2Bathurst
Bathurst, Canada: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Canada · 4/10 in the world
Compared with 998 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 41 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 26,199 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Statistics Canada (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Aggravated sexual assault (level 3) | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Sexual assault with a weapon or bodily harm (level 2) | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Sexual assault (level 1) | 13 | 82.8 | 86.4 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault (level 3) | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Assault with a weapon or bodily harm (level 2) | 87 | 554 | 212.3 |
| Common assault (level 1) | 192 | 1,222.7 | 522.3 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 7 | 44.6 | 55.1 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Breaking and entering | 85 | 541.3 | 261.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 36 | 229.3 | 200.3 |
| Theft over $5,000 (not vehicles) | 16 | 101.9 | 60.9 |
| Theft of $5,000 or less (not vehicles) | 299 | 1,904.1 | 1,305.3 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug violations | 16 | 101.9 | 141.8 |
| Like every row here: Statistics Canada counts each incident by its most serious violation. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Mischief (property damage) | 104 | 662.3 | 725.1 |
Source: Statistics Canada, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 13 |
| Violence | 279 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft and burglary | 436 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Damage and public order | 104 |
Other places nearby
- Tracadie Sheila rural area 5/10
- Caraquet rural area 7/10
- Neguac rural area 3/10
- Miramichi 5/10
- Sunny Corner rural area 4/10
- Lameque rural area 6/10
- Campbellton rural area 4/10
- Campbellton 3/10
