Photo: Kevin M Klerks from Inverhuron, Canada · CC BY 2.0Per resident, Kincardine records less crime than nine in ten Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 43.4 and other offences to 31.1, beside norms of 89.4 and 56. Annual rates stand at 7.4 violent incidents and 15.8 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. What’s more, its Safety Grade is A, on crime the police covering Kincardine reported from 2023 to 2025: #138 of 862 in Ontario. In 2023 the index stood at 31.4; it fell to 28.2 in 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.
What stands out about safety in Kincardine
Below Ontario’s typical town
The typical Ontario town scores 56.2; Kincardine, 34.4. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Kincardine comes 6th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity 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.
The grade: A for Kincardine
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: #138 of 862 in Ontario and #174 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.
Among 40 towns its size, Kincardine places 6th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rothesay New Brunswick | 12,626 | 20 | 27.9 | A+ |
| 2 | Erin Ontario | 12,924 | 29 | 28.2 | A+ |
| 3 | Norwich Ontario | 12,321 | 31.5 | 27.6 | A |
| 4 | Forest Ontario | 12,962 | 32.2 | 38.8 | A |
| 5 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Quebec | 12,427 | 32.2 | 50.9 | A |
| 6 | Kincardine Ontario | 13,169 | 34.4 | 43.4 | A |
| 7 | Perth East Ontario | 13,423 | 35 | 39.3 | A |
| 8 | Winchester Ontario | 12,706 | 36.9 | 47.2 | A |
| 9 | Carignan Quebec | 12,618 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Meaford Ontario | 12,652 | 42.7 | 45.3 | A− |
| 16 | Beaverton Ontario | 13,710 | 45.8 | 61.4 | A− |
| 17 | Brighton Ontario | 12,900 | 46.9 | 65.6 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Thompson Manitoba | 12,917 | 589.9 | 1,034.6 | 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 Kincardine in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Kincardine’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Kincardine runs highest on sexual assault (1 per 1,000 against 0.8). Assault 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 | 2.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 16 | 1.2 | 29% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 6 | 0.5 | 28% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 4.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 77.7 | 5.9 | 16% |
| Mischief | 41.3 | 3.2 | 15% |
| Weapons violations | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 36.7 | 2.8 | 82% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 3.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Drug violations | 8.3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Impaired driving | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.08 | — |
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.
About 97 violent incidents a year reached Kincardine’s police, 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 210 a year and other violations 76 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Kincardine, year by year
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 43.7 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 28.2 in 2025. In the same years the typical Canadian town its size read 69.5 (2023), then 60 (2025).
Every year as a table
| Year | Kincardine | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.2 | 60 |
| 2024 | 43.7 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 31.4 | 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 Kincardine, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Kincardine
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine | 13,169 | 34.4 | 43.4 | A |
| Huron-Kinloss (19 km) | 8,445 | 35 | 39.3 | A |
| Port Elgin (30 km) | 18,167 | 50.1 | 68.5 | B+ |
| Walkerton (37 km) | 10,811 | 47.4 | 56.9 | B+ |
| Mildmay (38 km) | 6,247 | 33.7 | 38.7 | A |
| Chesley (40 km) | 7,639 | 33.7 | 38.7 | A |
Nearby, 2 of 5 places with their own figures have a lower index than Kincardine. The nearest of them, Mildmay (37.5 km away), scores 33.7 against 34.4.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Kincardine with figures are 19–40 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Cleared, not convicted. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- What the index measures. 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.”
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
Questions about safety in Kincardine
Is Kincardine safe?
Averaged over 2023–2025, the Crime Severity Index for Kincardine comes to 34.4. Per 1,000 residents a year, police logged 7.4 violent incidents and 15.8 property crimes. The middle of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people is 66.
What is the most common crime in Kincardine?
Most often it is theft under $5,000: 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come fraud at 4.5 and other Criminal Code offences at 3.7.
Is crime going up in Kincardine?
Down 10%: 31.4 in 2023, 28.2 in 2025.
How much of Kincardine’s crime do police solve?
41%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 33%. Violent crime is cleared at 67% and non-violent crime at 26%.
Whose figures are these?
Its own police: the service or contract that covers Kincardine and nowhere else.
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).