Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Per resident, Pasadena records more crime than 77% of Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 98.9 and 96. Per 1,000 residents a year, 16.8 violent incidents and 34.9 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Measured on crime the police covering Pasadena reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of C−: #26 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador. On top of that, in 2023 the index stood at 83.4; it rose to 94.2 in 2025.
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 Deer Lake detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Pasadena
Drug offences: high for a town its size
Pasadena records 4.3 incidents of drug offences per 1,000 residents a year, against 0.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Pasadena places 31st from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Near the Newfoundland and Labrador middle
Pasadena’s index of 96.2 compares with 81 for the typical town in Newfoundland and Labrador. Towns its size ↓
Heavier on property and other crime
Pasadena’s index splits into violent crime, 98.9 here and 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size, and everything else, 96 against 62.8. By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The grade: C− for Pasadena
How sure: Not as firm as most grades. Its figures come from the nearest detachment, 22 km off, which covers its own area rather than Pasadena.
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.
Its place: #26 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador and #1,910 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What police record in Pasadena, by type
Against the typical town its size, Pasadena runs highest on drug offences (4.3 per 1,000 against 0.7), mischief (18.9 per 1,000 against 4.9) and assault (8.6 per 1,000 against 6.7). Motor vehicle theft and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 5.3 | 0.5 | 62% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.04 | — |
| Robbery | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 26.7 | 2.8 | 6% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 12.7 | 1.4 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 54.3 | 5.7 | 24% |
| Mischief | 174.3 | 18.9 | 6% |
| Weapons violations | 3.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 58.7 | 6.4 | 73% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 15.7 | 1.7 | 34% |
| Drug violations | 38.3 | 4.3 | 18% |
| Impaired driving | 56.3 | 6.1 | 35% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
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 to 10,000 people.
Among 40 towns its size, Pasadena places 31st
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulmur Ontario | 3,813 | 24 | 17.5 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Salisbury New Brunswick | 3,806 | 86 | 92.8 | C |
| 29 | Maniwaki Quebec | 3,803 | 90.6 | 152.3 | C |
| 30 | Lamont County Alberta | 3,918 | 95.7 | 81.2 | C− |
| 31 | Pasadena Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,930 | 96.2 | 98.9 | C− |
| 32 | Fort Macleod Alberta | 3,945 | 96.7 | 83.9 | C− |
| 33 | Woodlands Manitoba | 4,057 | 100.9 | 127 | C− |
| 34 | Mistissini Quebec | 4,067 | 103.6 | 197.1 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Swan River Manitoba | 4,048 | 435.7 | 403.3 | D− |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Pasadena in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Pasadena, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its heaviest year fell in the middle, 2024, at 111.1; 2023 was the lightest, at 83.4. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Pasadena | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 111.1 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 83.4 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Pasadena, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
The detachment nearest Pasadena, 8,250 residents: around 150 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 320 property crimes and 240 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 Pasadena
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena | 3,930 | 96.2 | 98.9 | C− |
| Deer Lake (22 km) | 5,319 | 96.2 | 98.9 | C− |
| Massey Drive (24 km) | 1,760 | 75.2 | 71.4 | C+ |
| Irishtown-Summerside (26 km) | 1,296 | 75.2 | 71.4 | C+ |
| Corner Brook (27 km) | 20,549 | 58.8 | 70.5 | B |
Pasadena has the highest index of the places around it. Just 23.8 km away, Massey Drive comes to 75.2, against 96.2. The comparison skips one neighbour reported under the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–27 km from Pasadena.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The clearance rate. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- Severity, weighed. One robbery outweighs a run of minor thefts here, since every crime counts by the sentences courts give it. Statistics Canada adds: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- What 100 means. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
Questions about safety in Pasadena
Is Pasadena safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Pasadena scores 96.2 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 16.8 violent and 34.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 68.5, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is the most common crime in Pasadena?
Top of the list is mischief (18.9 per 1,000 residents a year); other Criminal Code offences, at 13, and assault, at 8.6, follow.
Is crime going up in Pasadena?
Over 2023–2025 the index climbed 13%, to 94.2 from 83.4.
How much of Pasadena’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 31% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 59% of violent and 19% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Pasadena 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).