Photo: Malimage · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime per resident in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska runs lower than in 61% of Canadian towns
Recorded violent incidents ran at 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 16.3, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Counting crime the police covering Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades B for safety: #228 of 503 in Quebec. On Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index, the 2023–2025 average is 55, where the typical Canadian town its size sits at 68.5. The index fell from 54.6 in 2023 to 51.6 in 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. Not measured by town: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts (the Arthabaska MRC).
What stands out about safety in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
More crime solved
Weighted by seriousness, 50% of crime in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 65% of violent crime and 37% 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-Christophe-d'Arthabaska places 13th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Near the Quebec middle
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska’s index of 55 compares with 56.1 for the typical town in Quebec. Towns its size ↓
Violent crime leads the index
Violent crime scores 86.5 on Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska’s index against 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size; non-violent crime, 42.9 against 62.8. By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The B for Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, and how it is built
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: #228 of 503 in Quebec and #715 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-Christophe-d'Arthabaska’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 | 56.7 | 0.7 | 53% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 21 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 3.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Robbery | 5.3 | 0.07 | 89% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 11.3 | 0.1 | 91% |
| Other violent violations | 29 | 0.4 | 63% |
| Breaking and entering | 125.7 | 1.6 | 29% |
| Possession of stolen property | 20.3 | 0.3 | 67% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 111.7 | 1.4 | 15% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 24 | 0.3 | 14% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 383.7 | 5 | 44% |
| Mischief | 177 | 2.3 | 31% |
| Weapons violations | 14.3 | 0.2 | 89% |
| Administration of justice violations | 228.3 | 3 | 82% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 26 | 0.3 | 67% |
| Drug violations | 88.3 | 1.1 | 76% |
| Impaired driving | 158.3 | 2.1 | 94% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 149 | 1.9 | 9% |
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-Christophe-d'Arthabaska is 13th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Quebec | 3,400 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste Quebec | 3,332 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| … | |||||
| 8 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Quebec | 3,330 | 43.7 | 73 | A− |
| 9 | Compton Quebec | 3,351 | 44.5 | 81.6 | A− |
| 10 | Stoke Quebec | 3,272 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| 11 | Val-Morin Quebec | 3,226 | 48.8 | 71.8 | B+ |
| 12 | Pilot Butte Saskatchewan | 3,255 | 52.8 | 60.8 | B+ |
| 13 | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Quebec | 3,307 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| 14 | Enderby British Columbia | 3,292 | 62.6 | 70.8 | B− |
| 15 | Lewisporte Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,405 | 66.2 | 61.2 | B− |
| 16 | Channel-Port aux Basques Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,379 | 66.8 | 62.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Inuvik Northwest Territories | 3,337 | 718.3 | 807.9 | 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-Christophe-d'Arthabaska in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, year by year
Crime Severity Index
At 58.8, 2024 topped the three years, and 2025 was lowest at 51.6. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 74.3 and 2025 gave 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 58.8 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 54.6 | 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-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
The police area Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska is part of, 77,600 residents, recorded about 1,130 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.
Property crime adds about 1,250 a year and other violations 710 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska | 3,307 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| Victoriaville | 49,863 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| Warwick | 4,939 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| Saint-Albert | 1,744 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| Saint-Valère | 1,187 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska | 1,291 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| Tingwick | 1,567 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
6 nearby places have no figure apart from this one: they share a police service.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Solved cases. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- How serious, not how safe. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
- The whole MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska shares it with its neighbours.
- Reading the number. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
Questions about safety in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
Is Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska safe?
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska scores 55 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), where the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5; per 1,000 residents a year that is 14.7 violent incidents and 16.3 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska?
Police record assault most, 7.1 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of fraud (5.1) and theft under $5,000 (5).
Is crime going up in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 6%, to 51.6 from 54.6.
How much of Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska’s crime do police solve?
About 50% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 65% of violent and 37% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska 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).