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2%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
21%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
9%
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.
IndexKent/100k peopleNew Brunswick/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,137 (estimate)4,9504,223
Violent crime1,257 (estimate)1,5041,042
Property crime2,880 (estimate)3,4463,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticKentNew BrunswickNational
Total incidentsn/a52,8542,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a6,7635,856
Change in 100k raten/a0.2%-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)

StatisticKentNew BrunswickNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,6261,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,2621,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,6531,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticKentNew BrunswickNational
Clearance raten/a3037
Clearance rate changen/a-10.1%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a5658
Clearance rate propertyn/a2127
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.

Kent, NB Crime Quiz

  • 1. Which city in New Brunswick has the least crime per 100,000 people?
  • 2. Which city in New Brunswick has the most crime per 100,000 people?
  • 3. How many crimes (per 100,000 people) occur in Kent each year?
  • 4. Is the Kent crime rate higher or lower than the New Brunswick average?
  • 5. Kent is safer than 56% of all other cities in New Brunswick.
 
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Crime Quick Facts

  • Kent crime rates are 2% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Kent are 21% higher than the national average
  • In Kent you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Kent is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Kent has n/a

Kent crime map

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The Kent crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Kent as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Kent crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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      Daily Crime In Kent (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Kent

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Kent is 1 in 80
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Kent is 1 in 35
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Kent is 1 in 25

      Year Over Year Crime In Kent

      StatisticKentNew BrunswickNational
      Totaln/a3.2%-7.9%
      Violentn/a-4.2%-3.6%
      Propertyn/a6.2%-9.8%

      Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

      City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
      Florenceville-Bristol, NB1,6071,2492,8634,112
      Peel, NB1,2031,3543,1034,457
      Perth, NB1,0561,3943,1934,587
      Gordon, NB1,4501,4043,2164,619
      Aberdeen, NB7211,4943,4224,916
      Bath, NB4541,5523,5555,107
      Kent, NB2,1721,2572,8804,137

      Cities with similar population

      City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
      Madoc, ON2,1727112,0582,769
      Point Edward, ON2,1732,0515,9397,990
      Burin, NL2,1711,2053,0644,269
      Waterville, QC2,1747101,3842,094
      Sunshine Coast F, BC2,1687703,3844,155
      Kent, NB2,1721,2572,8804,137
      Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.