2024 Sher Property Crime Index
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)
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