Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMore crimes per resident are recorded in Colchester County, Subdivision B than in 61% of Canadian towns
By 2025 the index had dropped to 69.6, down from 77.5 in 2023. Still, that puts it at C+ for safety, judged on crime the police covering Colchester County, Subdivision B reported from 2023 to 2025: #57 of 88 in Nova Scotia. Behind the grade sit 14.5 violent incidents and 29.4 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. Its violent half comes to 100.8 and its non-violent half to 62.3, where the norm is 89.4 and 56.
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 Colchester County detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Colchester County, Subdivision B
Mischief: high for a town its size
Colchester County, Subdivision B records 10.9 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Colchester County, Subdivision B places 27th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Near the Nova Scotia middle
Colchester County, Subdivision B’s index of 72.9 compares with 71.4 for the typical town in Nova Scotia. 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 Colchester County, Subdivision B’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: #57 of 88 in Nova Scotia and #1,539 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Which crimes make up Colchester County, Subdivision B’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Colchester County, Subdivision B runs highest on mischief (10.9 per 1,000 against 3.7). Drug offences and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.7 | 0.04 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 16.3 | 0.4 | 69% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 7.3 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 8.3 | 0.2 | 72% |
| Robbery | 5.7 | 0.1 | 70% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3.3 | 0.08 | — |
| Other violent violations | 10.7 | 0.3 | 35% |
| Breaking and entering | 94.3 | 2.3 | 16% |
| Possession of stolen property | 17 | 0.4 | 34% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 79.3 | 1.9 | 13% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 30.7 | 0.7 | 10% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 323.7 | 7.9 | 13% |
| Mischief | 446.7 | 10.9 | 7% |
| Weapons violations | 21.3 | 0.5 | 41% |
| Administration of justice violations | 150.7 | 3.7 | 55% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 53 | 1.3 | 32% |
| Drug violations | 25.3 | 0.6 | 32% |
| Impaired driving | 157 | 3.8 | 46% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 5.3 | 0.1 | 25% |
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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Colchester County, Subdivision B, year by year
Crime Severity Index
The index started at its highest, 77.5 in 2023, and touched its lowest in 2025, at 69.6. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 69.5 and 2025 gave 60.
Every year as a table
| Year | Colchester County, Subdivision B | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.6 | 60 |
| 2024 | 71.5 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 77.5 | 69.5 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Colchester County, Subdivision B, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
By its index, Colchester County, Subdivision B stands 27th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quispamsis New Brunswick | 20,240 | 20 | 27.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 24 | Baie-Comeau Quebec | 20,660 | 70 | 134 | C+ |
| 25 | Cobourg Ontario | 22,529 | 71 | 94.5 | C+ |
| 26 | New Hamburg Ontario | 22,890 | 71.9 | 89.7 | C+ |
| 27 | Colchester County, Subdivision B Nova Scotia | 21,578 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| 28 | Red Deer County Alberta | 22,076 | 73.6 | 64.8 | C+ |
| 29 | Windsor Nova Scotia | 20,318 | 78.5 | 98.5 | C+ |
| 30 | Mont-Royal Quebec | 22,821 | 80.3 | 115.7 | C |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 304.6 | 362 | 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 Colchester County, Subdivision B in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 590 violent incidents a year in the 41,500-resident police area around Colchester County, Subdivision B, 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 1,210 property crimes and 620 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 Colchester County, Subdivision B
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 21,578 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| Truro | 14,652 | 95 | 104.2 | C− |
| Millbrook 27 | 1,122 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
The table leaves out 2 neighbours whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Reading the number. 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.
- 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. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Town and surroundings together. An RCMP or OPP detachment reports one set of figures for everywhere it polices, so Colchester County, Subdivision B’s are shared with its surroundings.
Questions about safety in Colchester County, Subdivision B
Is Colchester County, Subdivision B safe?
The short answer is an index of 72.9 for Colchester County, Subdivision B (2023–2025), built from 14.5 violent incidents and 29.4 property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents. For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, the typical index is 66.
What is the most common crime in Colchester County, Subdivision B?
Police record mischief most, 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of other Criminal Code offences (8.5) and theft under $5,000 (7.9).
Is crime going up in Colchester County, Subdivision B?
The reverse: 77.5 in 2023 came down to 69.6 by 2025, 10% lower.
How much of Colchester County, Subdivision B’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 33%: 53% for violent crime and 19% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 33%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Colchester County, Subdivision B 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).