West Elgin, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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32%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

30%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

33%

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	West Elgin_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,863 (estimate)	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	735 (estimate)	792	1,042
Property crime	2,129 (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	West Elgin	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	West Elgin	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	West Elgin	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

West Elgin, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

West Elgin crime rates are 32% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in West Elgin are 30% lower than the national average
In West Elgin you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
West Elgin is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in West Elgin has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in West Elgin

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Elgin is 1 in 137

The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Elgin is 1 in 47

The chance of being a victim of crime in West Elgin is 1 in 35

Year Over Year Crime In West Elgin

Statistic	West Elgin	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}
Dutton/Dunwich, ON	4,136	578	1,674	2,252
Southwest Middlesex, ON	6,087	718	2,081	2,799
Newbury, ON	512	859	2,488	3,347
Moravian 47, ON	420	888	2,572	3,460
West Elgin, ON	5,284	735	2,129	2,863

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Montréal-Ouest, QC	5,286	223	434	656
Edenwold No. 158, SK	5,282	494	1,595	2,088
Bulkley-Nechako A, BC	5,276	848	3,724	4,572
Stettler County No. 6, AB	5,275	945	3,956	4,901
Duncan, BC	5,315	2,637	11,581	14,219
West Elgin, ON	5,284	735	2,129	2,863

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