Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime in Melita: no figure of its own to show
Crime is published per police service or detachment, and Melita couldn’t be placed under any of them with confidence. For a figure nearby, Deloraine-Winchester (37 km away) scores 42.8 on the index.
Where the nearest figures to Melita are
| Town | Away | Severity index | Violent index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deloraine-Winchester | 37 km | 42.8 | 34.6 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Melita. A nearby place can differ a lot from Melita.
Each place’s own Crime Severity Index, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- No police figure. No figure is not the same as no crime: Melita simply has no count of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables.
Questions about safety in Melita
Is Melita safe?
Police figures can’t answer that for Melita: it has none of its own. Where places nearby have figures, they are the closest guide, though a neighbour can differ a lot.
What is the Crime Severity Index?
Think of it as crime per resident, weighted by seriousness: Statistics Canada scores each offence by court sentences and pegs the national figure for 2006 at 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).