Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in Saint-Dominique than in 68% of Canadian towns
Violence accounts for an index of 70.8 and other offences for 41.7, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. That puts it at B+ for safety, judged on crime the police covering Saint-Dominique reported from 2023 to 2025: #167 of 503 in Quebec. Out of every 1,000 residents, 9.7 violent incidents and 14.0 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. What’s more, between 2023 and 2025 the severity figure fell, 48.6 to 45.9.
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 Maskoutains MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Dominique
A high clearance rate
Weighted by seriousness, 49% of crime in Saint-Dominique ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 67% of violent crime and 38% 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-Dominique places 16th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
About the Quebec norm
Saint-Dominique’s index of 49.7 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.
Saint-Dominique: B+ for safety, and why
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: #167 of 503 in Quebec and #534 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-Dominique’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 | 0.3 | 0.00 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 52.7 | 0.6 | 61% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 21.3 | 0.2 | 95% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 5.3 | 0.06 | 51% |
| Robbery | 18 | 0.2 | 65% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 10.7 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Other violent violations | 20.3 | 0.2 | 85% |
| Breaking and entering | 171.7 | 1.8 | 28% |
| Possession of stolen property | 20.7 | 0.2 | 79% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 125.7 | 1.3 | 14% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 41.7 | 0.4 | 17% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 403 | 4.3 | 36% |
| Mischief | 165.7 | 1.8 | 27% |
| Weapons violations | 15.7 | 0.2 | 83% |
| Administration of justice violations | 181 | 1.9 | 95% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 30.7 | 0.3 | 79% |
| Drug violations | 84.7 | 0.9 | 75% |
| Impaired driving | 135 | 1.4 | 99% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 216.3 | 2.3 | 11% |
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.
About 910 violent incidents a year across the police area of 94,500 residents that includes Saint-Dominique, 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 1,310 property crimes and 730 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Saint-Dominique, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 54.6, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2025, came in at 45.9. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Dominique | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.9 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 54.6 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 48.6 | 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-Dominique, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, Saint-Dominique places 16th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 4 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil Quebec | 2,999 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 5 | Stanstead Quebec | 2,994 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| 6 | Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard Quebec | 3,018 | 44 | 75.8 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 8 | Paspébiac Quebec | 3,132 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 13 | Markstay-Warren Ontario | 2,990 | 49.3 | 58.8 | B+ |
| 14 | Athens Ontario | 3,078 | 49.6 | 50.6 | B+ |
| 15 | Saint-Liboire Quebec | 3,123 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 16 | Saint-Dominique Quebec | 3,062 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 17 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo British Columbia | 3,057 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| 18 | Trois-Pistoles Quebec | 3,123 | 52.3 | 97.2 | B+ |
| 19 | Vanscoy No. 345 Saskatchewan | 3,029 | 54.2 | 56.3 | B |
| … | |||||
| 40 | La Loche Saskatchewan | 3,124 | 1,107 | 1,524.7 | 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-Dominique in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Saint-Dominique
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Dominique | 3,062 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | 2,267 | 45.3 | 73.7 | A− |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton | 1,794 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Damase | 2,390 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
5 places nearby are policed together with it and reported as one, so there is nothing to compare.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What clearance means. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- An index, not a verdict. 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.
- Policed as an MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Saint-Dominique shares it with its neighbours.
- The index’s scale. 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.
Questions about safety in Saint-Dominique
Is Saint-Dominique safe?
With 9.7 violent incidents and 14 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, Saint-Dominique comes to 49.7 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have a median of 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Dominique?
The three biggest groups are assault at 4.5, theft under $5,000 at 4.3 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 4.1, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Saint-Dominique?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 5%, to 45.9 from 48.6.
How much of Saint-Dominique’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 67% of violent crime and 38% of everything else, 49% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Saint-Dominique 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).