Photo: Tudor Costache / TheGiantVermin at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Simcoe sees less crime per resident than three in four Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 59.9 and other offences to 42.2, beside norms of 75.2 and 54.2. Out of every 1,000 residents, 9.2 violent incidents and 19.7 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 10.8 and 25.1 in the typical town its size. Scored on crime the police covering Simcoe reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on B+ for safety: #249 of 862 in Ontario.
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 Simcoe
Lower than many towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Simcoe comes 9th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Much like Ontario’s towns
The typical Ontario town scores 56.2; Simcoe, 47. Towns its size ↓
More crime solved
Weighted by seriousness, 46% of crime in Simcoe ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 78% of violent crime and 28% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more the figure is 38%. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The B+ for Simcoe, and how it is built
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: #249 of 862 in Ontario and #455 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.
Simcoe comes 9th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repentigny Quebec | 91,290 | 28.1 | 48.2 | A+ |
| 2 | Georgetown Ontario | 68,265 | 31.4 | 28.3 | A |
| 3 | Lindsay Ontario | 85,351 | 31.7 | 42.8 | A |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Caledonia Ontario | 56,059 | 37.2 | 37.5 | A |
| 6 | Bolton Ontario | 90,201 | 39.2 | 51 | A |
| 7 | Airdrie Alberta | 92,544 | 44.3 | 48.7 | A− |
| 8 | Mascouche Quebec | 56,897 | 45.7 | 79.3 | A− |
| 9 | Simcoe Ontario | 75,618 | 47 | 59.9 | B+ |
| 10 | Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec | 60,874 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 11 | Mirabel Quebec | 68,471 | 50.1 | 57.3 | B+ |
| 12 | Châteauguay Quebec | 53,508 | 50.6 | 85.7 | B+ |
| 13 | Newmarket Ontario | 95,763 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Prince George British Columbia | 85,944 | 209.1 | 239.6 | 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 Simcoe in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Which crimes make up Simcoe’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Simcoe runs highest on motor vehicle theft (2.3 per 1,000 against 1.7). Drug offences and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 21.3 | 0.3 | 77% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 12.3 | 0.2 | 98% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 3.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Robbery | 10.3 | 0.1 | 65% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Other violent violations | 13 | 0.2 | 48% |
| Breaking and entering | 110 | 1.5 | 18% |
| Possession of stolen property | 18.3 | 0.2 | 87% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 174 | 2.3 | 9% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 50 | 0.7 | 11% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 484 | 6.5 | 18% |
| Mischief | 265.7 | 3.6 | 12% |
| Weapons violations | 24.7 | 0.3 | 60% |
| Administration of justice violations | 276.7 | 3.7 | 79% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 34.7 | 0.5 | 44% |
| Drug violations | 41.3 | 0.6 | 77% |
| Impaired driving | 81 | 1.1 | 98% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 12.3 | 0.2 | 8% |
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 50,000 people or more.
Police in Simcoe recorded about 680 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 1,460 property crimes and 580 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Year by year in Simcoe: steady, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
The first year, 2023, was the heaviest at 47.9, and 2024 the lightest at 46.1. In the same years the typical Canadian town its size read 64.3 (2023), then 59.2 (2025).
Every year as a table
| Year | Simcoe | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 46.1 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 47.9 | 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 Simcoe, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Simcoe
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 47 | 59.9 | B+ |
| Norwich (26 km) | 12,321 | 31.5 | 27.6 | A |
| Tillsonburg (30 km) | 21,450 | 54.1 | 63.3 | B |
| Six Nations (Part) 40 (33 km) | 7,298 | 127.4 | 214.9 | D |
| Six Nations (Part) 40 (37 km) | 1,162 | 127.4 | 214.9 | D |
| Brantford (37 km) | 123,521 | 78.7 | 101.8 | C |
Simcoe sits above 1 of the 5 neighbours with figures of their own. Closest is Norwich, 25.8 km away, at 31.5 to 47 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Simcoe has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 26–37 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. 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.
- What clearance means. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- An index, not a verdict. The Crime Severity Index adds up police-reported crime, each kind weighted by the sentences courts give it, so one robbery counts for more than many thefts. In Statistics Canada’s words, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Simcoe
Is Simcoe safe?
Against a typical 60.3 for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more, Simcoe’s Crime Severity Index stands at 47 for 2023–2025. Its police record 9.2 violent incidents and 19.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Simcoe?
Theft under $5,000 is the most common, at 6.5 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (5.3) and fraud (4.7).
Is crime going up in Simcoe?
Not much: the index went from 47.9 in 2023 to 47 in 2025.
How much of Simcoe’s crime do police solve?
46%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 38%. Violent crime is cleared at 78% and non-violent crime at 28%.
Whose figures are these?
They are Simcoe’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).