Photo: Adqproductions · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Bruno sees less crime per resident than 69% of Canadian towns
Violence accounts for an index of 81.8 and other offences for 37.1, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. Within Quebec, half the towns score under 56.1. The Safety Grade comes out at B+, drawn from crime the police covering Saint-Bruno reported through 2023 to 2025: #163 of 503 in Quebec. Each year brought 12.1 violent incidents and 11.6 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size).
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. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Bruno
A high clearance rate
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 59% for Saint-Bruno (73% violent, 46% non-violent), beside 34% for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
Heavier on violence
Saint-Bruno scores 81.8 for violence and 37.1 for other crime; the typical Canadian town its size scores 85.7 and 62.8. By type ↓
Down since 2023
Saint-Bruno’s index went from 51.8 in 2023 to 43.2 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Saint-Bruno comes 17th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. 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-Bruno’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: #163 of 503 in Quebec and #521 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.
Crime in Saint-Bruno, type by type
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 | 42.7 | 0.8 | 56% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 15 | 0.3 | 95% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Robbery | 7.3 | 0.1 | 92% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 6 | 0.1 | 95% |
| Other violent violations | 9.7 | 0.2 | 62% |
| Breaking and entering | 109.3 | 2 | 40% |
| Possession of stolen property | 11.7 | 0.2 | 85% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 60.7 | 1.1 | 36% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 15.7 | 0.3 | 13% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 170.7 | 3.2 | 34% |
| Mischief | 92 | 1.7 | 31% |
| Weapons violations | 10.3 | 0.2 | 75% |
| Administration of justice violations | 135.7 | 2.5 | 94% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 22.7 | 0.4 | 85% |
| Drug violations | 72.3 | 1.3 | 70% |
| Impaired driving | 94 | 1.8 | 92% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 64.7 | 1.2 | 17% |
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.
In Saint-Bruno, down 17% between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
The middle year, 2024, was the heaviest at 53.7; 2025 was lightest, at 43.2. In the same years the typical Canadian town its size read 74.3 (2023), then 64.2 (2025).
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Bruno | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 53.7 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 51.8 | 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-Bruno, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
About 650 violent incidents a year across the police area of 53,800 residents that includes Saint-Bruno, 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 620 property crimes and 430 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Among 40 towns its size, Saint-Bruno places 17th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Quebec | 2,999 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 6 | Scott Quebec | 2,938 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| 7 | Stanstead Quebec | 2,994 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| 8 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley Quebec | 2,938 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 14 | North Shore Prince Edward Island | 2,994 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| 15 | Labelle Quebec | 2,861 | 48.8 | 71.8 | B+ |
| 16 | Markstay-Warren Ontario | 2,990 | 49.3 | 58.8 | B+ |
| 17 | Saint-Bruno Quebec | 2,935 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| 18 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Quebec | 2,940 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 19 | Springdale Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,893 | 49.9 | 56.6 | B+ |
| 20 | Weedon Quebec | 2,845 | 50.5 | 89.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 Alberta | 2,980 | 170.9 | 107.9 | 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 Saint-Bruno in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Saint-Bruno
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Hébertville-Station | 1,298 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Gédéon | 2,349 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Alma | 30,659 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Hébertville | 2,588 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| Larouche | 1,734 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| Saint-Nazaire | 2,167 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
Where neighbours share its police, they share the figure too: 5 aren’t counted above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- What clearance means. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- An index, not a verdict. One robbery outweighs a run of minor thefts here, since every crime counts by the sentences courts give it. Statistics Canada adds: “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; Saint-Bruno shares it with its neighbours.
Questions about safety in Saint-Bruno
Is Saint-Bruno safe?
Its police recorded 12.1 violent incidents and 11.6 property crimes a year per 1,000 residents over 2023–2025, which gives Saint-Bruno a Crime Severity Index of 49.6. Set that beside 68.5, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Bruno?
Police record assault most, 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of other Criminal Code offences (3.4) and Criminal Code traffic offences (3.3).
Is crime going up in Saint-Bruno?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 17%, to 43.2 from 51.8.
How much of Saint-Bruno’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 59% of crime (73% of violent crime, 46% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Saint-Bruno 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).