Wakefield, NB Crime Rates

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13%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
7%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
19%
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.
IndexWakefield/100k peopleNew Brunswick/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,688 (estimate)4,9504,223
Violent crime1,120 (estimate)1,5041,042
Property crime2,567 (estimate)3,4463,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWakefieldNew 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWakefieldNew 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.

Wakefield, 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 Wakefield each year?
  • 4. Is the Wakefield crime rate higher or lower than the New Brunswick average?
  • 5. Wakefield is safer than 76% of all other cities in New Brunswick.
 
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Crime Quick Facts

  • Wakefield crime rates are 13% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Wakefield are 7% higher than the national average
  • In Wakefield you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Wakefield is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Wakefield has n/a

Wakefield crime map

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The Wakefield crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Wakefield 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 Wakefield crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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      Daily Crime In Wakefield (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wakefield

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wakefield is 1 in 90
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wakefield is 1 in 39
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Wakefield is 1 in 28

      Year Over Year Crime In Wakefield

      StatisticWakefieldNew 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
      Simonds, NB4,2199502,1773,127
      Northampton, NB1,7381,1632,6653,828
      Florenceville-Bristol, NB1,6071,2492,8634,112
      Richmond, NB1,3121,2692,9074,176
      Southampton, NB1,5821,3293,0444,373
      Hartland, NB9791,3453,0824,427
      Peel, NB1,2031,3543,1034,457
      Wakefield, NB2,7711,1202,5673,688

      Cities with similar population

      City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
      Souris-Glenwood, MB2,7701,1733,0824,255
      Cocagne, NB2,7721,0772,4673,544
      Emerson-Franklin, MB2,7751,8324,8156,647
      Rougemont, QC2,7665891,1491,738
      Botwood, NL2,7791,3243,3664,690
      Wakefield, NB2,7711,1202,5673,688
      Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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