Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime per resident in Irishtown-Summerside runs higher than in 62% of Canadian towns
Typical years here bring 13.6 violent incidents plus 20.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.0 plus 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. For solved cases, the weighted rate is 39%, where the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ manages 34%. It grades C+ for safety on crime the police covering Irishtown-Summerside reported from 2023 to 2025. Statistics Canada puts its Crime Severity Index at 75.2 for 2023–2025; the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ scores 67.2.
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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: one figure for all of the Corner Brook detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Irishtown-Summerside
Mischief: high for a town its size
Irishtown-Summerside records 12.5 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 ↓
Heavier on property and other crime
Violent crime scores 71.4 on Irishtown-Summerside’s index against 86.4 for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+; non-violent crime, 77.3 against 62.8. By type ↓
About the Newfoundland and Labrador norm
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the median town comes to 81 on the index, against 75.2 in Irishtown-Summerside. 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 Irishtown-Summerside, and how it is built
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for Irishtown-Summerside itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 4 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.
Which crimes make up Irishtown-Summerside’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Irishtown-Summerside runs highest on drug offences (4.1 per 1,000 against 0.7) and mischief (12.5 per 1,000 against 4.2).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Robbery | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 13 | 1.3 | 38% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 10 | 1 | 30% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 25 | 2.6 | 16% |
| Mischief | 122 | 12.5 | 9% |
| Weapons violations | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Administration of justice violations | 44 | 4.5 | 73% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 15 | 1.5 | 60% |
| Drug violations | 40 | 4.1 | 38% |
| Impaired driving | 37 | 3.8 | 30% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.1 | — |
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.
The detachment nearest Irishtown-Summerside, 9,790 residents: around 130 violent incidents a year, 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.
Add about 200 property crimes and 190 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Crime in the places around Irishtown-Summerside
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irishtown-Summerside | 1,296 | 75.2 | 71.4 | C+ |
| Corner Brook | 20,549 | 58.8 | 70.5 | B |
| Massey Drive | 1,760 | 75.2 | 71.4 | C+ |
| Humber Arm South | 1,595 | 75.2 | 71.4 | C+ |
Sharing its police with 3 neighbours, it shares their figure as well, so they aren’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Solved cases. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- How serious, not how safe. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Reading the number. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
Questions about safety in Irishtown-Summerside
Is Irishtown-Summerside safe?
Irishtown-Summerside’s Crime Severity Index is 75.2 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 13.6 violent incidents and 20.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 67.2, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
What is the most common crime in Irishtown-Summerside?
Police record mischief most, 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of other Criminal Code offences (10.9) and assault (5.9).
How much of Irishtown-Summerside’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 39% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+); split up, that is 67% of violent and 29% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Irishtown-Summerside and other places, so the figures are shared.
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).