Photo: Raphaël Joanisse-Clément · CC BY-SA 3.0Salluit sees more crime per resident than almost any other Canadian town
Of the two halves, violence comes to 2,056.5 and other offences to 312.7, beside norms of 86.4 and 62.8. About 64% of crime here is cleared by police, set against 34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. Its letter for safety is D−, worked out from crime the police covering Salluit reported over 2023 to 2025. Behind the grade sit 447.5 violent incidents and 87.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
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. Data for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts covers the Nunavik Region service area.
What stands out about safety in Salluit
Assault: high for a town its size
Salluit records 227.4 incidents of assault per 1,000 residents a year, against 6.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Rising since 2023
Between 2023 and 2025, Salluit moved from 659.6 to 956.3, while the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ went from 70.6 to 62.9. Year by year ↓
The violent half stands out
Violent crime scores 2,056.5 on Salluit’s index against 86.4 for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+; non-violent crime, 312.7 against 62.8. By type ↓
Above Quebec’s typical town
Set among Quebec’s towns, whose median is 56.1, Salluit scores 805.8. 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 D− for Salluit, 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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
Salluit’s index rose 45% from 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
2025, the last year shown, came out highest at 956.3, and 2023 lowest at 659.6. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ moved from 70.6 to 62.9.
Every year as a table
| Year | Salluit | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 956.3 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 801.6 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 659.6 | 70.6 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Salluit, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Which crimes make up Salluit’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Salluit runs highest on assault (227.4 per 1,000 against 6.7), sexual assault (20.7 per 1,000 against 0.8) and mischief (54.2 per 1,000 against 4.2). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 3.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 85.7 | 5.9 | 69% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 261.3 | 18 | 69% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 51.7 | 3.6 | 70% |
| Robbery | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Other violent violations | 66.7 | 4.6 | 72% |
| Breaking and entering | 221.3 | 15.2 | 32% |
| Possession of stolen property | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 0 | 0 | — |
| Theft over $5,000 | 74.7 | 5.1 | 32% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 120 | 8.3 | 32% |
| Mischief | 788 | 54.2 | 32% |
| Weapons violations | 85 | 5.9 | 31% |
| Administration of justice violations | 615 | 42.3 | 61% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 255.3 | 17.6 | 67% |
| Drug violations | 66.7 | 4.6 | 44% |
| Impaired driving | 589.3 | 40.7 | 39% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 23 | 1.6 | 51% |
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 people or more.
14,600 residents, about 6,510 violent incidents a year: the police area Salluit 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.
And about 1,270 property crimes, plus 1,930 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
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, Salluit 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. 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.
- 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 Salluit
Is Salluit safe?
Against a typical 67.2 for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, Salluit’s Crime Severity Index stands at 805.8 for 2023–2025. Its police record 447.5 violent incidents and 87.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Salluit?
Assault is the most common, at 227.4 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (77.1) and mischief (54.2).
Is crime going up in Salluit?
It went up 45% between 2023 and 2025, from 659.6 to 956.3.
How much of Salluit’s crime do police solve?
About 64% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 72% of violent and 45% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Salluit 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).