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52%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
50%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
52%
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.
IndexAthens/100k peopleOntario/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,045 (estimate)3,0864,223
Violent crime525 (estimate)7921,042
Property crime1,520 (estimate)2,2943,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticAthensOntarioNational
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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticAthensOntarioNational
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

    • Athens crime rates are 52% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Athens are 50% lower than the national average
    • In Athens you have a 1 in 49 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Athens is safer than 89% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Athens has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Athens (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Athens

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Athens is 1 in 191
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Athens is 1 in 66
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Athens is 1 in 49

        Year Over Year Crime In Athens

        StatisticAthensOntarioNational
        Totaln/a-8.7%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-7.9%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-9.1%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

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        Leeds and the Thousand Islands, ON9,4455831,6902,273
        Front of Yonge, ON2,7526581,9072,566
        Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON10,4376952,0122,707
        Rideau Lakes, ON10,3716962,0162,712
        Brockville, ON22,4597802,2593,040
        Brockville, ON22,4591,8715,4187,289
        Athens, ON3,1345251,5202,045

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, ON3,1375871,7022,289
        Enderby, BC3,1301,0974,8165,913
        Paspébiac, QC3,1276051,1801,786
        Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, QC3,1234719191,390
        Mont-Saint-Grégoire, QC3,1464538831,335
        Athens, ON3,1345251,5202,045
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.