Sher Property Crime Index 2024

2024 National Rankings Reveal Canada’s Property Crime Hotspots

Toronto leads the nation in property crime risk, while Sherbrooke ranks as Canada’s safest city.

The Sher Property Crime Index 2024 provides a national snapshot of break-and-enter and motor vehicle theft across 42 Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs). Using police-reported data from Statistics Canada, Sher Insurance Group ranked Canadian cities based on a composite score that balances both total incidents and per-capita crime rates.

Key Findings

Toronto ranks #1 overall with the highest composite property crime score, driven by record auto theft totals.
Winnipeg ranks #1 for break-in composite and break-in rate, making it the country’s break-in capital.
Red Deer ranks #1 for auto theft rate, showing how smaller cities can face extreme risks per capita.
Sherbrooke, QC ranks #1 safest with the lowest overall composite score nationwide.
Victoria, BC ranks #2 safest, with Canada’s lowest auto theft rate at just 68 per 100,000 residents.

Canada’s Top 10 Property Crime Cities (2024)

Rank	City	Overall Composite	B&E Total	B&E Rate (per 100K)	Auto Theft Total	Auto Theft Rate (per 100K)
1	Toronto, Ontario	0.67	12899	184.22	22770	325.19
2	Winnipeg, Manitoba	0.60	5869	636.23	3706	401.75
3	Edmonton, Alberta	0.55	7252	442.78	6536	399.06
4	Montreal, Quebec	0.50	10276	220.36	12825	275.02
5	Red Deer, Alberta	0.40	480	425.09	560	495.94
6	Kamloops, British Columbia	0.37	683	546.85	416	333.08
7	Calgary, Alberta	0.37	5617	315.28	4942	277.39
8	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	0.36	1981	531.11	997	267.3
9	Moncton, New Brunswick	0.35	1052	535.51	565	287.61
10	Lethbridge, Alberta	0.34	765	551.37	369	265.96

Source: Statistics Canada (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510017701)

Canada’s 10 safest cities for Break Ins and Auto Theft (2024)

Rank	City	Overall Composite	B&E Total	B&E Rate (per 100K)	Auto Theft Total	Auto Theft Rate (per 100K)
1	Sherbrooke, Quebec	0.024	368	163.35	204	90.55
2	Victoria, British Columbia	0.029	799	181.01	298	67.51
3	Belleville-Quinte West, Ontario	0.042	221	178.9	140	113.33
4	Guelph, Ontario	0.046	316	198.29	158	99.15
5	Saguenay, Quebec	0.053	397	224.19	152	85.84
6	Halifax, Nova Scotia	0.055	998	188.09	504	94.99
7	Barrie, Ontario	0.055	442	150.65	436	148.61
8	Peterborough, Ontario	0.059	347	239.01	125	86.1
9	Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part	0.063	738	203.06	387	106.48
10	Drummondville, Quebec	0.072	204	177.73	191	166.4

Source: Statistics Canada (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510017701)

Regional Trends

Prairie provinces dominate the riskiest list, with Winnipeg, Edmonton, Red Deer, Saskatoon, and Lethbridge all in the Top 10.
Ontario and Quebec show a split picture: Toronto and Montréal rank in the Top 5 riskiest, while Sherbrooke, Guelph, Belleville, and Québec City appear among the safest.
British Columbia shows extremes, with Kamloops and Kelowna in the higher-risk group and Victoria and Saguenay (QC) ranking among the safest.
Atlantic Canada remains relatively safe, with Moncton the only East Coast CMA in the Top 10 riskiest, while Halifax and Fredericton rank much lower in overall risk.

Methodology

The Sher Property Crime Index is based on 2024 police-reported crime data from Statistics Canada. The analysis covers 42 Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) and includes:

Break & Enter incidents and rates
Motor Vehicle Theft incidents and rates

All values were normalized on a 0–1 scale, and composite scores were calculated to give equal weight to volume (total incidents) and per-capita risk (rate per 100K).

Note: CMA populations are adjusted by Statistics Canada to reflect policing boundaries, which may differ from official census counts.

