B+
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.
IndexElgin/100k peopleQuebec/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,240 (estimate)2,4784,223
Violent crime759 (estimate)8401,042
Property crime1,481 (estimate)1,6383,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticElginQuebecNational
Total incidentsn/a308,0702,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a3,5935,856
Change in 100k raten/a-11.6%-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)

StatisticElginQuebecNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,4691,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,2051,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,4891,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticElginQuebecNational
Clearance raten/a4537
Clearance rate changen/a-1.1%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6758
Clearance rate propertyn/a3127
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

    • 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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        Daily Crime In Elgin (per 100,000 people)

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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

        StatisticElginQuebecNational
        Totaln/a-7.5%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-0.8%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-11.2%-9.8%

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        Ormstown, QC3,7175551,0831,638
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        Godmanchester, QC1,5257511,4642,214
        Dundee, QC3678041,5682,372
        Elgin, QC3797591,4812,240

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        Elgin, QC3797591,4812,240
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.