Québec Crime Statistics
Quebec · Statistics Canada 2025 · updated 2026-10-13
CrimeMaps has no incident-level map for Québec: its police service does not publish open incident data. These are the official annual police-reported statistics from Statistics Canada.
| 2025 incidents | 28,681 (down 1.2% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 4,540.7 (population 631,650) |
| Violent incidents | 9,477 (1,500.4 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 13,574 (2,149.0 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 63.5 (violent 89.0) |
| Cleared by police | 40.2% |
| vs Quebec | 8.1% higher rate (4,198.9 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Québec police service. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year. The Québec City police (SPVQ) also serves L'Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures; figures cover all three.
Year by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | Violent | Property | CSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,681 | 4,540.7 | 9,477 | 13,574 | 63.5 |
| 2024 | 29,017 | 4,630.0 | 9,373 | 13,914 | 63.0 |
| 2023 | 28,217 | 4,612.2 | 9,303 | 13,815 | 62.5 |
| 2022 | 24,729 | 4,131.1 | 8,366 | 12,268 | 54.2 |
| 2021 | 21,619 | 3,664.0 | 7,260 | 10,128 | 48.7 |
| 2020 | 21,448 | 3,632.5 | 6,686 | 10,138 | 47.0 |
| 2019 | 23,062 | 3,932.3 | 6,739 | 10,664 | 49.7 |
| 2018 | 23,772 | 4,097.6 | 6,597 | 11,153 | 50.3 |
| 2017 | 24,559 | 4,266.5 | 6,620 | 11,224 | 55.1 |
| 2016 | 23,334 | 4,080.1 | 6,291 | 11,118 | 51.0 |
Offences in 2025
| Offence | Incidents | Per 100K | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft (non-vehicle) | 5,567 | 881.4 | down 4.8% |
| Assault | 4,151 | 657.2 | down 3.3% |
| Fraud and identity crime | 3,731 | 590.7 | up 2.9% |
| Mischief | 1,727 | 273.4 | down 6.4% |
| Break and enter | 1,601 | 253.5 | up 1.7% |
| Shoplifting | 1,439 | 227.8 | down 15.7% |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,049 | 166.1 | up 11.6% |
| Impaired driving | 944 | 149.4 | down 4.4% |
| Drug violations | 891 | 141.1 | down 19.9% |
| Sexual assault | 709 | 112.2 | up 13.1% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 596 | 94.4 | down 11.2% |
| Robbery | 156 | 24.7 | up 13.0% |
| Weapons violations | 151 | 23.9 | down 1.9% |
| Homicide | 3 | 0.5 | unchanged |
Québec crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-04 · figures above are Statistics Canada 2025
TL;DR. In 2025, the Québec police service reported 28,681 incidents, a rate of 4,540.7 per 100,000 population; figures cover L'Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures as well as Québec. Total incidents fell 1.2% from 2024. The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 5,567 incidents.
About this data
Figures for Québec cover reports to the Québec police service, which also serves L'Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, so the figures cover the whole service area, not only Québec. These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, based on police-reported incidents. In the latest year, 2025, the service recorded 28,681 incidents, at a rate of 4,540.7 per 100,000 population. The rate uses a population of 631,650.
Recent trend
In 2025, the total of 28,681 fell 1.2% from 29,017 in 2024. Since 2016, when the total was 23,334, the count rose 22.9% and the rate per 100,000 population rose 11.3%. The peak from 2016 to 2025 was 29,017 in 2024, while the lowest was 21,448 in 2020. Violent incidents rose 1.1% compared with 2024. Property incidents fell 2.4% compared with 2024.
Category breakdown
The most common offences in 2025 were theft (non-vehicle) with 5,567 incidents, 19.4% of the total, which fell 4.8%, assault with 4,151 incidents, 14.5% of the total, which fell 3.3%, and fraud and identity crime with 3,731 incidents, 13% of the total, which rose 2.9%. Uttering threats accounted for 1,757 incidents, 6.1% of the total, which fell 2.1%, mischief accounted for 1,727 incidents, 6% of the total, which fell 6.4%, and break and enter accounted for 1,601 incidents, 5.6% of the total, which rose 1.7%. Shoplifting accounted for 1,439 incidents, 5% of the total, which fell 15.7%, while criminal harassment accounted for 1,254 incidents, 4.4% of the total, which rose 9.6%. Of the 28,681 incidents, 9,477 were violent, 33% of the total, and 13,574 were property, 47.3% of the total, with rates of 1,500.4 and 2,149 per 100,000 population respectively. The Crime Severity Index for 2025 was 63.48, with a violent index of 89.01, a measure that weights offences by seriousness.
What this means
Québec's total rate of 4,540.7 per 100,000 population was 8.1% higher than Quebec's 4,198.9 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 1,500.4 per 100,000 population was 1.9% higher than Quebec's 1,472.2 per 100,000 population, while the property rate of 2,149 per 100,000 population was 21.5% higher than Quebec's 1,768.2 per 100,000 population. As police-reported data, these figures reflect incidents that came to police attention, and reporting can differ by offence, so they do not show incidents in specific areas of the city. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July, so 2025 is the latest year available.
FAQ
What is the crime rate in Québec?
In the latest year (2025), the Québec police service reported 28,681 incidents, for a rate of 4,540.7 per 100,000 population. The figures cover the whole policing area, including L'Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, not only the city of Québec. Violent incidents totalled 9,477, a rate of 1,500.4 per 100,000 population, and property incidents totalled 13,574, a rate of 2,149 per 100,000 population.
Is crime going up or down in Québec?
Total incidents fell 1.2% from 29,017 in 2024 to 28,681 in the latest year (2025). Violent incidents rose 1.1% while property incidents fell 2.4%. Since 2016, when the total was 23,334, total incidents rose 22.9%, with the lowest total of 21,448 in 2020 and the peak total of 29,017 in 2024.
What is the most common crime in Québec?
The most common offence in the latest year (2025) was theft (non-vehicle) with 5,567 incidents, 19.4% of the total, at a rate of 881.4 per 100,000 population. It fell 4.8% from 5,850 in 2024. The next most reported offences were assault with 4,151 incidents and fraud and identity crime with 3,731 incidents.
How does Québec compare with Quebec?
In the latest year (2025), the total rate of 4,540.7 per 100,000 population in the Québec police service area was 8.1% higher than the Quebec rate of 4,198.9 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 1,500.4 per 100,000 population compared with 1,472.2 per 100,000 population provincially, and the property rate of 2,149 per 100,000 population compared with 1,768.2 per 100,000 population provincially. That is 1.9% higher for violent crime and 21.5% higher for property crime.
Where do these numbers come from?
These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for police-reported incidents from the Québec police service for 2016–2025. Police-reported means incidents that came to police attention; not every crime is reported. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July.