Complete Rankings – Canadian Cities Property Crime Index 2024

City (CMA)	Overall Composite	B&E Actuals 2024	B&E Rate 2024	Auto Theft Actuals 2024	Auto Theft Rate 2024	Auto Theft Composite	B&E Composite
Toronto, Ontario	0.668	12899	184.22	22770	325.19	0.801	0.535
Winnipeg, Manitoba	0.596	5869	636.23	3706	401.75	0.469	0.723
Edmonton, Alberta	0.553	7252	442.78	6536	399.06	0.528	0.578
Montréal, Quebec	0.496	10276	220.36	12825	275.02	0.523	0.468
Red Deer, Alberta	0.402	480	425.09	560	495.94	0.51	0.293
Kamloops, British Columbia	0.372	683	546.85	416	333.08	0.316	0.427
Calgary, Alberta	0.367	5617	315.28	4942	277.39	0.351	0.383
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	0.357	1981	531.11	997	267.3	0.252	0.462
Moncton, New Brunswick	0.348	1052	535.51	565	287.61	0.267	0.43
Lethbridge, Alberta	0.336	765	551.37	369	265.96	0.237	0.435
Regina, Saskatchewan	0.299	1453	517.09	579	206.05	0.172	0.427
Kelowna, British Columbia	0.281	1132	452.61	604	241.5	0.214	0.347
Hamilton, Ontario	0.258	2141	258.2	2517	303.55	0.328	0.187
Vancouver, British Columbia	0.258	7639	245.65	3455	111.1	0.124	0.391
Brantford, Ontario	0.247	541	309.42	578	330.58	0.317	0.177
Chilliwack, British Columbia	0.225	508	401.99	275	217.61	0.178	0.271
Windsor, Ontario	0.206	1615	333.89	945	195.37	0.167	0.244
Nanaimo, British Columbia	0.203	464	363.88	276	216.44	0.177	0.23
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario	0.195	2041	288.74	1371	193.95	0.175	0.215
Fredericton, New Brunswick	0.176	423	316.84	283	211.98	0.172	0.18
Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia	0.159	618	278.28	460	207.13	0.17	0.148
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec	0.159	3437	208.67	2278	138.3	0.13	0.187
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part	0.146	2699	210.26	1891	147.31	0.132	0.16
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario	0.145	1259	233.5	1027	190.47	0.163	0.127
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador	0.133	693	300.09	329	142.47	0.092	0.173
Thunder Bay, Ontario	0.131	437	332.08	162	123.11	0.066	0.196
Trois-Rivières, Quebec	0.128	412	240.62	337	196.82	0.156	0.101
London, Ontario	0.121	1362	217.12	1004	160.05	0.127	0.114
Greater Sudbury, Ontario	0.103	532	272.02	241	123.23	0.068	0.138
Québec, Quebec	0.086	1833	207.55	848	96.02	0.049	0.123
Saint John, New Brunswick	0.08	385	272.39	128	90.56	0.027	0.132
Kingston, Ontario	0.077	459	241.42	208	109.4	0.051	0.104
Drummondville, Quebec	0.072	204	177.73	191	166.4	0.117	0.028
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part	0.063	738	203.06	387	106.48	0.051	0.075
Peterborough, Ontario	0.059	347	239.01	125	86.1	0.022	0.097
Barrie, Ontario	0.055	442	150.65	436	148.61	0.102	0.009
Halifax, Nova Scotia	0.055	998	188.09	504	94.99	0.04	0.07
Saguenay, Quebec	0.053	397	224.19	152	85.84	0.022	0.083
Guelph, Ontario	0.046	316	198.29	158	99.15	0.038	0.053
Belleville-Quinte West, Ontario	0.042	221	178.9	140	113.33	0.054	0.03
Victoria, British Columbia	0.029	799	181.01	298	67.51	0.004	0.055
Sherbrooke, Quebec	0.024	368	163.35	204	90.55	0.029	0.02

Source: Statistics Canada (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510017701)