Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainFindlay Creek has less crime per resident than nine in ten Canadian towns
On Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index, the 2023–2025 average is 54.7, where the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ sits at 60.3. Per 1,000 residents, 21.6 cases of property crime were recorded a year, compared with 20.6 in the typical Ottawa neighbourhood. A Safety Grade of A follows from crime the police covering Findlay Creek reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #120 of 862 in Ontario. Add to that, by 2025 the index had dropped to 52.2, down from 55.8 in 2023.
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 and crime rate for the Ottawa service area.
What’s behind Findlay Creek’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: #120 of 862 in Ontario and #156 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Findlay Creek among Ottawa’s neighbourhoods
Violent crime per 1,000 a year
Property crime per 1,000 a year
Findlay Creek records less than the typical Ottawa neighbourhood, 39th of 103 from the lowest.
Ottawa’s neighbourhoods, lowest rate first
| # | Neighbourhood | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows | 2 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Kinburn | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 2.2 | 10 |
| 4 | Munster - Ashton | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 5 | Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant | 2.3 | 12.9 |
| … | |||
| 37 | Queenswood Heights | 4.2 | 13.8 |
| 38 | Chapel Hill South | 4.3 | 23.1 |
| 39 | Findlay Creek | 4.3 | 21.6 |
| 40 | Trend-Arlington | 4.3 | 11.3 |
| 41 | Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North | 4.4 | 14.6 |
| … | |||
| 99 | Sandy Hill | 21.1 | 77.5 |
| 100 | Waterridge Village | 22.7 | 34.6 |
| 101 | Lowertown East | 24.3 | 189.6 |
| 102 | Greenbelt (east) | 24.5 | 47.5 |
| 103 | Lowertown West | 90.7 | 353.7 |
Ottawa Police Service, Criminal Offences Open Data (Open Data Licence – Ottawa Police Service), 2023–2025, placed in the neighbourhoods and divided by their 2021 census residents. Violent: offences against the person.
Ottawa’s own neighbourhood figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Crime across Ottawa, by type
These are Ottawa’s figures, for its police’s whole area: they aren’t published by neighbourhood.
Against the typical town its size, Ottawa runs highest on theft under $5,000 (16.9 per 1,000 against 11.5) and fraud (6 per 1,000 against 5). Mischief and sexual assault sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 20.3 | 0.02 | 77% |
| Sexual violations against children | 112.3 | 0.10 | 54% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 182.7 | 0.2 | 97% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 98.3 | 0.09 | 33% |
| Robbery | 576 | 0.5 | 45% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 72 | 0.06 | 72% |
| Other violent violations | 231.7 | 0.2 | 45% |
| Breaking and entering | 2,537 | 2.2 | 23% |
| Possession of stolen property | 149.7 | 0.1 | 76% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 1,875.7 | 1.6 | 9% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 421.7 | 0.4 | 10% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 19,538.7 | 16.9 | 14% |
| Mischief | 3,556.7 | 3.1 | 14% |
| Weapons violations | 238 | 0.2 | 82% |
| Administration of justice violations | 5,803 | 5 | 93% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 542.3 | 0.5 | 52% |
| Drug violations | 457 | 0.4 | 90% |
| Impaired driving | 673 | 0.6 | 98% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 31 | 0.03 | 38% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment: incidents a year are its own, the town’s share is only estimated in the tiles. 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 50,000 people or more.
Findlay Creek, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 56, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2025, came in at 52.2. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ moved from 64.3 to 59.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Findlay Creek | Typical town of 50,000+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.2 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 56 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 55.8 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Findlay Creek, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Crime in the places around Findlay Creek
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay Creek | 14,089 | 54.7 | 66 | A |
| Blossom Park - Timbermill | 8,907 | 54.7 | 66 | A+ |
| Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek | 5,714 | 54.7 | 66 | A |
| Greenboro West | 5,597 | 54.7 | 66 | A |
| Greenboro East | 4,800 | 54.7 | 66 | A+ |
| South Keys | 2,865 | 54.7 | 66 | D |
| Old Hunt Club | 16,270 | 54.7 | 66 | A+ |
6 places nearby are policed together with it and reported as one, so there is nothing to compare.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Severity, weighed. 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.
- What 100 means. 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.
- The clearance rate. 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 Findlay Creek
Is Findlay Creek safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 54.7 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 60.3 for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more: that is where Findlay Creek stands, with 8 violent and 30.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Findlay Creek?
Theft under $5,000 is the most common, at 16.9 per 1,000 residents a year, then fraud (6) and other Criminal Code offences (5.9).
Is crime going up in Findlay Creek?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 6%, to 52.2 from 55.8.
How much of Findlay Creek’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 32% of crime (49% of violent crime, 23% of the rest). The typical Canadian town of 50,000+ clears 38%.
Whose figures are these?
The city force’s, one set of figures for the city.
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) · Ottawa Police Service, Criminal Offences Open Data · 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).