Photo: Thomson M · CC BY 3.0Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré sees less crime per resident than 81% of Canadian towns
A Safety Grade of A− follows from crime the police covering Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #90 of 503 in Quebec. Typical years here bring 10.3 violent incidents plus 11.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 31.2 in the typical town its size. Split in two, the index gives 62.9 for violence and 35 for everything else (normally 85.7 and 62.8). Each of the two towns on its borders 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. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Côte-de-Beaupré MRC.
What stands out about safety in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Above-typical clearance
For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the typical clearance rate is 34%; Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré’s police clear 57%, 78% of violent crime and 44% of the rest. Questions ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré comes 8th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Lower than most of Quebec
The typical Quebec town scores 56.1; Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 42.7. 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.
The grade: A− for Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
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: #90 of 503 in Quebec and #349 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.
What police record in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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 | 17 | 0.5 | 69% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 6.3 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.03 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.02 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 10 | 0.3 | 70% |
| Breaking and entering | 53.7 | 1.7 | 38% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 36.3 | 1.1 | 17% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 17% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 80.3 | 2.5 | 41% |
| Mischief | 63 | 2 | 36% |
| Weapons violations | 8.7 | 0.3 | 95% |
| Administration of justice violations | 56.3 | 1.8 | 99% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 9.3 | 0.3 | 72% |
| Drug violations | 29.7 | 0.9 | 82% |
| Impaired driving | 55 | 1.7 | 100% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 39.3 | 1.2 | 23% |
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.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré comes 8th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide-Metcalfe Ontario | 3,196 | 25.7 | 29 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Hampton New Brunswick | 3,268 | 37.7 | 35.6 | A |
| 6 | Chalk River Ontario | 3,147 | 38.6 | 59.3 | A |
| 7 | Beaumont Quebec | 3,188 | 39.7 | 73 | A |
| 8 | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Quebec | 3,173 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| 9 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Quebec | 3,190 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| 10 | Paspébiac Quebec | 3,132 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 11 | Saint-David-de-Falardeau Quebec | 3,128 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| 12 | Val-Morin Quebec | 3,226 | 48.8 | 71.8 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Saint-Liboire Quebec | 3,123 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 15 | Trois-Pistoles Quebec | 3,123 | 52.3 | 97.2 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 19 | Ange-Gardien Quebec | 3,100 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| … | |||||
| 40 | La Loche Saskatchewan | 3,124 | 1,107 | 1,524.7 | 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 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
About 330 violent incidents a year across the police area of 32,700 residents that includes Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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 380 a year and other violations 220 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
In Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, down 5% between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
The middle year, 2024, was the heaviest at 49.8; 2025 was lightest, at 38.2. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 49.8 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 40.3 | 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 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 3,173 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| Beaupré | 4,314 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| Saint-Joachim | 1,425 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| Château-Richer | 4,732 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,006 | 26.8 | 44.8 | A+ |
| Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 4,083 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| Saint-Vallier | 1,026 | 39.7 | 73 | A |
The places around Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré all score lower on the index. The nearest of them, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (11.8 km away), scores 26.8 against 42.7. 4 neighbours are on the same police service or detachment: they share the figure and aren’t compared here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Shared across the MRC. Where the Sûreté du Québec polices, Statistics Canada publishes one figure per MRC; Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré shares it with its neighbours.
- 100 is Canada in 2006. 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.
- Cleared, not convicted. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- What the index measures. 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 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Is Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré safe?
Against a typical 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré’s Crime Severity Index stands at 42.7 for 2023–2025. Its police record 10.3 violent incidents and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré?
The three biggest groups are assault at 4.9, fraud at 3.8 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 3.3, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré?
No: the index fell 5%, from 40.3 in 2023 to 38.2 in 2025.
How much of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 57% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 78% of violent and 44% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré 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).