
Godmanchester, QC	1,525	751	1,464	2,214
Dundee, QC	367	804	1,568	2,372
Elgin, QC	379	759	1,481	2,240

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Alameda, SK	379	1,622	5,242	6,863
Stonehenge No. 73, SK	379	1,781	5,757	7,538
Sabaskong Bay 35D, ON	379	878	2,542	3,420
Lafleche, SK	379	1,900	6,142	8,042
Arlington No. 79, SK	378	1,624	5,248	6,872
Elgin, QC	379	759	1,481	2,240

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.