Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Recorded crime in Lavaltrie is close to typical for Canadian towns
Recorded violent incidents ran at 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 14.8, against 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. In sum, crime its police reported from 2023 to 2025 put Lavaltrie at B (#271 of 503 in Quebec): close to the middle of Canadian towns. Of the two halves, violence comes to 90.3 and other offences to 45.6, beside norms of 89.4 and 56. 3 of the 5 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident.
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 D'Autray MRC.
What stands out about safety in Lavaltrie
A high clearance rate
For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people the typical clearance rate is 33%; Lavaltrie’s police clear 53%, 74% of violent crime and 36% of the rest. Questions ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Counting up from the lowest index, Lavaltrie is 23rd of the 40 Canadian towns closest in population. Towns its size ↓
About the Quebec norm
Set among Quebec’s towns, whose median is 56.1, Lavaltrie scores 58. 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.
Inside Lavaltrie’s B for safety
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: #271 of 503 in Quebec and #876 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 Lavaltrie, by type
Against the typical town its size, Lavaltrie runs highest on sexual assault (1 per 1,000 against 0.8). Mischief and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.01 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 41 | 0.9 | 50% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 13 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 2 | 0.04 | — |
| Robbery | 5.3 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 5.3 | 0.1 | 94% |
| Other violent violations | 12 | 0.3 | 69% |
| Breaking and entering | 111 | 2.4 | 20% |
| Possession of stolen property | 21.7 | 0.5 | 72% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 114.3 | 2.4 | 16% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 26.7 | 0.6 | 20% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 115.3 | 2.5 | 34% |
| Mischief | 89 | 1.9 | 30% |
| Weapons violations | 11 | 0.2 | 85% |
| Administration of justice violations | 130.7 | 2.8 | 95% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 14.3 | 0.3 | 70% |
| Drug violations | 44.7 | 1 | 85% |
| Impaired driving | 129.7 | 2.8 | 89% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 67.3 | 1.4 | 21% |
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.
Among 40 towns its size, Lavaltrie places 23rd
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorchester Ontario | 15,475 | 28.2 | 19.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 7 | Mercier Quebec | 16,036 | 35.9 | 60.1 | A |
| … | |||||
| 9 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand Quebec | 17,146 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 10 | Pincourt Quebec | 15,220 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Bécancour Quebec | 14,943 | 46.5 | 64.3 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 20 | Mountain View County Alberta | 14,802 | 54.8 | 78.3 | B |
| 21 | Smithville Ontario | 16,586 | 56.1 | 72.6 | B |
| 22 | Gaspé Quebec | 15,479 | 57.9 | 106.1 | B |
| 23 | Lavaltrie Quebec | 15,996 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
| 24 | Carleton Place Ontario | 14,837 | 61.2 | 94.7 | B− |
| 25 | Lacombe Alberta | 14,733 | 61.7 | 47.6 | B− |
| 26 | Strathmore Alberta | 16,416 | 66.8 | 78.9 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | North Battleford Saskatchewan | 14,882 | 528.4 | 591.9 | 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 Lavaltrie in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The police area Lavaltrie is part of, 47,600 residents, recorded about 560 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.
And about 690 property crimes, plus 440 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Lavaltrie’s index held steady from 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
At 65.8, 2024 topped the three years, and 2023 was lowest at 53.9. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 in 2023 to 60 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Lavaltrie | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.4 | 60 |
| 2024 | 65.8 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 53.9 | 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 Lavaltrie, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Lavaltrie
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaltrie | 15,996 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
| Contrecoeur | 10,708 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| Saint-Sulpice | 3,688 | 39.2 | 59 | A |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu | 2,984 | 58.7 | 84.9 | B |
| Lanoraie | 5,694 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
| L'Assomption | 25,126 | 39.2 | 59 | A |
| Saint-Ours | 1,817 | 58.7 | 84.9 | B |
Of 5 places nearby with their own figures, 3 come in under Lavaltrie. Closest is Contrecoeur, 5.8 km away, at 37.1 to 58 here. The comparison skips one neighbour reported under the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- An index, not a verdict. 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.”
- Policed as an MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Lavaltrie shares it with its neighbours.
- The index’s scale. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- What clearance means. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
Questions about safety in Lavaltrie
Is Lavaltrie safe?
Police-reported crime in Lavaltrie scores 58 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 11.9 violent incidents and 14.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people is 66.
What is the most common crime in Lavaltrie?
The three biggest groups are assault at 5.5, Criminal Code traffic offences at 4.8 and fraud at 4.1, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Lavaltrie?
Hardly at all, from 53.9 in 2023 to 54.4 in 2025.
How much of Lavaltrie’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 53% of crime (74% of violent crime, 36% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 33%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Lavaltrie 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).