Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRecorded crime per resident is higher in Cumberland County, Subdivision A than in 76% of Canadian towns
By 2025 the index had dropped to 86.2, down from 99.8 in 2023. Police counts work out at 18.6 violent incidents and 35.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the typical town its size they are 12.9 and 31.2. Add to that, on crime the police covering Cumberland County, Subdivision A reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades C− for safety: #73 of 88 in Nova Scotia. Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 86.7 and 96.5.
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 behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Cumberland County detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
Mischief: high for a town its size
Cumberland County, Subdivision A records 12.4 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 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, Cumberland County, Subdivision A places 30th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Above Nova Scotia’s typical town
Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s index of 93.1 compares with 71.4 for the typical town in Nova Scotia. Towns its size ↓
Non-violent crime leads the index
Violent crime scores 86.7 on Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s index against 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size; non-violent crime, 96.5 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 C− for Cumberland County, Subdivision A, and how it is built
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: #73 of 88 in Nova Scotia and #1,836 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Cumberland County, Subdivision A runs highest on mischief (12.4 per 1,000 against 4.9), break and enter (6.2 per 1,000 against 2.8) and motor vehicle theft (3.5 per 1,000 against 2.6). 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 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 48% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 7 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 2.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 7 | 0.3 | 39% |
| Breaking and entering | 138.3 | 6.2 | 13% |
| Possession of stolen property | 15 | 0.7 | 53% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 77.7 | 3.5 | 10% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 16.3 | 0.7 | 4% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 146 | 6.5 | 16% |
| Mischief | 276.7 | 12.4 | 11% |
| Weapons violations | 12.7 | 0.6 | 69% |
| Administration of justice violations | 136 | 6.1 | 58% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 36.3 | 1.6 | 29% |
| Drug violations | 30 | 1.3 | 24% |
| Impaired driving | 80.7 | 3.6 | 47% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.05 | — |
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.
Cumberland County, Subdivision A, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (99.8); the low point came in 2025, at 86.2. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town its size, runs from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Cumberland County, Subdivision A | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 93.3 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 99.8 | 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, Cumberland County, Subdivision A places 30th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Quebec | 3,400 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Richmond County, Subdivision C Nova Scotia | 3,444 | 65.2 | 90.1 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 18 | Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia | 3,442 | 68.4 | 80 | B− |
| 19 | Inverness County, Subdivision C Nova Scotia | 3,314 | 68.4 | 80 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 27 | Sables-Spanish Rivers Ontario | 3,412 | 81.9 | 109 | C |
| 28 | Atholville New Brunswick | 3,346 | 89.1 | 100 | C |
| 29 | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary British Columbia | 3,361 | 89.9 | 103.7 | C |
| 30 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 3,401 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| 31 | Virden Manitoba | 3,322 | 103.6 | 169 | C− |
| 32 | Havre-Saint-Pierre Quebec | 3,389 | 110.6 | 223.3 | C− |
| 33 | Pictou Nova Scotia | 3,307 | 126.6 | 152.7 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Inuvik Northwest Territories | 3,337 | 718.3 | 807.9 | 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The police area Cumberland County, Subdivision A is part of, 22,400 residents, recorded about 420 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 790 property crimes and 470 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A | 3,401 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| Springhill (32 km) | 7,015 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| Kings County, Subdivision B (35 km) | 12,661 | 72.3 | 91.5 | C+ |
| Wolfville (40 km) | 5,587 | 72.3 | 91.5 | C+ |
| Kentville (41 km) | 7,589 | 82.9 | 90.6 | C |
| Kings County, Subdivision D (42 km) | 6,517 | 72.3 | 91.5 | C+ |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a lower index than Cumberland County, Subdivision A. Closest is Kings County, Subdivision B, 34.6 km away, at 72.3 to 93.1 here. Where a neighbour shares its police, it shares the figure too, and isn’t counted above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Distances here run 32–42 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Cumberland County, Subdivision A.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Shared with the countryside. An RCMP or OPP detachment reports one set of figures for everywhere it polices, so Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s are shared with its surroundings.
- 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. 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.
Questions about safety in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
Is Cumberland County, Subdivision A safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Cumberland County, Subdivision A scores 93.1 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 18.6 violent and 35.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
The three biggest groups are other Criminal Code offences at 13.1, mischief at 12.4 and assault at 8, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 14%, to 86.2 from 99.8.
How much of Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 27% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 56% of violent and 17% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Cumberland 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).