Photo: CP Hoffman from Washington, DC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Annapolis County, Subdivision A than in 77% of Canadian towns
Split in two, the index gives 107.6 for violence and 92.2 for everything else (normally 85.7 and 62.8). Steady over the three years, the index read 98.1 in 2023 and 93.9 in 2025. Scored on crime the police covering Annapolis County, Subdivision A reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on C− for safety: #78 of 88 in Nova Scotia. On top of that, typical years here bring 19.8 violent incidents plus 34.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 31.2 in the typical town its size.
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: the Annapolis County detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Annapolis County, Subdivision A
Drug offences: high for a town its size
Annapolis County, Subdivision A records 2.1 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 ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Annapolis County, Subdivision A comes 33rd, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Above Nova Scotia’s typical town
The typical Nova Scotia town scores 71.4; Annapolis County, Subdivision A, 96. 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.
What’s behind Annapolis County, Subdivision A’s grade
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: #78 of 88 in Nova Scotia 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.
Which crimes make up Annapolis County, Subdivision A’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Annapolis County, Subdivision A runs highest on drug offences (2.1 per 1,000 against 0.7), mischief (10.9 per 1,000 against 4.9) and break and enter (4.7 per 1,000 against 2.8). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 14 | 0.6 | 52% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 5.7 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 4.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Robbery | 4 | 0.2 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2 | 0.09 | — |
| Other violent violations | 7.7 | 0.3 | 26% |
| Breaking and entering | 105.3 | 4.7 | 19% |
| Possession of stolen property | 28.3 | 1.3 | 33% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 55.3 | 2.5 | 18% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 12 | 0.5 | 17% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 175 | 7.8 | 21% |
| Mischief | 246.3 | 10.9 | 10% |
| Weapons violations | 16 | 0.7 | 58% |
| Administration of justice violations | 165 | 7.3 | 69% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 46.7 | 2.1 | 22% |
| Drug violations | 47.3 | 2.1 | 22% |
| Impaired driving | 91.7 | 4.1 | 36% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 3 | 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 to 10,000 people.
Annapolis County, Subdivision A is 33rd of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford New Brunswick | 6,543 | 25 | 35.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 20 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B Nova Scotia | 6,486 | 66.6 | 81.7 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 23 | Kings County, Subdivision D Nova Scotia | 6,517 | 72.3 | 91.5 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 26 | Barrington Nova Scotia | 6,720 | 76.1 | 96.9 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Pictou County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 6,575 | 83.9 | 99.7 | C |
| … | |||||
| 30 | Rhineland Manitoba | 6,819 | 85.4 | 94.1 | C |
| 31 | Sackville New Brunswick | 6,572 | 86.9 | 110.4 | C |
| 32 | Springhill Nova Scotia | 7,015 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| 33 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 6,719 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| 34 | Port-Cartier Quebec | 6,436 | 103.9 | 209.6 | C− |
| 35 | Wainwright Alberta | 6,996 | 113 | 121.8 | C− |
| 36 | Gimli Manitoba | 6,914 | 126.6 | 134.2 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | St. Paul County No. 19 Alberta | 6,462 | 352.9 | 639.7 | 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 Annapolis County, Subdivision A in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 450 violent incidents a year in the 22,800-resident police area around Annapolis County, Subdivision A, 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.
And about 770 property crimes, plus 500 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Annapolis County, Subdivision A, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its heaviest year came first: 2023, at 98.1, against a low of 93.9 in 2025. In the same years the typical Canadian town its size read 74.3 (2023), then 64.2 (2025).
Every year as a table
| Year | Annapolis County, Subdivision A | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93.9 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 96 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 98.1 | 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 Annapolis County, Subdivision A, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Annapolis County, Subdivision A
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A | 6,719 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| Digby (19 km) | 2,153 | 130.3 | 157.9 | D |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B (30 km) | 5,086 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| Digby (33 km) | 7,528 | 130.3 | 157.9 | D |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D (41 km) | 3,273 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| Middleton (46 km) | 1,978 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
The places around Annapolis County, Subdivision A all score higher on the index. 3 places nearby are policed together with it and reported as one, so there is nothing to compare.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Annapolis County, Subdivision A with figures are 19–46 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Shared with the countryside. The detachment counts crime across its whole territory, of which Annapolis County, Subdivision A is one part.
- The index’s scale. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- 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.”
Questions about safety in Annapolis County, Subdivision A
Is Annapolis County, Subdivision A safe?
Against a typical 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Annapolis County, Subdivision A’s Crime Severity Index stands at 96 for 2023–2025. Its police record 19.8 violent incidents and 34.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Annapolis County, Subdivision A?
Most often it is other Criminal Code offences: 13.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come mischief at 10.9 and assault at 8.1.
Is crime going up in Annapolis County, Subdivision A?
Barely: 98.1 in 2023, 93.9 in 2025.
How much of Annapolis County, Subdivision A’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 32%: 53% for violent crime and 21% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Annapolis County, Subdivision A together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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).