Quebec Crime Statistics

Macleans magazine published a crime survey of Canadian cities with a population of 50,000 and more. You can see the whole article HERE.

Here are some highlights that pertain to Quebec cities (remember, only cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants are included)

Cities with the most overall crime -

1. SAINT-JÉRÔME (18th worst city in Canada)
2. MONTREAL (24th worst city in Canada)
3. JOLIETTE (30th worst city in Canada)

Cities with the highest murder rate -

1. TROIS-RIVIÈRES (10th worst city in Canada)
2. SAINT-JÉRÔME (14th worst city in Canada)
3. JOLIETTTE (35th worst city in Canada)

Cities with the highest sexual assault rate -

1. MONTCALM MRC (7th worst city in Canada)
2. SHAWINIGAN (8th worst city in Canada)
3. SAGUENAY (17th worst city in Canada)

Cities with the highest aggravated assault rate -

1. GATINEAU (15th worst city in Canada) (there's only one city in Quebec that worse than the national average!)

Cities with the highest robbery rate -

1. MONTREAL (8th worst city in Canada)
2. LAVAL (18th worst city in Canada)
3. LONGUEUIL (28th worst city in Canada)

Cities with the most break & enters-

1. SAINT-JÉRÔME (18th worst city in Canada)
2. MONTCALM MRC (21th worst city in Canada)
3. GRANBY (24th worst city in Canada)

Cities with the most motor vehicle theft-

1. JOLIETTE (3rd worst city in Canada)
   
2. SAINT-JÉRÔME (9th worst city in Canada)
3. MONTCALM MRC (14th worst city in Canada)

Now for the safest communities in Quebec

Cities with the least overall crime -

1. LEVIS (3th best city in Canada)
   
2. MASKOUTAINS MRC (4th best city in Canada)
3. REPENTIGNY (10th best city in Canada)

Other Highlights

• QUEBEC CITY - The only city in Canada with a population of over 500,000 inhabitants not to record one murder. Amazing!!! (It might be a world record!!)
  
• LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC - recorded lowest rate of sexual assault in Canada.
• MASKOUTAINS MRC- recorded the second lowest robbery rate in Canada.
  

B.C is certainly the crime capital of Canada and the western provinces are second.
Quebec and Ontario are much, much better. I wouldn't have thought that.

By the way, the most dangerous cities in Canada are;

1. Saskatoon
2. Winnipeg
3. Regina