Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Agapit sees less crime per resident than 81% of Canadian towns
Year on year, 10.3 violent incidents and 10.3 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. On top of that, from 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Saint-Agapit reported put it at A− for safety: #90 of 503 in Quebec. Of the two halves, violence comes to 72.9 and other offences to 30.8, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. Its Crime Severity Index dropped from 45.4 in 2023 to 40.2 by 2025.
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 Lotbinière MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Agapit
A lower index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Saint-Agapit places 5th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Above-typical clearance
Police cleared 52% of Saint-Agapit’s crime, weighted by seriousness (63% of violent crime, 41% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
The violent half stands out
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Saint-Agapit’s two halves part ways: 72.9 for violence (typical 85.7) and 30.8 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
Lighter than Quebec’s middle
Saint-Agapit’s index of 42.6 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.
Inside Saint-Agapit’s A− 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: #90 of 503 in Quebec and #349 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.
Saint-Agapit’s crime by kind
Mischief and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 18 | 0.5 | 61% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 4.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 4.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 1 | 0.03 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2 | 0.05 | — |
| Other violent violations | 11 | 0.3 | 55% |
| Breaking and entering | 57 | 1.5 | 35% |
| Possession of stolen property | 8.3 | 0.2 | 81% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 56.3 | 1.5 | 28% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 57 | 1.5 | 32% |
| Mischief | 81.3 | 2.2 | 18% |
| Weapons violations | 7.3 | 0.2 | 92% |
| Administration of justice violations | 47.7 | 1.3 | 94% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 8.7 | 0.2 | 69% |
| Drug violations | 26 | 0.7 | 76% |
| Impaired driving | 48 | 1.3 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 30 | 0.8 | 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 2,500 to 10,000 people.
By its index, Saint-Agapit stands 5th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Valley Ontario | 4,759 | 26.4 | 20.7 | A+ |
| 2 | Northern Bruce Peninsula Ontario | 5,018 | 29.3 | 46.7 | A+ |
| 3 | Amaranth Ontario | 4,808 | 29.9 | 22.1 | A+ |
| 4 | Dutton Ontario | 4,686 | 31.5 | 41.2 | A |
| 5 | Saint-Agapit Quebec | 4,817 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| 6 | Château-Richer Quebec | 4,732 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Quebec | 4,675 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| 8 | Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap British Columbia | 4,829 | 45 | 53.2 | A− |
| 9 | Roxton Pond Quebec | 4,884 | 45.3 | 73.7 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 11 | Saint-Antonin Quebec | 4,633 | 48.3 | 72.4 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 17 | Saint-Jacques Quebec | 4,830 | 54 | 93.4 | B |
| 18 | Warwick Quebec | 4,939 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Battleford Saskatchewan | 4,657 | 349.1 | 479.8 | 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 Saint-Agapit in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Saint-Agapit, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its highest year was 2023, at 45.4, and its lowest 2025, at 40.2. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Agapit | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 42 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 45.4 | 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 Saint-Agapit, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
37,800 residents, about 380 violent incidents a year: the police area Saint-Agapit 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.
And about 380 property crimes, plus 190 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Crime in the places around Saint-Agapit
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agapit | 4,817 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 9,218 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Saint-Gilles | 3,521 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Saint-Flavien | 1,682 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Laurier-Station | 2,838 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | 1,747 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 7,551 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
The table leaves out 5 neighbours whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Severity, weighed. The Crime Severity Index adds up police-reported crime, each kind weighted by the sentences courts give it, so one robbery counts for more than many thefts. In Statistics Canada’s words, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- One figure for the MRC. The Sûreté du Québec reports by MRC, so the figures cover every municipality it polices there, Saint-Agapit among them.
- What 100 means. The index is scaled so that Canada as a whole scored 100 in its base year, 2006: a town at 50 has half that severity per resident.
- The clearance rate. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
Questions about safety in Saint-Agapit
Is Saint-Agapit safe?
Its police recorded 10.3 violent incidents and 10.3 property crimes a year per 1,000 residents over 2023–2025, which gives Saint-Agapit a Crime Severity Index of 42.6. For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the typical index is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Agapit?
The three biggest groups are assault at 4.9, fraud at 2.7 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 2.5, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Saint-Agapit?
The reverse: 45.4 in 2023 came down to 40.2 by 2025, 11% lower.
How much of Saint-Agapit’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 52% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 63% of violent and 41% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Saint-Agapit 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).