Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime per resident in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac runs lower than in 97% of Canadian towns
In 2023 the index stood at 28.9; it fell to 26.6 in 2025. On top of that, its letter for safety is A+, worked out from crime the police covering Fossambault-sur-le-Lac reported over 2023 to 2025: #1 of 503 in Quebec. Violence accounts for an index of 46.7 and other offences for 21.1, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. Police counts work out at 6.8 violent incidents and 8.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the typical town its size they are 12.9 and 31.2.
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 Jacques-Cartier MRC.
What stands out about safety in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Lighter than Quebec’s middle
The typical Quebec town scores 56.1; Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, 28.2. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac comes 4th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
More crime solved
Weighted by seriousness, 48% of crime in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 69% of violent crime and 30% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
The violent half stands out
Violent crime scores 46.7 on Fossambault-sur-le-Lac’s index against 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size; non-violent crime, 21.1 against 62.8. By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
What sits behind Fossambault-sur-le-Lac’s A+
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 503 in Quebec and #72 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.
By its index, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac stands 4th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonfield Ontario | 2,597 | 24.3 | 39.2 | A+ |
| 2 | Pembina Manitoba | 2,502 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| 3 | Dufferin Manitoba | 2,587 | 27.2 | 39.3 | A+ |
| 4 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Quebec | 2,505 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| 5 | Magrath Alberta | 2,566 | 36.6 | 46.2 | A |
| 6 | Anmore British Columbia | 2,508 | 38.4 | 34.2 | A |
| 7 | Saint-Polycarpe Quebec | 2,549 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 8 | Hatley Quebec | 2,512 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Saint-Mathieu Quebec | 2,642 | 41.6 | 59.8 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 12 | Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Quebec | 2,509 | 42.5 | 72 | A− |
| 13 | Sainte-Croix Quebec | 2,612 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | High Prairie Alberta | 2,607 | 334.5 | 521.9 | 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 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Which crimes make up Fossambault-sur-le-Lac’s figures
Fraud and assault sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 28.3 | 0.6 | 64% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 5.3 | 0.1 | 81% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 3 | 0.06 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.01 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4.7 | 0.09 | — |
| Other violent violations | 8.7 | 0.2 | 61% |
| Breaking and entering | 37 | 0.7 | 29% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.07 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 49.7 | 1 | 11% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 12 | 0.2 | 17% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 98 | 1.9 | 19% |
| Mischief | 68.3 | 1.3 | 24% |
| Weapons violations | 8 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Administration of justice violations | 41.3 | 0.8 | 91% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 6.3 | 0.1 | 52% |
| Drug violations | 11.7 | 0.2 | 83% |
| Impaired driving | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 19.3 | 0.4 | 19% |
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.
51,700 residents, about 350 violent incidents a year: the police area Fossambault-sur-le-Lac belongs to, 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 450 property crimes and 150 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, year by year
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 29.2 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 26.6 in 2025. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 29.2 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 28.9 | 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 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier | 9,830 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| Shannon | 7,088 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 63 | 89.4 | B− |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| Pont-Rouge | 11,339 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
| Saint-Raymond | 11,951 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac has the lowest index of the places around it. 3 neighbours report through the same police, so their figure is this one and they aren’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- How serious, not how safe. 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.”
- The whole MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Fossambault-sur-le-Lac shares it with its neighbours.
- Reading the number. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- Solved cases. The clearance rate is the share of incidents police solve, by a charge or otherwise, weighted by seriousness like the index. It isn’t a conviction rate.
Questions about safety in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac
Is Fossambault-sur-le-Lac safe?
The short answer is an index of 28.2 for Fossambault-sur-le-Lac (2023–2025), built from 6.8 violent incidents and 8.8 property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac?
Fraud is the most common, at 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year, then assault (3) and theft under $5,000 (1.9).
Is crime going up in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac?
The reverse: 28.9 in 2023 came down to 26.6 by 2025, 8% lower.
How much of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac’s crime do police solve?
48%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 34%. Violent crime is cleared at 69% and non-violent crime at 30%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Fossambault-sur-le-Lac 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).