Cap-Rouge, #1 on this list · Photo: Judicieux (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Québec · 2026

Safest neighbourhoods in Québec

Of the 34 on the list, not one earns an A. The list ends with Maizerets, at B−. Cap-Rouge is #951 of 2,572 on the list for all of Canada. No neighbourhood in Québec makes the national top 100 on this list. First place in Québec goes to Cap-Rouge, with B−. Saint-Émile takes second place with B−; Saint-Michel is third with B−.

Safety grade: the Crime Severity Index of the police force or detachment, 2023–2025 How grades work

Cap-Rouge

Quebec · 17,139 people

B⁻Safety

Overall A⁺·#13 of 2,556

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

Saint-Émile

Quebec · 16,893 people

B⁻Safety

Overall A⁺·#32 of 2,556

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

Saint-Michel

Quebec · 17,303 people

B⁻Safety

Overall A⁺·#56 of 2,556

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

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#NeighbourhoodSafetyCanada rankWhat drives it

1Cap-Rouge17,139 peopleB⁻#951 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

2Saint-Émile16,893 peopleB⁻#952 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

3Saint-Michel17,303 peopleB⁻#953 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

4Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux17,558 peopleB⁻#955 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

5Sillery13,950 peopleB⁻#956 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

6Val-Bélair30,003 peopleB⁻#957 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

7Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides16,222 peopleB⁻#958 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

8Des Châtels14,836 peopleB⁻#959 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

9L'Aéroport13,630 peopleB⁻#960 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

10Lac-Saint-Charles9,985 peopleB⁻#962 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

11Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf37,164 peopleB⁻#963 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

12Bourg-Royal14,430 peopleB⁻#965 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

13Charlesbourg9,660 peopleB⁻#966 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

14Duberger—Les Saules27,419 peopleB⁻#967 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

15Saint-Louis15,792 peopleB⁻#968 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

16Orsainville14,751 peopleB⁻#969 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk C⁻

17Loretteville15,653 peopleB⁻#971 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

18Jésuites15,792 peopleB⁻#972 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

19Chutes-Montmorency16,273 peopleB⁻#973 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

20Vieux-Bourg14,774 peopleB⁻#974 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

21Montcalm13,572 peopleB⁻#975 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

22Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy14,541 peopleB⁻#976 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

23Plateau14,176 peopleB⁻#977 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

24Saint-Sacrement10,650 peopleB⁻#979 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

25Saint-Rodrigue12,018 peopleB⁻#981 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

26Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire5,764 peopleB⁻#982 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

27Vieux-Moulin15,935 peopleB⁻#983 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

28Vieux-Limoilou14,347 peopleB⁻#984 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

29Lairet15,251 peopleB⁻#985 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

30Saint-Jean-Baptiste8,882 peopleB⁻#986 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

31Vanier13,494 peopleB⁻#989 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

32Saint-Sauveur16,104 peopleB⁻#990 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

33Saint-Roch8,381 peopleB⁻#991 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: cost of living D

34Maizerets14,571 peopleB⁻#992 of 2,572Strongest: health A⁺, walkability A⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

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Photos: Cap-Rouge, Judicieux (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Émile, Cephas (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Michel, Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).