Photo: François Fournier · CC BY-SA 3.0Beloeil sees less crime per resident than 89% of Canadian towns
Split in two, the index gives 58.5 for violence and 28.9 for everything else (normally 89.4 and 56). Its letter for safety is A, worked out from crime the police covering Beloeil reported over 2023 to 2025: #26 of 503 in Quebec. Year on year, 8.6 violent incidents and 10.8 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 12.0 and 30.5 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. The crime severity, crime rate and incident counts numbers here cover the Richelieu Saint-Laurent service area.
What stands out about safety in Beloeil
Under the Quebec norm
Beloeil’s index of 37.1 compares with 56.1 for the typical town in Quebec. Towns its size ↓
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Beloeil places 9th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Police clear more here
For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people the typical clearance rate is 33%; Beloeil’s police clear 46%, 65% of violent crime and 32% of the rest. Questions ↓
Less severe than in 2023
Between 2023 and 2025, Beloeil moved from 39.2 to 33.2, while the typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 to 60. Year by year ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Beloeil’s grade
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: #26 of 503 in Quebec and #227 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.
What police record in Beloeil, by type
Mischief and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.3 | 0.01 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 49.7 | 0.2 | 58% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 56.3 | 0.3 | 90% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 5.7 | 0.03 | 70% |
| Robbery | 41.3 | 0.2 | 64% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 22.3 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Other violent violations | 49.7 | 0.2 | 73% |
| Breaking and entering | 264.3 | 1.2 | 25% |
| Possession of stolen property | 41.7 | 0.2 | 72% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 294 | 1.3 | 17% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 15% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 606 | 2.7 | 33% |
| Mischief | 283.3 | 1.3 | 25% |
| Weapons violations | 21 | 0.10 | 76% |
| Administration of justice violations | 350.7 | 1.6 | 96% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 49 | 0.2 | 69% |
| Drug violations | 125.7 | 0.6 | 75% |
| Impaired driving | 258.7 | 1.2 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 194.3 | 0.9 | 27% |
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.
In Beloeil, down 15% between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
2023 opened the run as its heaviest year (39.2); 2025 was the lightest, at 33.2. The typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 in 2023 to 60 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Beloeil | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.2 | 60 |
| 2024 | 38.9 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 39.2 | 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 Beloeil, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
By its index, Beloeil stands 9th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springwater Ontario | 24,144 | 22.8 | 21.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 6 | Angus Ontario | 26,036 | 33.2 | 50.9 | A |
| 7 | Picton Ontario | 27,544 | 35.5 | 50.9 | A |
| 8 | Beaumont Alberta | 26,305 | 37 | 46.8 | A |
| 9 | Beloeil Quebec | 25,240 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 10 | Essex Ontario | 23,872 | 37.3 | 63.2 | A |
| 11 | Strathroy Ontario | 26,497 | 38.8 | 47.8 | A |
| 12 | Foothills County Alberta | 25,789 | 39.1 | 30.5 | A |
| 13 | L'Assomption Quebec | 25,126 | 39.2 | 59 | A |
| 14 | Saint-Lazare Quebec | 22,895 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 15 | La Prairie Quebec | 27,159 | 41.6 | 59.8 | A− |
| 16 | Candiac Quebec | 24,920 | 41.6 | 59.8 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 304.6 | 362 | 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 Beloeil in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The police area Beloeil is part of, 222,500 residents, recorded about 1,900 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 2,390 property crimes and 1,120 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 Beloeil
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloeil | 25,240 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| McMasterville | 6,114 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil | 2,999 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu | 1,867 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
Same police, same number: 6 neighbours drop out of the comparison for that reason.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. 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.
- The clearance rate. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- Severity, weighed. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- One service, several municipalities. Beloeil is policed by a service that covers other municipalities too, and Statistics Canada reports the service as a whole.
Questions about safety in Beloeil
Is Beloeil safe?
Police-reported crime in Beloeil scores 37.1 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 8.6 violent incidents and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, the typical index is 66.
What is the most common crime in Beloeil?
The three biggest groups are assault at 4.1, fraud at 3.5 and theft under $5,000 at 2.7, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Beloeil?
The reverse: 39.2 in 2023 came down to 33.2 by 2025, 15% lower.
How much of Beloeil’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 46%: 65% for violent crime and 32% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 33%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Beloeil 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).