Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPer resident, Inverness County, Subdivision C records about as much crime as the typical place among Canadian towns
Its violent half comes to 80 and its non-violent half to 64.3, where the norm is 85.7 and 62.8. Police counts work out at 17.8 violent incidents and 30.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the typical town its size they are 12.9 and 31.2. Overall, Inverness County, Subdivision C grades B− for safety (#13 of 88 in Nova Scotia): close to the middle of Canadian towns, on crime its police reported from 2023 to 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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts published for the Inverness County detachment area, not by town.
What stands out about safety in Inverness County, Subdivision C
Mischief: high for a town its size
Inverness County, Subdivision C records 13.1 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 ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Inverness County, Subdivision C places 17th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
About the Nova Scotia norm
Inverness County, Subdivision C’s index of 68.4 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.
Inverness County, Subdivision C: B− for safety, and why
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: #13 of 88 in Nova Scotia and #1,340 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.
Inverness County, Subdivision C’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Inverness County, Subdivision C runs highest on mischief (13.1 per 1,000 against 4.9). Break and enter and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 5.3 | 0.3 | 43% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 4.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.04 | — |
| Other violent violations | 6.7 | 0.4 | 30% |
| Breaking and entering | 40.3 | 2.1 | 22% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 22 | 1.2 | 23% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 8 | 0.4 | 9% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 142 | 7.5 | 19% |
| Mischief | 248 | 13.1 | 15% |
| Weapons violations | 5.7 | 0.3 | 70% |
| Administration of justice violations | 110 | 5.8 | 55% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 21.3 | 1.1 | 36% |
| Drug violations | 22 | 1.2 | 21% |
| Impaired driving | 105.3 | 5.6 | 32% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.7 | 0.09 | — |
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.
Inverness County, Subdivision C is 17th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Quebec | 3,400 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Enderby British Columbia | 3,292 | 62.6 | 70.8 | B− |
| 15 | Lewisporte Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,405 | 66.2 | 61.2 | B− |
| 16 | Channel-Port aux Basques Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,379 | 66.8 | 62.8 | B− |
| 17 | Inverness County, Subdivision C Nova Scotia | 3,314 | 68.4 | 80 | B− |
| 18 | Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Quebec | 3,328 | 68.5 | 107.8 | B− |
| 19 | Grande-Rivière Quebec | 3,318 | 69.4 | 134.9 | C+ |
| 20 | Marathon Ontario | 3,223 | 74.7 | 120.7 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 3,401 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| 29 | Annapolis County, Subdivision D Nova Scotia | 3,273 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 34 | 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Year by year in Inverness County, Subdivision C: steady, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
2024 stands out as the heaviest year at 71, with 2023 the lightest at 66.3. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Inverness County, Subdivision C | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.9 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 71 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 66.3 | 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
The police area Inverness County, Subdivision C is part of, 18,900 residents, recorded about 340 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.
Property crime adds about 580 a year and other violations 400 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around Inverness County, Subdivision C
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | 68.4 | 80 | B− |
| Port Hawkesbury (18 km) | 3,442 | 68.4 | 80 | B− |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B (34 km) | 6,486 | 66.6 | 81.7 | B− |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A (35 km) | 4,305 | 65.2 | 90.1 | B− |
| Inverness (40 km) | 5,138 | 68.4 | 80 | B− |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C (43 km) | 3,444 | 65.2 | 90.1 | B− |
The places around Inverness County, Subdivision C all score lower on the index. The nearest of them, Antigonish County, Subdivision B (34 km away), scores 66.6 against 68.4. Sharing its police with 2 neighbours, it shares their figure as well, so they aren’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Inverness County, Subdivision C has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–43 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- Cleared, not convicted. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- What the index measures. 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.”
- A detachment’s area. Detachment figures cover the detachment’s whole area: Inverness County, Subdivision C together with the countryside and smaller places it polices.
Questions about safety in Inverness County, Subdivision C
Is Inverness County, Subdivision C safe?
Averaged over 2023–2025, the Crime Severity Index for Inverness County, Subdivision C comes to 68.4. Per 1,000 residents a year, police logged 17.8 violent incidents and 30.5 property crimes. For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the typical index is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Top of the list is mischief (13.1 per 1,000 residents a year); other Criminal Code offences, at 13.1, and assault, at 7.5, follow.
Is crime going up in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Hardly at all, from 66.3 in 2023 to 67.9 in 2025.
How much of Inverness County, Subdivision C’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 30% of crime (47% of violent crime, 21% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Inverness County, Subdivision C 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).