Safest towns in Prince Edward Island

West River is second (A−) and East River, Part 1 third (A−). Of the 10 on the list, 5 earn an A. The list ends with Summerside, at C−. North Shore is #435 of 2,572 on the list for all of Canada. No place on Prince Edward Island makes the national top 100 on this list. First place on Prince Edward Island goes to North Shore, with A−.

Safety grade: the Crime Severity Index of the police force or detachment, 2023–2025 How grades work

North Shore

Prince Edward Island · 2,994 people

A⁻Safety

Overall A⁻·#440 of 2,556

Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

West River

Prince Edward Island · 4,155 people

A⁻Safety

Overall A⁻·#500 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

East River, Part 1

Prince Edward Island · 2,657 people

A⁻Safety

Overall B⁺·#845 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

All 10, ranked on Prince Edward Island

Best first on Prince Edward Island; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.

Every Prince Edward Island list

#TownSafetyCanada rankWhat drives it

1North Shore2,994 peopleA⁻#435 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

2West River4,155 peopleA⁻#436 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

3East River, Part 12,657 peopleA⁻#446 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

4Vernon River2,779 peopleA⁻#447 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

5New Glasgow5,502 peopleA⁻#453 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

6Cornwall7,920 peopleB⁺#458 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

7Stratford13,152 peopleB⁺#539 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

8Three Rivers9,322 peopleB⁻#939 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

9Charlottetown48,118 peopleC#1,787 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

10Summerside19,006 peopleC⁻#2,267 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

Rankings

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Photos: North Shore, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · West River, William Matheson from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · East River, Part 1, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).