Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Hyacinthe sees less crime per resident than 68% of Canadian towns
Violence accounts for an index of 70.8 and other offences for 41.7, against usual levels of 75.2 and 54.2. It grades B+ for safety on crime the police covering Saint-Hyacinthe reported from 2023 to 2025: #167 of 503 in Quebec. The yearly rates were 9.7 violent incidents and 14.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 10.8 and 25.1 in the typical town its size. By 2025 the index had dropped to 45.9, down from 48.6 in 2023.
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 behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Maskoutains MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Hyacinthe
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Saint-Hyacinthe places 9th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
A high clearance rate
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 49% for Saint-Hyacinthe (67% violent, 38% non-violent), beside 38% for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more. Questions ↓
Close to Quebec’s typical town
Saint-Hyacinthe’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.
The B+ for Saint-Hyacinthe, 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: #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 50,000 people or more.
Crime in Saint-Hyacinthe, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Saint-Hyacinthe runs highest on sexual assault (1 per 1,000 against 0.8). 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 50,000 people or more.
Saint-Hyacinthe is 9th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown Ontario | 68,265 | 31.4 | 28.3 | A |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Blainville Quebec | 61,739 | 34.9 | 41.4 | A |
| 6 | Caledonia Ontario | 56,059 | 37.2 | 37.5 | A |
| 7 | Rimouski Quebec | 51,756 | 44 | 75.8 | A− |
| 8 | Mascouche Quebec | 56,897 | 45.7 | 79.3 | A− |
| 9 | Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec | 60,874 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 10 | Mirabel Quebec | 68,471 | 50.1 | 57.3 | B+ |
| 11 | Châteauguay Quebec | 53,508 | 50.6 | 85.7 | B+ |
| 12 | Aurora Ontario | 67,385 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 16 | Victoriaville Quebec | 49,863 | 55 | 86.5 | B |
| 17 | Saint-Eustache Quebec | 47,562 | 55.4 | 78.9 | B |
| … | |||||
| 22 | Granby Quebec | 72,180 | 62.6 | 92.5 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Grande Prairie Alberta | 71,160 | 149.3 | 157.2 | 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-Hyacinthe in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 910 violent incidents a year in the 94,500-resident police area around Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 1,310 property crimes, plus 730 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-Hyacinthe, year by year
Crime Severity Index
2024 stands out as the heaviest year at 54.6, with 2025 the lightest at 45.9. The typical Canadian town its size went from 64.3 in 2023 to 59.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Hyacinthe | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.9 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 54.6 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 48.6 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Saint-Hyacinthe, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Saint-Hyacinthe
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| La Présentation | 2,696 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud | 1,053 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Dominique | 3,062 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Sainte-Madeleine | 2,387 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
6 neighbours report through the same police, so their figure is this one and they aren’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The clearance rate. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- Severity, weighed. 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.
- One figure for the MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Saint-Hyacinthe shares it with its neighbours.
- What 100 means. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
Questions about safety in Saint-Hyacinthe
Is Saint-Hyacinthe safe?
With 9.7 violent incidents and 14 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, Saint-Hyacinthe comes to 49.7 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more have a median of 60.3.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Hyacinthe?
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-Hyacinthe?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 5%, to 45.9 from 48.6.
How much of Saint-Hyacinthe’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 38% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Saint-Hyacinthe 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).