Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident is lower in Saint-Maurice than in 86% of Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 52 and other offences to 34.5, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. Its police logs show 9.0 violent incidents and 11.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the typical town its size the numbers are 12.9 and 31.2. Scored on crime the police covering Saint-Maurice reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on A for safety: #53 of 503 in Quebec. Neither of the two towns next door with figures records less 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 for the Chenaux MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Maurice
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Saint-Maurice comes 4th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Under the Quebec norm
The typical Quebec town scores 56.1; Saint-Maurice, 39.2. Towns its size ↓
Above-typical clearance
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 48% for Saint-Maurice (72% violent, 34% non-violent), beside 34% for 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-Maurice’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: #53 of 503 in Quebec and #279 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.
Crime in Saint-Maurice, type by type
Mischief and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 6.3 | 0.5 | 75% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 33 | 2.4 | 32% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 19.3 | 1.4 | 14% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 24% |
| Mischief | 23.7 | 1.7 | 25% |
| Weapons violations | 2.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 23.7 | 1.7 | 89% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 2.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Drug violations | 7.3 | 0.5 | 64% |
| Impaired driving | 18 | 1.3 | 93% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 14.7 | 1.1 | 18% |
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.
Among 40 towns its size, Saint-Maurice places 4th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulmur Ontario | 3,813 | 24 | 17.5 | A+ |
| 2 | Forty Mile County No. 8 Alberta | 3,927 | 34.4 | 26.6 | A |
| 3 | Saint-Sulpice Quebec | 3,688 | 39.2 | 59 | A |
| 4 | Saint-Maurice Quebec | 3,804 | 39.2 | 52 | A |
| 5 | Sainte-Claire Quebec | 3,724 | 39.7 | 73 | A |
| 6 | Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 3,915 | 42.4 | 50.5 | A− |
| 7 | Georgian Bay Ontario | 3,798 | 43.4 | 53.1 | A− |
| 8 | L'Islet Quebec | 3,874 | 43.7 | 73 | A− |
| 9 | Cap-Santé Quebec | 3,885 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
| 10 | Ascot Corner Quebec | 3,725 | 50.5 | 89.1 | B+ |
| 11 | Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson Quebec | 3,842 | 53.5 | 71.6 | B |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Cowichan Bay British Columbia | 3,713 | 131.7 | 149.7 | 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-Maurice in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
In Saint-Maurice, up 14% between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 44.1 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 34.4 in 2023. 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-Maurice | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 44.1 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 34.4 | 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-Maurice, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Around 120 violent incidents a year in the 13,900-resident police area around Saint-Maurice, 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.
Property crime adds about 150 a year and other violations 78 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around Saint-Maurice
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | 39.2 | 52 | A |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | 6,613 | 39.2 | 52 | A |
| Champlain | 1,957 | 39.2 | 52 | A |
| Trois-Rivières | 149,934 | 61.5 | 93.7 | B− |
| Saint-Narcisse | 1,848 | 39.2 | 52 | A |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | 1,137 | 39.2 | 52 | A |
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 46.5 | 64.3 | A− |
Each neighbour with its own figure comes in over Saint-Maurice. Its police also cover 4 neighbouring places, which carry the same index and are left out above.
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. The Sûreté du Québec’s figures are for its MRC as a whole, not for Saint-Maurice alone.
- What 100 means. 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.
Questions about safety in Saint-Maurice
Is Saint-Maurice safe?
Saint-Maurice scores 39.2 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 9 violent incidents and 11.2 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Maurice?
The three biggest groups are assault at 3.5, fraud at 3.2 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 2.9, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Saint-Maurice?
Up 14%: 34.4 in 2023, 39.2 in 2025.
How much of Saint-Maurice’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 48%: 72% for violent crime and 34% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Saint-Maurice 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).