Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime per resident in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton runs lower than in 76% of Canadian towns
It grades A− for safety on crime the police covering Saint-Denis-de-Brompton reported from 2023 to 2025: #124 of 503 in Quebec. What’s more, between 2023 and 2025 the severity figure fell, 50.5 to 43.6. Of the two halves, violence comes to 82.8 and other offences to 30.3, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. The yearly rates were 10.5 violent incidents and 11.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 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 Val-Saint-François MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Heavier on violence
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s two halves part ways: 82.8 for violence (typical 85.7) and 30.3 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton comes 8th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
A high clearance rate
Police cleared 47% of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s crime, weighted by seriousness (61% of violent crime, 32% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
About the Quebec norm
The typical Quebec town scores 56.1; Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, 45. 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.
The A− for Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, 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: #124 of 503 in Quebec and #415 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-Denis-de-Brompton’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton runs highest on sexual assault (1.3 per 1,000 against 0.9). 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 | 23.7 | 0.7 | 49% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 4.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Robbery | 2.7 | 0.08 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Other violent violations | 6.7 | 0.2 | 79% |
| Breaking and entering | 49 | 1.5 | 20% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 42.3 | 1.3 | 11% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 8 | 0.2 | 21% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 74.3 | 2.3 | 44% |
| Mischief | 55.7 | 1.7 | 22% |
| Weapons violations | 5 | 0.2 | 74% |
| Administration of justice violations | 54.3 | 1.6 | 100% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 7 | 0.2 | 90% |
| Drug violations | 20 | 0.6 | 80% |
| Impaired driving | 40 | 1.2 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 18.3 | 0.6 | 16% |
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-Denis-de-Brompton stands 8th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwood Ontario | 5,308 | 25.2 | 31.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Quebec | 5,339 | 44 | 75.8 | A− |
| 6 | Saint-Boniface Quebec | 5,405 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| 7 | Windsor Quebec | 5,368 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| 8 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton Quebec | 5,249 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| 9 | Centre Hastings Ontario | 5,170 | 46.8 | 68 | B+ |
| 10 | Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley British Columbia | 5,156 | 49.9 | 52.5 | B+ |
| 11 | Wingham Ontario | 5,411 | 52.3 | 65.1 | B+ |
| 12 | Morin-Heights Quebec | 5,086 | 53.5 | 71.6 | B |
| 13 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac Quebec | 5,194 | 53.8 | 81.1 | B |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Saint-Jean-de-Matha Quebec | 5,415 | 57.5 | 87.6 | B |
| 16 | Saint-Donat Quebec | 5,087 | 57.5 | 87.6 | B |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Big Lakes County Alberta | 5,106 | 167.3 | 179 | 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-Denis-de-Brompton in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (50.5); the low point came in 2024, at 41. 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-Denis-de-Brompton | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 41 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 50.5 | 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-Denis-de-Brompton, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
The police area Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is part of, 33,400 residents, recorded about 350 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 370 property crimes and 160 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Crime in the places around Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | 5,249 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | 2,650 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| Racine | 1,441 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| Windsor | 5,368 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| Orford | 5,698 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| Sherbrooke | 184,135 | 54.6 | 85.1 | B |
| Valcourt | 2,203 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
Nearby, 1 of 2 places with their own figures have a lower index than Saint-Denis-de-Brompton. The nearest of them, Orford (15 km away), scores 39.9 against 45. The table leaves out 4 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
- 100 is Canada in 2006. 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.
- Cleared, not convicted. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- 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-Denis-de-Brompton shares it with its neighbours.
Questions about safety in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Is Saint-Denis-de-Brompton safe?
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s Crime Severity Index is 45 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 10.5 violent incidents and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton?
Assault is the most common, at 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year, then fraud (3.8) and theft under $5,000 (2.3).
Is crime going up in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton?
No: the index fell 14%, from 50.5 in 2023 to 43.6 in 2025.
How much of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 47% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 61% of violent and 32% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Saint-Denis-de-Brompton and everywhere else it polices.
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).