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Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domainHawkesbury records more crime per resident than three in four Canadian towns
All 5 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Add to that, the grade is C, built on crime the police covering Hawkesbury reported from 2023 to 2025: #795 of 862 in Ontario. Violence accounts for an index of 131.7 and other offences for 77.9, against usual levels of 89.4 and 56. Per 1,000 residents a year, 20.1 violent incidents and 39.9 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 12.0 and 30.5 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.
What stands out about safety in Hawkesbury
Sexual assault: high for a town its size
Hawkesbury records 1.7 incidents of sexual assault per 1,000 residents a year, against 0.8 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than most of Ontario
Hawkesbury’s index of 92.7 compares with 56.2 for the typical town in Ontario. Towns its size ↓
More crime solved
For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people the typical clearance rate is 33%; Hawkesbury’s police clear 52%, 78% of violent crime and 34% of the rest. Questions ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Hawkesbury places 30th from the lowest index. 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 Hawkesbury’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: #795 of 862 in Ontario and #1,821 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.
What police record in Hawkesbury, by type
Against the typical town its size, Hawkesbury runs highest on sexual assault (1.7 per 1,000 against 0.8), fraud (10 per 1,000 against 5.1) and drug offences (1.6 per 1,000 against 0.8).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 6.7 | 0.6 | 79% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 8 | 0.7 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.7 | 0.06 | — |
| Robbery | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 24 | 2.2 | 29% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 39 | 3.6 | 13% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 9 | 0.8 | 8% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 187.3 | 16.9 | 29% |
| Mischief | 68 | 6.1 | 25% |
| Weapons violations | 4.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 81.3 | 7.3 | 75% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 11.7 | 1 | 49% |
| Drug violations | 17.7 | 1.6 | 85% |
| Impaired driving | 18.3 | 1.7 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.3 | 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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
From 2023 to 2025, Hawkesbury’s index dropped 13%
Crime Severity Index
2024 was the peak (115.3) and 2025 the trough (76). For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 69.5 and 2025 gave 60.
Every year as a table
| Year | Hawkesbury | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | 60 |
| 2024 | 115.3 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 86.9 | 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 Hawkesbury, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, Hawkesbury places 30th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Ontario | 11,810 | 25.7 | 30.4 | A+ |
| 2 | Drayton Ontario | 11,518 | 29 | 28.2 | A+ |
| 3 | Millbrook Ontario | 11,507 | 31.7 | 42.8 | A |
| 4 | Adjala-Tosorontio Ontario | 11,948 | 33.2 | 50.9 | A |
| … | |||||
| 27 | Farnham Quebec | 11,315 | 72.8 | 96 | C+ |
| 28 | Weyburn Saskatchewan | 11,871 | 75.6 | 64.9 | C+ |
| 29 | Liverpool Nova Scotia | 10,997 | 78.4 | 112.5 | C+ |
| 30 | Hawkesbury Ontario | 11,451 | 92.7 | 131.7 | C |
| 31 | Lacombe County Alberta | 11,072 | 94.9 | 66.9 | C− |
| 32 | Lethbridge County Alberta | 10,988 | 96 | 62 | C− |
| 33 | Estevan Saskatchewan | 11,391 | 103.1 | 136.2 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Williams Lake British Columbia | 11,462 | 248.9 | 248.6 | 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 Hawkesbury in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Police in Hawkesbury recorded about 220 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 440 property crimes and 160 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 Hawkesbury
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury | 11,451 | 92.7 | 131.7 | C |
| Grenville | 1,889 | 76.4 | 122.2 | C+ |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 3,040 | 76.4 | 122.2 | C+ |
| Vankleek Hill | 9,321 | 44.6 | 56.6 | A− |
| East Hawkesbury | 3,787 | 70.8 | 123.5 | C+ |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 76.4 | 122.2 | C+ |
The places around Hawkesbury all score lower on the index. The nearest of them, Grenville (2.6 km away), scores 76.4 against 92.7.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What the index measures. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- Cleared, not convicted. 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.
Questions about safety in Hawkesbury
Is Hawkesbury safe?
Against a typical 66 for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Hawkesbury’s Crime Severity Index stands at 92.7 for 2023–2025. Its police record 20.1 violent incidents and 39.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Hawkesbury?
The three biggest groups are theft under $5,000 at 16.9, other Criminal Code offences at 10.5 and fraud at 10, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Hawkesbury?
The reverse: 86.9 in 2023 came down to 76 by 2025, 13% lower.
How much of Hawkesbury’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 52% of crime (78% of violent crime, 34% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 33%.
Whose figures are these?
They are Hawkesbury’s own: its police cover the town and no other.
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).