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11%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
23%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
7%
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.
IndexWellington/100k peoplePrince Edward Island/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,761 (estimate)4,1204,223
Violent crime798 (estimate)8741,042
Property crime2,963 (estimate)3,2453,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWellingtonPrince Edward IslandNational
Total incidentsn/a8,7892,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a5,5065,856
Change in 100k raten/a-12.3%-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)

StatisticWellingtonPrince Edward IslandNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,4111,709
Youths (12-17)n/a6941,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,4711,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWellingtonPrince Edward IslandNational
Clearance raten/a2937
Clearance rate changen/a-8.5%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a4458
Clearance rate propertyn/a2327
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

    • Wellington crime rates are 11% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Wellington are 23% lower than the national average
    • In Wellington you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Wellington is safer than 67% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Wellington has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Wellington (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wellington

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wellington is 1 in 126
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wellington is 1 in 34
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Wellington is 1 in 27

        Year Over Year Crime In Wellington

        StatisticWellingtonPrince Edward IslandNational
        Totaln/a-11.0%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-13.2%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-10.2%-9.8%

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        Lot 17, PE5926932,5723,264
        Lot 14, PE7677062,6213,327
        Wellington, PE4507982,9633,761

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