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26%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
44%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
20%
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.
IndexPortugal Cove South/100k peopleNewfoundland and Labrador/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime5,323 (estimate)4,8844,223
Violent crime1,503 (estimate)1,3791,042
Property crime3,820 (estimate)3,5053,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticPortugal Cove SouthNewfoundland and LabradorNational
Total incidentsn/a35,1272,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a6,7285,856
Change in 100k raten/a0.6%-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)

StatisticPortugal Cove SouthNewfoundland and LabradorNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,5111,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,4941,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,5121,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticPortugal Cove SouthNewfoundland and LabradorNational
Clearance raten/a2937
Clearance rate changen/a-5.0%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a4558
Clearance rate propertyn/a2227
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

    • Portugal Cove South crime rates are 26% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Portugal Cove South are 44% higher than the national average
    • In Portugal Cove South you have a 1 in 19 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Portugal Cove South is safer than 37% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Portugal Cove South has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Portugal Cove South (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Portugal Cove South

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Portugal Cove South is 1 in 67
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Portugal Cove South is 1 in 27
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Portugal Cove South is 1 in 19

        Year Over Year Crime In Portugal Cove South

        StatisticPortugal Cove SouthNewfoundland and LabradorNational
        Totaln/a-4.2%-7.9%
        Violentn/a1.1%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-6.4%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Renews-Cappahayden, NL2791,3543,4424,797
        Division No. 1, Subd. V, NL331,3553,4434,798
        Trepassey, NL4461,4423,6665,109
        St. Mary's, NL3361,4583,7075,165
        Portugal Cove South, NL1461,5033,8205,323

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Alliance, AB1461,3075,4726,779
        St. George's Hill, SK1462,0086,4898,496
        Lord's Cove, NL1471,5133,8465,359
        Tompkins, SK1471,9216,2108,131
        Jans Bay, SK1451,9226,2118,133
        Portugal Cove South, NL1461,5033,8205,323
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.