Lac-Mégantic, QC Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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44%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

24%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

51%

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	Lac-Mégantic_{/100k people}	Quebec_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	2,346 (estimate)	2,478	4,223
Violent crime	795 (estimate)	840	1,042
Property crime	1,551 (estimate)	1,638	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	Lac-Mégantic	Quebec	National
Total incidents	n/a	308,070	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	3,593	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-11.6%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Lac-Mégantic	Quebec	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	1,469	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	1,205	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	1,489	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	Lac-Mégantic	Quebec	National
Clearance rate	n/a	45	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	-1.1%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	67	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	31	27

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Crime Quick Facts

Lac-Mégantic crime rates are 44% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lac-Mégantic are 24% lower than the national average
In Lac-Mégantic you have a 1 in 43 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lac-Mégantic is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lac-Mégantic has n/a

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Daily Crime In Lac-Mégantic (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lac-Mégantic

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lac-Mégantic is 1 in 126

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lac-Mégantic is 1 in 65

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lac-Mégantic is 1 in 43

Year Over Year Crime In Lac-Mégantic

Statistic	Lac-Mégantic	Quebec	National
Total	n/a	-7.5%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	-0.8%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	-11.2%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Marston, QC	738	735	1,433	2,167
Piopolis, QC	360	738	1,438	2,176
Frontenac, QC	1,828	756	1,475	2,231
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, QC	852	826	1,610	2,436
Nantes, QC	1,364	833	1,624	2,457
Notre-Dame-des-Bois, QC	961	849	1,655	2,503
Saint-Ludger, QC	993	850	1,657	2,507
Lac-Mégantic, QC	5,501	795	1,551	2,346

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Osoyoos, BC	5,513	2,122	9,317	11,438
Osoyoos, BC	5,513	1,225	5,381	6,607
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, QC	5,486	635	1,239	1,874
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON	5,469	747	2,164	2,911
Cowichan Valley C, BC	5,466	794	3,490	4,284
Lac-Mégantic, QC	5,501	795	1,551	2,346

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