Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0Contrecoeur records less crime per resident than 89% of Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 58.5 and other offences to 28.9, beside norms of 89.4 and 56. None of the 4 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. Add to that, that puts it at A for safety, judged on crime the police covering Contrecoeur reported from 2023 to 2025: #26 of 503 in Quebec. Out of every 1,000 residents, 8.6 violent incidents and 10.8 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 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. Source area for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the Richelieu Saint-Laurent service area.
What stands out about safety in Contrecoeur
Lower than most of Quebec
The typical Quebec town scores 56.1; Contrecoeur, 37.1. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Contrecoeur comes 7th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Above-typical clearance
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 46% for Contrecoeur (65% violent, 32% non-violent), beside 33% for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. Questions ↓
Lighter than in 2023
Between 2023 and 2025, Contrecoeur 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 Contrecoeur’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.
Crime in Contrecoeur, type 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.
Contrecoeur comes 7th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beckwith Ontario | 10,073 | 20.5 | 25.5 | A+ |
| 2 | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury Quebec | 10,147 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 4 | Shelburne Ontario | 10,767 | 35.2 | 52.8 | A |
| 5 | Thornbury Ontario | 11,162 | 36.5 | 46.3 | A |
| 6 | Alexandria Ontario | 10,772 | 36.9 | 47.2 | A |
| 7 | Contrecoeur Quebec | 10,708 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 8 | Saint-Zotique Quebec | 10,445 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 9 | Mitchell Ontario | 10,080 | 44.1 | 52.1 | A− |
| 10 | Pont-Rouge Quebec | 11,339 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 13 | Bois-des-Filion Quebec | 10,666 | 47.9 | 61 | B+ |
| 14 | Montmagny Quebec | 11,326 | 48.4 | 77.8 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 25 | Farnham Quebec | 11,315 | 72.8 | 96 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Wheatland County Alberta | 10,150 | 298.8 | 486.4 | 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 Contrecoeur in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Year by year in Contrecoeur: down 15%, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
From 39.2 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 33.2 in 2025. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town its size moved from 69.5 to 60.
Every year as a table
| Year | Contrecoeur | 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 Contrecoeur, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
About 1,900 violent incidents a year across the police area of 222,500 residents that includes Contrecoeur, 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 Contrecoeur
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contrecoeur | 10,708 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu | 2,984 | 58.7 | 84.9 | B |
| Lavaltrie | 15,996 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
| Saint-Ours | 1,817 | 58.7 | 84.9 | B |
| Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu | 1,880 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu | 2,439 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Lanoraie | 5,694 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
Each neighbour with its own figure comes in over Contrecoeur. 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
- One service, several municipalities. The service that polices Contrecoeur reports once for its whole area, so the figures aren’t the town’s alone.
- What 100 means. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- The clearance rate. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- Severity, weighed. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Contrecoeur
Is Contrecoeur safe?
With 8.6 violent incidents and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, Contrecoeur comes to 37.1 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have a median of 66.
What is the most common crime in Contrecoeur?
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 Contrecoeur?
The reverse: 39.2 in 2023 came down to 33.2 by 2025, 15% lower.
How much of Contrecoeur’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?
A police service or detachment that covers Contrecoeur and other places, so the figures are shared.
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).