Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Lambert has less crime per resident than 64% of Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 69.5 and other offences to 47.8, beside norms of 89.4 and 56. A Safety Grade of B follows from crime the police covering Saint-Lambert reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #182 of 503 in Quebec. Per 1,000 residents a year, 9.2 violent incidents and 18.1 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. Steady over the three years, the index read 55.1 in 2023 and 52.8 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. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Longueuil service area.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Lambert
In the middle of towns its size
Counting up from the lowest index, Saint-Lambert is 20th of the 40 Canadian towns closest in population. Towns its size ↓
Near the Quebec middle
Set among Quebec’s towns, whose median is 56.1, Saint-Lambert scores 53.7. 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.
What sits behind Saint-Lambert’s B
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: #182 of 503 in Quebec and #652 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Which crimes make up Saint-Lambert’s figures
Theft under $5,000 and mischief sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 3.3 | 0.01 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 123.3 | 0.3 | 29% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 104.7 | 0.2 | 85% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 16.3 | 0.04 | 43% |
| Robbery | 203.3 | 0.4 | 52% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 31.3 | 0.07 | 83% |
| Other violent violations | 148.3 | 0.3 | 52% |
| Breaking and entering | 865.7 | 1.9 | 16% |
| Possession of stolen property | 80 | 0.2 | 73% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 998.3 | 2.2 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 570.3 | 1.3 | 7% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 3,075.7 | 6.8 | 24% |
| Mischief | 855 | 1.9 | 14% |
| Weapons violations | 77 | 0.2 | 60% |
| Administration of justice violations | 992.7 | 2.2 | 90% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 171 | 0.4 | 70% |
| Drug violations | 388.7 | 0.9 | 72% |
| Impaired driving | 494 | 1.1 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1,051.7 | 2.3 | 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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Saint-Lambert, year by year
Crime Severity Index
The first year, 2023, was the heaviest at 55.1, and 2025 the lightest at 52.8. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town its size moved from 69.5 to 60.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Lambert | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.8 | 60 |
| 2024 | 53.3 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 55.1 | 69.5 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Saint-Lambert, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
458,200 residents, about 4,150 violent incidents a year: the police area Saint-Lambert belongs to, 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 8,190 property crimes and 3,600 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
By its index, Saint-Lambert stands 20th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springwater Ontario | 24,144 | 22.8 | 21.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 9 | Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Quebec | 21,949 | 30.8 | 56.8 | A+ |
| 10 | Beloeil Quebec | 25,240 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| 11 | Varennes Quebec | 21,490 | 37.1 | 58.5 | A |
| … | |||||
| 13 | L'Assomption Quebec | 25,126 | 39.2 | 59 | A |
| … | |||||
| 17 | Uxbridge Ontario | 22,618 | 45.8 | 61.4 | A− |
| 18 | Huntsville Ontario | 23,948 | 48.2 | 68.1 | B+ |
| 19 | Colwood British Columbia | 22,794 | 49.8 | 63.6 | B+ |
| 20 | Saint-Lambert Quebec | 23,355 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| 21 | Tillsonburg Ontario | 21,450 | 54.1 | 63.3 | B |
| 22 | Port Colborne Ontario | 21,921 | 56.1 | 72.6 | B |
| 23 | Joliette Quebec | 22,408 | 68.5 | 107.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 304.6 | 362 | 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-Lambert in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Saint-Lambert
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lambert | 23,355 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| Lemoyne | 5,052 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| Vieux Greenfield Park | 10,998 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde | 6,671 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| Saint-Jean-Vianney | 13,181 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| Laflèche | 19,706 | 53.7 | 69.5 | B |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâces | 10,204 | 53.7 | 69.5 | 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
- One service, several municipalities. A regional or shared police service reports one set of figures for every municipality it covers, Saint-Lambert included.
- What 100 means. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- The clearance rate. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- 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-Lambert
Is Saint-Lambert safe?
Against a typical 66 for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Saint-Lambert’s Crime Severity Index stands at 53.7 for 2023–2025. Its police record 9.2 violent incidents and 18.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Lambert?
Theft under $5,000 is the most common, at 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year, then assault (4.5) and Criminal Code traffic offences (3.8).
Is crime going up in Saint-Lambert?
Barely: 55.1 in 2023, 52.8 in 2025.
How much of Saint-Lambert’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 36%: 56% for violent crime and 24% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 33%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Saint-Lambert 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).