Photo: Original uploader was Chris-13 at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Clermont is about average among Canadian towns for recorded crime
Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 83.8 and 47. By 2025 the index had dropped to 54.3, down from 62 in 2023. Overall, Clermont grades B for safety (#260 of 503 in Quebec): close to the middle of Canadian towns, on crime its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Still, typical years here bring 16.9 violent incidents plus 14.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 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: the Charlevoix-Est MRC.
What stands out about safety in Clermont
Police clear more here
Weighted by seriousness, 56% of crime in Clermont ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 67% of violent crime and 49% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Clermont places 20th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Near the Quebec middle
Clermont’s index of 57.2 compares with 56.1 for the typical town in Quebec. 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: B for Clermont
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: #260 of 503 in Quebec and #863 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 Clermont’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Clermont runs highest on assault (8 per 1,000 against 6.7). Mischief 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 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 65% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.06 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 12.3 | 0.8 | 81% |
| Breaking and entering | 35 | 2.2 | 46% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 15.3 | 1 | 35% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 44.3 | 2.8 | 45% |
| Mischief | 48.3 | 3.1 | 33% |
| Weapons violations | 8.7 | 0.6 | 77% |
| Administration of justice violations | 46.7 | 3 | 89% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5.7 | 0.4 | 58% |
| Drug violations | 17.3 | 1.1 | 79% |
| Impaired driving | 38.7 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 30 | 1.9 | 29% |
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.
Clermont, year by year
Crime Severity Index
From 62 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 54.3 in 2025. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Clermont | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.3 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 55.3 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 62 | 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 Clermont, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Around 260 violent incidents a year in the 15,500-resident police area around Clermont, 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 220 property crimes and 160 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Clermont is 20th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide-Metcalfe Ontario | 3,196 | 25.7 | 29 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 4 | Beaumont Quebec | 3,188 | 39.7 | 73 | A |
| 5 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Quebec | 3,173 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| 6 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Quebec | 3,190 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| 7 | Paspébiac Quebec | 3,132 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 17 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan British Columbia | 3,184 | 53.2 | 66.4 | B+ |
| 18 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 3,189 | 53.7 | 75.4 | B |
| 19 | Ange-Gardien Quebec | 3,100 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| 20 | Clermont Quebec | 3,117 | 57.2 | 83.8 | B |
| 21 | Saint-Gabriel Quebec | 3,091 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
| 22 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire Quebec | 3,158 | 62.8 | 83.3 | B− |
| 23 | Kingsclear New Brunswick | 3,158 | 63.2 | 81.9 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | La Loche Saskatchewan | 3,124 | 1,107 | 1,524.7 | 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 Clermont in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Clermont
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont | 3,117 | 57.2 | 83.8 | B |
| Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs | 1,169 | 57.2 | 83.8 | B |
| La Malbaie | 8,293 | 57.2 | 83.8 | B |
2 places nearby are policed together with it and reported as one, so there is nothing to compare.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Shared across the MRC. The Sûreté du Québec reports by MRC, so the figures cover every municipality it polices there, Clermont among them.
- 100 is Canada in 2006. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- Cleared, not convicted. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- 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.”
Questions about safety in Clermont
Is Clermont safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 57.2 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: that is where Clermont stands, with 16.9 violent and 14.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Clermont?
Most often it is assault: 8 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come Criminal Code traffic offences at 5 and other Criminal Code offences at 4.3.
Is crime going up in Clermont?
It went down 12% between 2023 and 2025, from 62 to 54.3.
How much of Clermont’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 56% of crime (67% of violent crime, 49% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Clermont 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).