Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0North Shore records less crime per resident than three in four Canadian towns
Neither of the two towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. On top of that, on the record of crime the police covering North Shore reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes A− for safety: #1 of 10 in Prince Edward Island. Of the two halves, violence comes to 50.7 and other offences to 45.3, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. The local count comes to 10.1 violent incidents and 16.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 12.9 and 31.2 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. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Queens District detachment area.
What stands out about safety in North Shore
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, North Shore places 13th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Less severe than in 2023
In 2023 the index in North Shore stood at 52.3, by 2025 at 43.1. Over the same years the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
Below-typical clearance
Weighted by seriousness, 25% of crime in North Shore ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 36% of violent crime and 21% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
About the Prince Edward Island norm
North Shore’s index of 46.6 compares with 46.7 for the typical town in Prince Edward Island. 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 A− for North Shore, 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: #1 of 10 in Prince Edward Island and #432 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Which crimes make up North Shore’s figures
Against the typical town its size, North Shore runs highest on mischief (7.1 per 1,000 against 4.9). 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 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 34% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 9.7 | 0.3 | 90% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.01 | — |
| Robbery | 1.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Other violent violations | 5.7 | 0.2 | 18% |
| Breaking and entering | 41 | 1.3 | 17% |
| Possession of stolen property | 8 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 24 | 0.8 | 29% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 5% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 105.7 | 3.3 | 9% |
| Mischief | 227.7 | 7.1 | 6% |
| Weapons violations | 5.3 | 0.2 | 57% |
| Administration of justice violations | 97.7 | 3 | 67% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 31.7 | 1 | 6% |
| Drug violations | 27.3 | 0.8 | 28% |
| Impaired driving | 117.7 | 3.7 | 50% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.03 | — |
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 2,500 to 10,000 people.
From 2023 to 2025, North Shore’s index dropped 18%
Crime Severity Index
The first year, 2023, was the heaviest at 52.3, and 2025 the lightest at 43.1. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 74.3 and 2025 gave 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | North Shore | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.1 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 44.4 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 52.3 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering North Shore, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, North Shore places 13th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières Quebec | 2,961 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
| 11 | Saint-Basile Quebec | 2,918 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
| 12 | Algonquin Highlands Ontario | 2,915 | 44.7 | 49.5 | A− |
| 13 | North Shore Prince Edward Island | 2,994 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| 14 | Elkford British Columbia | 3,030 | 48.2 | 67.7 | B+ |
| 15 | Cap-Saint-Ignace Quebec | 3,074 | 48.4 | 77.8 | B+ |
| 16 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot British Columbia | 3,069 | 48.6 | 69.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 Alberta | 2,980 | 170.9 | 107.9 | 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 North Shore in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 320 violent incidents a year in the 32,800-resident police area around North Shore, 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 520 a year and other violations 410 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around North Shore
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore | 2,994 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| Charlottetown | 48,118 | 86.1 | 87.1 | C |
| Miltonvale Park | 1,279 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| Crossroads | 2,366 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| Stratford | 13,152 | 50 | 78.6 | B+ |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a higher index than North Shore. The table leaves out 4 neighbours whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- 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.
- What the index measures. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- A detachment’s area. Detachment figures cover the detachment’s whole area: North Shore together with the countryside and smaller places it polices.
Questions about safety in North Shore
Is North Shore safe?
North Shore’s Crime Severity Index is 46.6 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 10.1 violent incidents and 16.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in North Shore?
The three biggest groups are mischief at 7.1, other Criminal Code offences at 7 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 4.7, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in North Shore?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 18%, to 43.1 from 52.3.
How much of North Shore’s crime do police solve?
About 25% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 36% of violent and 21% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving North Shore together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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).