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988%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
1,112%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
947%
Property crime NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
Total crime includes all violent and property crime. Violent crimes include: homicide, murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, harassment, threats and all other violent violations. Property crimes include: breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, fraud, mischief and all other property crime violations. Crimes not reflected in this table include: criminal code violations, traffic violations, federal statute violations and drug violations. This crime data is estimated based on Statistics Canada data.
IndexFort Simpson/100k peopleNorthwest Territories/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime45,95539,6244,223
Violent crime12,63710,8961,042
Property crime33,31828,7283,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticFort SimpsonNorthwest TerritoriesNational
Total incidents93927,2872,225,600
Incidents per 100k70,07560,4225,856
Change in 100k rate-7.3%8.9%-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)

StatisticFort SimpsonNorthwest TerritoriesNational
All (12+ years)8,6416,2271,709
Youths (12-17)13,6842,3521,108
Adults (18+)8,2046,6191,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticFort SimpsonNorthwest TerritoriesNational
Clearance rate434937
Clearance rate change-7.1%-3.0%0.2%
Clearance rate violent626158
Clearance rate property344327
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

    • Fort Simpson crime rates are 988% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Fort Simpson are 1112% higher than the national average
    • In Fort Simpson you have a 1 in 3 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Fort Simpson is safer than 0% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Fort Simpson has decreased by 8%

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        Daily Crime In Fort Simpson (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Fort Simpson

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Fort Simpson is 1 in 8
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fort Simpson is 1 in 4
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Fort Simpson is 1 in 3

        Year Over Year Crime In Fort Simpson

        StatisticFort SimpsonNorthwest TerritoriesNational
        Total-8.3%6.5%-7.9%
        Violent-20.8%6.6%-3.6%
        Property-0.7%6.4%-9.8%

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Region 4, Unorganized, NT6511,79731,10442,901
        Fort Simpson, NT1,26412,63733,31845,955

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        Fort Simpson, NT1,26412,63733,31845,955
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.