Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPer resident, Vernon River records less crime than 75% of Canadian towns
Split in two, the index gives 50.7 for violence and 45.3 for everything else (normally 85.7 and 62.8). Its letter for safety is A−, worked out from crime the police covering Vernon River reported over 2023 to 2025: #1 of 10 in Prince Edward Island. On top of that, the yearly rates were 10.1 violent incidents and 16.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: one figure for all of the Queens District detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Vernon River
A lower index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Vernon River places 7th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Lighter than in 2023
Vernon River’s index went from 52.3 in 2023 to 43.1 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
Below-typical clearance
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 25% for Vernon River (36% violent, 21% non-violent), beside 34% for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
Close to Prince Edward Island’s typical town
Vernon River’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 grade: A− for Vernon River
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.
Crime in Vernon River, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Vernon River 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, Vernon River’s index dropped 18%
Crime Severity Index
From 52.3 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 43.1 in 2025. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town its size, runs from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Vernon River | 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 Vernon River, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
By its index, Vernon River stands 7th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivière-Beaudette Quebec | 2,806 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| … | |||||
| 4 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 2,758 | 42.4 | 50.5 | A− |
| 5 | Laurier-Station Quebec | 2,838 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| 6 | Yamachiche Quebec | 2,801 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| 7 | Vernon River Prince Edward Island | 2,779 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| 8 | Maria Quebec | 2,770 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 9 | Bonaventure Quebec | 2,719 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 10 | Front of Yonge Ontario | 2,773 | 49.6 | 50.6 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Kuujjuaq Quebec | 2,766 | 805.8 | 2,056.5 | 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 Vernon River in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The police area Vernon River is part of, 32,800 residents, recorded about 320 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 520 property crimes and 410 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 Vernon River
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon River | 2,779 | 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+ |
| Belfast | 2,110 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
4 nearby places have no figure apart from this one: they share a police service.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What clearance means. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- An index, not a verdict. 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.
- Shared with the countryside. The detachment counts crime across its whole territory, of which Vernon River is one part.
- The index’s scale. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
Questions about safety in Vernon River
Is Vernon River safe?
With 10.1 violent incidents and 16.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, Vernon River comes to 46.6 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have a median of 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Vernon River?
Top of the list is mischief (7.1 per 1,000 residents a year); other Criminal Code offences, at 7, and Criminal Code traffic offences, at 4.7, follow.
Is crime going up in Vernon River?
It went down 18% between 2023 and 2025, from 52.3 to 43.1.
How much of Vernon River’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?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Vernon River and everywhere else it polices.
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).