Photo: unknown. Canada. Department of National Defence. · Public domainCrime per resident in Picton runs lower than in 91% of Canadian towns
Violence accounts for an index of 50.9 and other offences for 29.6, against usual levels of 89.4 and 56. Its police logs show 9.7 violent incidents and 12.4 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the typical town its size the numbers are 12.0 and 30.5. On top of that, a Safety Grade of A follows from crime the police covering Picton reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #150 of 862 in Ontario. Between 2023 and 2025 the severity figure fell, 38.3 to 32.9.
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 Picton
Under the Ontario norm
The typical Ontario town scores 56.2; Picton, 35.5. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Picton comes 6th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Above-typical clearance
Police cleared 48% of Picton’s crime, weighted by seriousness (72% of violent crime, 31% of the rest), against 33% across Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Picton: A 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: #150 of 862 in Ontario and #192 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.
Picton’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Picton runs highest on sexual assault (1.2 per 1,000 against 0.8). 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 | 0.2 | 89% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 5.3 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.02 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2 | 0.07 | — |
| Other violent violations | 5.3 | 0.2 | 51% |
| Breaking and entering | 18 | 0.7 | 29% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1.7 | 0.06 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 11.7 | 0.4 | 45% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 17% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 83 | 3.1 | 24% |
| Mischief | 57 | 2.1 | 22% |
| Weapons violations | 9 | 0.3 | 78% |
| Administration of justice violations | 81 | 3 | 84% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 11 | 0.4 | 48% |
| Drug violations | 13.7 | 0.5 | 82% |
| Impaired driving | 43.7 | 1.6 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 2.3 | 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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Picton is 6th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springwater Ontario | 24,144 | 22.8 | 21.7 | A+ |
| 2 | Oro-Medonte Ontario | 24,681 | 27 | 31.5 | A+ |
| 3 | Tecumseh Ontario | 25,554 | 28.9 | 26.6 | A+ |
| 4 | Kingsville Ontario | 25,302 | 29.8 | 24.8 | A+ |
| 5 | Angus Ontario | 26,036 | 33.2 | 50.9 | A |
| 6 | Picton Ontario | 27,544 | 35.5 | 50.9 | A |
| 7 | Beaumont Alberta | 26,305 | 37 | 46.8 | A |
| 8 | Sainte-Julie Quebec | 30,981 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 9 | Beloeil Quebec | 25,240 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 10 | Rockland Ontario | 30,375 | 38.2 | 56.7 | A |
| 11 | Strathroy Ontario | 26,497 | 38.8 | 47.8 | A |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Fort St. John British Columbia | 24,383 | 200.6 | 214.9 | 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 Picton in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Picton, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its heaviest year came first: 2023, at 38.3, against a low of 32.9 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 | Picton | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.9 | 60 |
| 2024 | 35.3 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 38.3 | 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 Picton, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Picton’s police: about 260 violent incidents a year over 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 340 property crimes and 200 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 Picton
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picton | 27,544 | 35.5 | 50.9 | A |
| Belleville (20 km) | 62,914 | 76.8 | 94.1 | C+ |
| Deseronto (25 km) | 1,844 | 131.9 | 280.3 | D |
| Quinte West (27 km) | 50,385 | 52.9 | 73.2 | B+ |
| Tyendinaga (29 km) | 5,005 | 131.9 | 280.3 | D |
Picton has the lowest index of the places around it.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Picton has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 20–29 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- How serious, not how safe. 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.”
- Reading the number. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- Solved cases. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
Questions about safety in Picton
Is Picton safe?
Averaged over 2023–2025, the Crime Severity Index for Picton comes to 35.5. Per 1,000 residents a year, police logged 9.7 violent incidents and 12.4 property crimes. For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, the typical index is 66.
What is the most common crime in Picton?
Top of the list is fraud (5.6 per 1,000 residents a year); assault, at 5, and other Criminal Code offences, at 4.6, follow.
Is crime going up in Picton?
Down 14%: 38.3 in 2023, 32.9 in 2025.
How much of Picton’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 48% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (33% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 72% of violent and 31% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or contract that serves Picton alone, so the figures are the town’s.
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).