Laurentian Valley Crime Statistics

Ontario · Statistics Canada 2025 · updated 2026-10-13

CrimeMaps has no incident-level map for Laurentian Valley: its police service does not publish open incident data. These are the official annual police-reported statistics from Statistics Canada.

2025 incidents358 (unchanged vs 2024)
Rate per 100,0003,497.5 (population 10,240)
Violent incidents89 (869.5 per 100K)
Property incidents165 (1,612.0 per 100K)
Crime Severity Index 202537.4 (violent 40.1)
Cleared by police48.3%
vs Ontario23.7% lower rate (4,581.7 per 100K)

Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Upper Ottawa Valley (Laurentian Valley) OPP. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.

Year by year

YearIncidentsPer 100KViolentPropertyCSI
20253583,497.58916537.4
20243583,463.39916736.5
20233173,059.87216335.1
20223693,759.28919945.0
20212672,720.68612132.1
20203113,204.95718738.6
20192973,074.86617637.8

Offences in 2025

OffenceIncidentsPer 100Kvs 2024
Theft (non-vehicle)82801.1up 18.8%
Fraud and identity crime52508.0up 33.3%
Assault40390.8unchanged
Shoplifting34332.2up 3.0%
Impaired driving17166.1up 6.2%
Mischief16156.3down 51.5%
Sexual assault987.9up 12.5%
Break and enter878.2down 20.0%
Theft from vehicle878.2up 14.3%
Drug violations878.2up 33.3%
Motor vehicle theft439.1down 63.6%
Weapons violations439.1up 300.0%
Robbery19.8

Laurentian Valley crime overview

Essay updated 2026-10-04 · figures above are Statistics Canada 2025

TL;DR. In 2025, Laurentian Valley recorded 358 incidents, a rate of 3,497.5 per 100,000 population. The total was unchanged from 2024. The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 82 incidents, accounting for 22.9% of the total.

About this data

Laurentian Valley is policed by the Upper Ottawa Valley (Laurentian Valley) OPP detachment, and the figures below are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (police-reported incidents). Police-reported means incidents that came to police attention; not every crime is reported. The latest year, 2025, recorded 358 total incidents, for a rate of 3,497.5 per 100,000 population. That rate is based on a population of 10,240.

Recent trend

Total incidents in 2025 was unchanged from 2024, with 358 incidents in both years. Since 2019, when there were 297 incidents, the total count rose 20.5% and the rate per 100,000 population rose 13.7%. The peak in 2019–2025 was 369 incidents in 2022. The lowest was 267 incidents in 2021. Compared with 2024, violent incidents fell 10.1% and property incidents fell 1.2%.

Category breakdown

In 2025, theft (non-vehicle) accounted for 82 incidents or 22.9% of the total and rose 18.8% from 2024, while fraud and identity crime accounted for 52 incidents or 14.5% and rose 33.3%. Assault totalled 40 incidents or 11.2% and was unchanged from 2024, and shoplifting totalled 34 incidents or 9.5% and rose 3%. Impaired driving totalled 17 incidents or 4.7% and rose 6.3%, while uttering threats and mischief each totalled 16 incidents or 4.5% and fell 33.3% and 51.5% respectively, and sexual assault totalled 9 incidents or 2.5% and rose 12.5%. Violent incidents totalled 89, or 24.9% of the total, and property incidents totalled 165, or 46.1%. The crime severity index in 2025 was 37.36, with a violent crime severity index of 40.14, which weights offences by seriousness.

What this means

Laurentian Valley's total rate of 3,497.5 per 100,000 population was 23.7% lower than Ontario's rate of 4,581.7. The violent rate of 869.5 per 100,000 population was 19.3% lower than the provincial rate of 1,077.8, and the property rate of 1,612 per 100,000 population was 38% lower than the provincial rate of 2,599.6. These annual police-reported figures describe the detachment area as a whole for 2025, which Statistics Canada publishes the following July, and do not show locations within the city. Counts also reflect reporting to police, so the 358 incidents and the shares for offences such as theft (non-vehicle) can shift with reporting practices as well as occurrence.

FAQ

What is the crime rate in Laurentian Valley?
In 2025, the latest year, the Upper Ottawa Valley (Laurentian Valley) OPP detachment reported 358 incidents, with a rate per 100,000 population of 3,497.5. Of those incidents, 89 were violent, with a rate per 100,000 population of 869.5, and 165 were property incidents, with a rate per 100,000 population of 1,612. Police-reported data reflect incidents that came to police attention; not every offence is reported.

Is crime going up or down in Laurentian Valley?
In 2025, the latest year, the total was unchanged at 358 compared with 358 in 2024. Violent incidents fell 10.1% and property incidents fell 1.2% compared with 2024. Since 2019, when there were 297 incidents, total incidents rose 20.5%, with a peak of 369 in 2022 and a low of 267 in 2021.

What is the most common crime in Laurentian Valley?
In 2025, the latest year, the most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 82 incidents, representing 22.9% of total incidents, with a rate per 100,000 population of 801.1. That count rose 18.8% from 69 in 2024. The next most common offences were fraud and identity crime with 52 incidents and assault with 40 incidents.

How does Laurentian Valley compare with Ontario?
In 2025, the latest year, the total rate per 100,000 population of 3,497.5 in Laurentian Valley was 23.7% lower than the Ontario rate per 100,000 population of 4,581.7. The violent rate per 100,000 population of 869.5 was 19.3% lower than the Ontario rate per 100,000 population of 1,077.8. The property rate per 100,000 population of 1,612 was 38% lower than the Ontario rate per 100,000 population of 2,599.6.

Where do these numbers come from?
These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for the Upper Ottawa Valley (Laurentian Valley) OPP detachment covering 2019–2025. In 2025, the latest year, the Crime Severity Index was 37.36 and the violent Crime Severity Index was 40.14, compared with 36.53 in 2024. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July.

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