Photo: Michel Craig · CC BY-SA 2.0Per resident, Eastman records less crime than four in five Canadian towns
About 40% of crime here is cleared by police, set against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size. Violence accounts for an index of 58.3 and other offences for 32.9, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. From 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Eastman reported put it at A− for safety: #73 of 503 in Quebec. Add to that, typical years here bring 8.2 violent incidents plus 7.9 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. Not measured by town: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts (the Memphrémagog MRC).
What stands out about safety in Eastman
Easing since 2023
Eastman’s index went from 45.1 in 2023 to 34.8 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Eastman places 5th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Below Quebec’s typical town
Eastman’s index of 39.9 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.
What’s behind Eastman’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: #73 of 503 in Quebec and #306 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.
Year by year in Eastman: down 23%, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (45.1); the low point came in 2025, at 34.8. 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 | Eastman | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.8 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 39.9 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 45.1 | 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 Eastman, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, Eastman places 5th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey Manitoba | 2,655 | 27.2 | 39.3 | A+ |
| 2 | Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 2,668 | 35.8 | 32 | A |
| 3 | Saint-Bernard Quebec | 2,680 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| 4 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse Quebec | 2,739 | 39.7 | 73 | A |
| 5 | Eastman Quebec | 2,706 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| 6 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 2,758 | 42.4 | 50.5 | A− |
| 7 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton Quebec | 2,650 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| 8 | East River, Part 1 Prince Edward Island | 2,657 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Bonaventure Quebec | 2,719 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 11 | Saint-Martin Quebec | 2,687 | 47.7 | 81.3 | B+ |
| 12 | La Présentation Quebec | 2,696 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Plessisville Quebec | 2,718 | 55.6 | 81.9 | B |
| … | |||||
| 40 | La Ronge Saskatchewan | 2,668 | 715.9 | 1,169 | 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 Eastman in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in Eastman, type by type
Assault and fraud sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 11 | 0.6 | 48% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 32.3 | 1.8 | 16% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 13 | 0.7 | 2% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 10% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 23% |
| Mischief | 23.3 | 1.3 | 23% |
| Weapons violations | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 15.3 | 0.8 | 87% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 11 | 0.6 | 27% |
| Drug violations | 9.3 | 0.5 | 29% |
| Impaired driving | 25.7 | 1.4 | 98% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 13.3 | 0.7 | 10% |
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.
The police area Eastman is part of, 18,800 residents, recorded about 150 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 150 property crimes and 210 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 Eastman
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastman | 2,706 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| Austin | 1,959 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| Orford | 5,698 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| Stukely-Sud | 1,242 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| Magog | 30,764 | 42 | 55.3 | A− |
| Bolton-Est | 1,337 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| Racine | 1,441 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
The places around Eastman all score higher on the index. 4 neighbours are on the same police service or detachment: they share the figure and aren’t compared here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Policed as an MRC. The Sûreté du Québec’s figures are for its MRC as a whole, not for Eastman alone.
- The index’s scale. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- What clearance means. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Eastman
Is Eastman safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 39.9 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: that is where Eastman stands, with 8.2 violent and 7.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Eastman?
The three biggest groups are assault at 3.6, fraud at 2.4 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 2.3, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Eastman?
It went down 23% between 2023 and 2025, from 45.1 to 34.8.
How much of Eastman’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 40% of crime (59% of violent crime, 26% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Eastman 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).