Prescott, ON Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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38%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

44%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

36%

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.
Index	Prescott_{/100k people}	Ontario_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	5,842	3,086	4,223
Violent crime	1,500	792	1,042
Property crime	4,342	2,294	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	Prescott	Ontario	National
Total incidents	346	595,868	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	7,655	4,044	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-6.6%	-11.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Prescott	Ontario	National
All (12+ years)	2,473	1,399	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,141	837	1,108
Adults (18+)	2,565	1,444	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	Prescott	Ontario	National
Clearance rate	52	40	37
Clearance rate change	-11.7%	0.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	79	61	58
Clearance rate property	36	30	27

Prescott, ON Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Prescott crime rates are 38% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Prescott are 44% higher than the national average
In Prescott you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Prescott is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Prescott has not changed

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Prescott

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Prescott is 1 in 67

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Prescott is 1 in 24

The chance of being a victim of crime in Prescott is 1 in 18

Year Over Year Crime In Prescott

Statistic	Prescott	Ontario	National
Total	0.4%	-8.7%	-7.9%
Violent	-0.8%	-7.9%	-3.6%
Property	1.2%	-9.1%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Merrickville-Wolford, ON	3,315	503	1,458	1,962
Augusta, ON	7,178	651	1,885	2,535
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, ON	7,376	735	2,128	2,864
Brockville, ON	22,459	780	2,259	3,040
Brockville, ON	22,459	1,871	5,418	7,289
Prescott, ON	4,630	1,500	4,342	5,842

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Smoky Lake County, AB	4,636	992	4,153	5,145
Seguin, ON	4,637	537	1,557	2,094
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, ON	4,639	645	1,867	2,512
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, QC	4,642	456	889	1,345
Woodlands County, AB	4,642	704	2,947	3,651
Prescott, ON	4,630	1,500	4,342	5,842

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