Photo: Interaction Qui Ltée · Public domainSaint-Ambroise sees less crime per resident than 70% of Canadian towns
The local count comes to 10.2 violent incidents and 11.4 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. On top of that, that puts it at B+ for safety, judged on crime the police covering Saint-Ambroise reported from 2023 to 2025: #154 of 503 in Quebec. Of the two halves, violence comes to 80 and other offences to 36.6, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. Neither of the two towns next door with figures records 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 for the Fjord-du-Saguenay MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Ambroise
Police clear more here
Weighted by seriousness, 53% of crime in Saint-Ambroise ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 68% of violent crime and 40% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Saint-Ambroise places 13th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Violent crime leads the index
Violent crime scores 80 on Saint-Ambroise’s index against 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size; non-violent crime, 36.6 against 62.8. By type ↓
Close to Quebec’s typical town
Saint-Ambroise’s index of 48.7 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 Saint-Ambroise’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: #154 of 503 in Quebec and #502 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.
Which crimes make up Saint-Ambroise’s figures
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 | 18.7 | 0.8 | 53% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 2 | 0.09 | — |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 0.06 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 4.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 47 | 2.1 | 40% |
| Possession of stolen property | 4.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 39.3 | 1.7 | 18% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 7% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 46.7 | 2 | 39% |
| Mischief | 32 | 1.4 | 30% |
| Weapons violations | 8 | 0.4 | 66% |
| Administration of justice violations | 36 | 1.6 | 94% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5.3 | 0.2 | 51% |
| Drug violations | 13 | 0.6 | 79% |
| Impaired driving | 42.3 | 1.9 | 93% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 12 | 0.5 | 33% |
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.
Saint-Ambroise is 13th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford New Brunswick | 4,389 | 25 | 35.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 8 | La Pocatière Quebec | 4,206 | 42.5 | 72 | A− |
| 9 | Beaupré Quebec | 4,314 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| 10 | Highlands East Ontario | 4,372 | 44.7 | 49.5 | A− |
| 11 | West River Prince Edward Island | 4,155 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| 12 | Carleton-sur-Mer Quebec | 4,175 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 13 | Saint-Ambroise Quebec | 4,262 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| 14 | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix Quebec | 4,230 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| 15 | East Angus Quebec | 4,261 | 50.5 | 89.1 | B+ |
| 16 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo British Columbia | 4,242 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 24 | Crabtree Quebec | 4,237 | 68.5 | 107.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Oka Quebec | 4,312 | 83 | 129.3 | C |
| … | |||||
| 40 | High Level Alberta | 4,390 | 324 | 498.7 | 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-Ambroise in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The police area Saint-Ambroise is part of, 23,200 residents, recorded about 230 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 260 property crimes and 130 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
From 2023 to 2025, Saint-Ambroise’s index held steady
Crime Severity Index
2024 stands out as the heaviest year at 53.8, with 2025 the lightest at 46.1. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Ambroise | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.1 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 53.8 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 46.1 | 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 Saint-Ambroise, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Saint-Ambroise
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| Saint-David-de-Falardeau | 3,128 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| Saint-Nazaire | 2,167 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Labrecque | 1,375 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Honoré | 6,984 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| Larouche | 1,734 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a higher index than Saint-Ambroise. 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
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- Cleared, not convicted. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- What the index measures. 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.”
- Shared across the MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Saint-Ambroise shares it with its neighbours.
Questions about safety in Saint-Ambroise
Is Saint-Ambroise safe?
Averaged over 2023–2025, the Crime Severity Index for Saint-Ambroise comes to 48.7. Per 1,000 residents a year, police logged 10.2 violent incidents and 11.4 property crimes. For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the typical index is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Ambroise?
Assault is the most common, at 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year, then Criminal Code traffic offences (2.8) and fraud (2.6).
Is crime going up in Saint-Ambroise?
Hardly at all, from 46.1 in 2023 to 46.1 in 2025.
How much of Saint-Ambroise’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 53% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 68% of violent and 40% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Saint-Ambroise 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).