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41%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
38%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
41%
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.
IndexPickering/100k peopleOntario/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,512 (estimate)3,0864,223
Violent crime645 (estimate)7921,042
Property crime1,867 (estimate)2,2943,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticPickeringOntarioNational
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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticPickeringOntarioNational
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.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Pickering crime rates are 41% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Pickering are 38% lower than the national average
    • In Pickering you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Pickering is safer than 81% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Pickering has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Pickering (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Pickering

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Pickering is 1 in 156
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Pickering is 1 in 54
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Pickering is 1 in 40

        Year Over Year Crime In Pickering

        StatisticPickeringOntarioNational
        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
        Uxbridge, ON22,8924961,4371,933
        Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON52,0255401,5632,103
        Scugog, ON22,4365581,6172,175
        Oshawa, ON176,0095811,6822,263
        Whitby, ON142,6076361,8412,477
        Markham, ON359,1116671,9322,599
        Ajax, ON138,3036711,9442,615
        Pickering, ON96,2676451,8672,512

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Brossard, QC96,0336441,2551,899
        Chilliwack, BC95,6631,7747,7909,563
        Niagara Falls, ON95,2829112,6393,550
        North Vancouver, BC94,6624752,0862,561
        Cape Breton, NS94,5739832,4233,405
        Pickering, ON96,2676451,8672,512
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.