Photo: Bethanyamurray · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Upper Miramichi than in 65% of Canadian towns
Violence and property crime split as 21.4 violent incidents and 30.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. Its Safety Grade is C+, on crime the police covering Upper Miramichi reported from 2023 to 2025. Of the two halves, violence comes to 89.2 and other offences to 74, beside norms of 86.4 and 62.8.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Doaktown detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Upper Miramichi
Mischief: high for a town its size
Upper Miramichi records 14.2 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.2 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Below-typical clearance
For Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more the typical clearance rate is 34%; Upper Miramichi’s police clear 24%, 48% of violent crime and 13% of the rest. Questions ↓
Much like New Brunswick’s towns
The typical New Brunswick town scores 72.8; Upper Miramichi, 77.9. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The C+ for Upper Miramichi, and how it is built
How sure: Less sure, as Upper Miramichi has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 23 km away.
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
What police record in Upper Miramichi, by type
Against the typical town its size, Upper Miramichi runs highest on mischief (14.2 per 1,000 against 4.2), assault (9.3 per 1,000 against 6.7) and break and enter (2.9 per 1,000 against 2.5). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 1 | 0.3 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2.7 | 0.7 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.09 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.09 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2 | 0.6 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 10.7 | 2.9 | 3% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2.3 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 9.3 | 2.6 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 14% |
| Mischief | 51.7 | 14.2 | 6% |
| Weapons violations | 3 | 0.8 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 7.7 | 2.1 | 48% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 4 | 1.1 | — |
| Drug violations | 4.7 | 1.3 | — |
| Impaired driving | 10.3 | 2.8 | 36% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.3 | 0.09 | — |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
Around 78 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Upper Miramichi (3,590 residents), 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Property crime adds about 110 a year and other violations 44 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Three years of Upper Miramichi’s crime index
Crime Severity Index
2025, the last year shown, came out highest at 84.9, and 2024 lowest at 70.3. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ went from 70.6 in 2023 to 62.9 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Upper Miramichi | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.9 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 70.3 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 78.6 | 70.6 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Upper Miramichi, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Upper Miramichi
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Miramichi | 2,222 | 77.9 | 89.2 | C+ |
| Stanley (39 km) | 1,041 | 81.7 | 78.9 | C |
| Saint Marys (53 km) | 5,701 | 63.2 | 81.9 | B− |
| Minto (57 km) | 2,349 | 83.2 | 112.1 | C |
| Blackville (57 km) | 2,104 | 139.9 | 194.6 | D |
| Chipman (60 km) | 1,301 | 115.1 | 197.5 | C− |
Of 5 places nearby with their own figures, 1 come in under Upper Miramichi. Closest is Saint Marys, 53.1 km away, at 63.2 to 77.9 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Upper Miramichi with figures are 39–60 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What clearance means. The clearance rate is the share of incidents police solve, by a charge or otherwise, weighted by seriousness like the index. It isn’t a conviction rate.
- An index, not a verdict. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Small numbers. The police behind these figures serve about 3,592 people, so a handful of incidents moves every rate. Statistics Canada’s note: “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
- The index’s scale. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
Questions about safety in Upper Miramichi
Is Upper Miramichi safe?
Against a typical 67.2 for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, Upper Miramichi’s Crime Severity Index stands at 77.9 for 2023–2025. Its police record 21.4 violent incidents and 30.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Upper Miramichi?
Mischief is the most common, at 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year, then assault (9.3) and other Criminal Code offences (6.1).
Is crime going up in Upper Miramichi?
It has: 78.6 in 2023 became 84.9 by 2025, a rise of 8%. The police area is small or partly reported, so treat the change with care.
How much of Upper Miramichi’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 24% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 48% of violent crime and 13% of the rest, against 34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Upper Miramichi and everywhere else it polices.
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) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. 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).