Photo: Société du patrimoine des Beaucerons - Fonds PR86 - Collection Chantale Gilbert pl. 1, no 1 · Public domainCrime per resident in Saint-Elzéar runs lower than in 88% of Canadian towns
Behind the grade sit 8.2 violent incidents and 8.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Add to that, the Safety Grade comes out at A, drawn from crime the police covering Saint-Elzéar reported through 2023 to 2025: #40 of 503 in Quebec. Of the two halves, violence comes to 68.7 and other offences to 25.6, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. Both towns on its borders with figures record more 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: one figure for all of the Nouvelle-Beauce MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Elzéar
Heavier on violence
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Saint-Elzéar’s two halves part ways: 68.7 for violence (typical 85.7) and 25.6 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Saint-Elzéar places 2nd from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Below Quebec’s typical town
Saint-Elzéar’s index of 37.7 compares with 56.1 for the typical town in Quebec. Towns its size ↓
A high clearance rate
Police cleared 51% of Saint-Elzéar’s crime, weighted by seriousness (68% of violent crime, 36% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
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-Elzéar’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: #40 of 503 in Quebec and #249 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-Elzéar comes 2nd of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Ontario | 2,866 | 32.8 | 34.7 | A |
| 2 | Saint-Elzéar Quebec | 2,842 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| 3 | Rivière-Beaudette Quebec | 2,806 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 4 | Black Diamond Alberta | 2,910 | 40.9 | 34.4 | A− |
| 5 | Turner Valley Alberta | 2,784 | 40.9 | 34.4 | A− |
| 6 | Laurier-Station Quebec | 2,838 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| 7 | Yamachiche Quebec | 2,801 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Maria Quebec | 2,770 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 11 | Labelle Quebec | 2,861 | 48.8 | 71.8 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Athabasca Alberta | 2,887 | 165 | 138.6 | 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-Elzéar in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 330 violent incidents a year in the 41,100-resident police area around Saint-Elzéar, 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.
And about 350 property crimes, plus 230 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Saint-Elzéar’s crime by kind
Fraud and assault sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.7 | 0.02 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 17.7 | 0.4 | 77% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 5.7 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 3.3 | 0.08 | — |
| Robbery | 4.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Other violent violations | 9.3 | 0.2 | 65% |
| Breaking and entering | 44 | 1.1 | 23% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.09 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 28 | 0.7 | 35% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 23% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 70 | 1.7 | 42% |
| Mischief | 59 | 1.5 | 26% |
| Weapons violations | 7 | 0.2 | 96% |
| Administration of justice violations | 53 | 1.3 | 94% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 11.7 | 0.3 | 57% |
| Drug violations | 20.7 | 0.5 | 79% |
| Impaired driving | 76.3 | 1.9 | 95% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 40 | 1 | 15% |
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.
From 2023 to 2025, Saint-Elzéar’s index dropped 8%
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 47.7, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2025, came in at 31.3. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town its size, runs from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Elzéar | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.3 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 47.7 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 34 | 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-Elzéar, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Saint-Elzéar
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Elzéar | 2,842 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| Sainte-Marie | 13,873 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| Scott | 2,938 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| Vallée-Jonction | 2,042 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage | 1,091 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| Saint-Bernard | 2,680 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| Saint-Frédéric | 1,172 | 44 | 75.8 | A− |
Each neighbour with its own figure comes in over Saint-Elzéar. 4 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
- One figure for the MRC. The Sûreté du Québec reports by MRC, so the figures cover every municipality it polices there, Saint-Elzéar among them.
- What 100 means. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- The clearance rate. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- Severity, weighed. 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.”
Questions about safety in Saint-Elzéar
Is Saint-Elzéar safe?
Saint-Elzéar scores 37.7 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 8.2 violent incidents and 8.8 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Elzéar?
Assault is the most common, at 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year, then fraud (3.2) and Criminal Code traffic offences (3.2).
Is crime going up in Saint-Elzéar?
No: the index fell 8%, from 34 in 2023 to 31.3 in 2025.
How much of Saint-Elzéar’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 51% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 68% of violent and 36% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Saint-Elzéar 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).