Photo: MaillouxJ · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford records less crime than three in five Canadian towns
Next door, 2 of 3 towns with figures record less crime per resident. Scored on crime the police covering Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on B for safety: #228 of 503 in Quebec. Behind the grade sit 12.1 violent incidents and 14.5 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. On Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index, the 2023–2025 average is 55, where the typical Canadian town its size sits at 68.5.
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 Rouville MRC.
What stands out about safety in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Above-typical clearance
Police cleared 49% of Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s crime, weighted by seriousness (66% of violent crime, 35% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford stands 18th, the lowest first. Towns its size ↓
About the Quebec norm
Within Quebec, the median town comes to 56.1 on the index, against 55 in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford. Towns its size ↓
Violent crime leads the index
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s two halves part ways: 88.5 for violence (typical 85.7) and 42 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
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-Paul-d'Abbotsford’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: #228 of 503 in Quebec and #715 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-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s crime by kind
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 | 21 | 0.7 | 60% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 8 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 3.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 5 | 0.2 | 80% |
| Other violent violations | 9.7 | 0.3 | 79% |
| Breaking and entering | 56 | 2 | 27% |
| Possession of stolen property | 5 | 0.2 | 94% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 40.7 | 1.4 | 15% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 7 | 0.2 | 19% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 99 | 3.5 | 31% |
| Mischief | 54.7 | 1.9 | 22% |
| Weapons violations | 5.3 | 0.2 | 89% |
| Administration of justice violations | 59.7 | 2.1 | 100% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 10.3 | 0.4 | 42% |
| Drug violations | 22.7 | 0.8 | 72% |
| Impaired driving | 65.3 | 2.3 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 49 | 1.7 | 22% |
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-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s index dropped 5%
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 61, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2025, came in at 50.6. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 74.3 and 2025 gave 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 61 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 53.3 | 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-Paul-d'Abbotsford, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
About 340 violent incidents a year across the police area of 28,700 residents that includes Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, 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 410 property crimes and 240 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Among 40 towns its size, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford places 18th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Garafraxa Ontario | 2,976 | 28.7 | 22 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 3 | Scott Quebec | 2,938 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| 4 | Saint-Elzéar Quebec | 2,842 | 37.7 | 68.7 | A |
| 5 | Rivière-Beaudette Quebec | 2,806 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 6 | Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley Quebec | 2,938 | 39.9 | 58.3 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Springdale Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,893 | 49.9 | 56.6 | B+ |
| 16 | Weedon Quebec | 2,845 | 50.5 | 89.1 | B+ |
| 17 | Dégelis Quebec | 2,943 | 53.8 | 81.1 | B |
| 18 | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford Quebec | 2,891 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| 19 | Rougemont Quebec | 2,832 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| 20 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints Quebec | 2,841 | 57.5 | 87.6 | B |
| 21 | Saint-Côme Quebec | 2,810 | 57.5 | 87.6 | 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-Paul-d'Abbotsford in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton | 2,267 | 45.3 | 73.7 | A− |
| Granby | 72,180 | 62.6 | 92.5 | B− |
| Rougemont | 2,832 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
Nearby, 2 of 3 places with their own figures have a lower index than Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford. Saint-Pie, 9.3 km away, is the nearest lower one, at 49.7 to 55. 3 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
- How serious, not how safe. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- The whole MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford shares it with its neighbours.
- Reading the number. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- Solved cases. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
Questions about safety in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Is Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford safe?
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s Crime Severity Index is 55 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 12.1 violent incidents and 14.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. In the middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford?
Most often it is assault: 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come fraud at 4.9 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 4.7.
Is crime going up in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford?
No: the index fell 5%, from 53.3 in 2023 to 50.6 in 2025.
How much of Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 49% of crime (66% of violent crime, 35% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford 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).