What is the crime rate in Caraquet?

In 2025, police reported 744 incidents in Caraquet. Source: Statistics Canada police-reported data.

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Caraquet crime statistics

Name: Caraquet Crime Statistics 2025
Creator: Statistics Canada
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Crime data for Caraquet, New Brunswick.

Updated October 26, 2026Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais

These figures are for the Caraquet RCMP detachment, which polices Caraquet and the rural area around it.

Police service reporting these figures: Caraquet, New Brunswick, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural

Police-reported incidents

744

−12.8% vs previous year

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Incidents cleared

21.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Crime Severity Index, Canada

75.0

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025

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Police-reported incidents in Caraquet, 2014 to 2025

All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.

Caraquet

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01

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Police-reported incidents in Caraquet, 2014 to 2025
Year	Incidents
2014	582
2015	642
2016	571
2017	649
2018	731
2019	778
2020	865
2021	883
2022	865
2023	869
2024	853
2025	744

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Most reported offences in Caraquet, 2025

Mischief97
Assault, level 159
Fraud56
Uttering threats50
Theft $5,000 or under47
Dangerous operation of motor vehicle evading police36
Breaking and entering34
Indecent/Harassing communications32
Fail to comply with order31
Operation while impaired (alcohol)31

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Most reported offences in Caraquet, 2025
Offence	Incidents
Mischief	97
Assault, level 1	59
Fraud	56
Uttering threats	50
Theft $5,000 or under	47
Dangerous operation of motor vehicle evading police	36
Breaking and entering	34
Indecent/Harassing communications	32
Fail to comply with order	31
Operation while impaired (alcohol)	31

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Types of crime in Caraquet, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

Property crime48.8 %
Violent crime35.5 %
Other Criminal Code15.6 %

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Types of crime in Caraquet, 2025
Type	Incidents	%
Property crime	309	48.8
Violent crime	225	35.5
Other Criminal Code	99	15.6

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The most reported offences in Caraquet, 2014 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

Mischief
Assault, level 1
Fraud
Uttering threats

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01

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The most reported offences in Caraquet, 2014 to 2025
Year	Mischief	Assault, level 1	Fraud	Uttering threats
2014	69	57	19	33
2015	113	55	34	29
2016	86	36	25	28
2017	104	39	29	38
2018	100	56	63	33
2019	144	63	46	42
2020	141	68	70	81
2021	144	78	89	88
2022	117	80	73	57
2023	122	78	59	72
2024	110	76	63	62
2025	97	59	56	50

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Historical Trend by Violation

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Rates per 100,000 below use the population the police service covers (about 14,500 people), which is not the same as Caraquet’s own population (4,285).

Police and justice

Crimes solved and people charged

Crimes solved by police

Share of reported incidents cleared by a charge or otherwise, 2025.

21%
of all incidents solved: 19.3%
of reports unfounded

Solved, by type of crime

Violent crime23%52 / 225
Property crime9%28 / 309
Other offences43%43 / 99

Police found 178 of 922 reports to be unfounded: no crime happened or was attempted.

Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0026-01 and 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Crimes solved by police
Type	Incidents	Solved	Solved (%)
All	744	156	21
Violent	225	52	23.1
Property	309	28	9.1
Other	99	43	43.4

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People charged

Adults and youth (12 to 17) charged, 2014 to 2025.

88
adults charged, 2025: 0
youth charged: 100%
of youth dealt with without a charge

Charges against youth fell 100% since 2014. Youth not charged were dealt with by warnings, cautions or referrals to programs.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01

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People charged
Year	Adults charged	Youth charged
2025	88	0
2024	146	3
2023	137	5
2022	174	8
2021	140	2
2020	180	4
2019	158	5
2018	200	3
2017	157	10
2016	209	5
2015	203	10
2014	203	4

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Violent crime

Assaults, sexual offences, homicide, hate crimes

Violent crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

225
incidents, 2025: 1,553
per 100,000: ↓ 16.5%
vs 2024

Caraquet
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Assault, level 15926%
Uttering threats5022%
Criminal harassment219%
Assault, level 2188%
Sexual assault, level 173%
Other violent offences6931%

The rate in Caraquet is 8% above Canada (1,443); New Brunswick: 1,815.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Violent crime
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	225	1,553.4	1,443.3
2024	271	1,860.1	1,447.8
2023	268	1,702.9	1,441.8
2022	250	1,599.7	1,376.9
2021	290	1,881.4	1,331.1
2020	262	1,699.1	1,265.0
2019	211	1,363.6	1,278.5
2018	144	925.6	1,151.4
2017	127	810.7	1,112.7
2016	108	686.3	1,076.0
2015	126	804.3	1,070.3
2014	132	841.7	1,044.2

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Sexual offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

27
incidents, 2025: 186
per 100,000

Caraquet
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Offences against children1141%
Sexual assault, level 1726%
Intimate images shared519%
Voyeurism311%
Sexual assault, level 214%

The rate in Caraquet is 40% above Canada (133); New Brunswick: 159.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Sexual offences
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	27	186.4	133.4
2024	32	219.6	134.9
2023	25	158.9	133.3
2022	15	96.0	134.2
2021	23	149.2	132.6
2020	18	116.7	113.1
2019	20	129.2	118.5
2018	14	90.0	107.7
2017	5	31.9	97.0
2016	7	44.5	84.4
2015	4	25.5	76.6
2014	13	82.9	73.1

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Property crime

Theft, break-ins, vehicles, mischief

Property crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

309
incidents, 2025: 2,133
per 100,000: ↓ 10.7%
vs 2024

Caraquet
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Mischief9731%
Theft under $5,0005418%
Break and enter3411%
Motor vehicle theft268%
Theft over $5,00031%
Arson31%
Fraud and other9230%

The rate in Caraquet is 32% below Canada (3,141); New Brunswick: 3,300.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Property crime
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	309	2,133.4	3,140.6
2024	348	2,388.6	3,264.6
2023	371	2,357.4	3,409.6
2022	381	2,437.9	3,325.0
2021	374	2,426.4	3,052.5
2020	327	2,120.6	3,084.8
2019	336	2,171.4	3,509.4
2018	340	2,185.4	3,347.7
2017	301	1,921.4	3,265.3
2016	237	1,506	3,238.5
2015	284	1,812.8	3,231.4
2014	260	1,658.0	3,099.5

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Motor vehicle theft

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

26
vehicles stolen, 2025: 180
per 100,000: 8%
solved

Caraquet
Canada

Peak: 250 per 100,000 in 2022. The rate in Caraquet is 11% below Canada (201); New Brunswick: 253.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Motor vehicle theft
Year	Vehicles stolen	Rate per 100,000	Solved (%)	Canada rate
2025	26	179.5	7.7	200.8
2024	35	240.2	20	240.2
2023	18	114.4	16.7	287.3
2022	39	249.6	20.5	272.0
2021	19	123.3	15.8	218.1
2020	11	71.3	18.2	205.6
2019	22	142.2	13.6	231.4
2018	22	141.4	22.7	232.5
2017	21	134.1	14.3	232.9
2016	12	76.3	0	218.9
2015	21	134.1	4.8	220.7
2014	30	191.3	16.7	208.8

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Break and enter

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

34
incidents, 2025: 235
per 100,000

Caraquet
Canada

The rate in Caraquet is 11% below Canada (264); New Brunswick: 396.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Break and enter
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	34	234.7	263.5
2024	28	192.2	294.6
2023	23	146.1	327.8
2022	26	166.4	342.4
2021	18	116.8	329.3
2020	18	116.7	363.1
2019	42	271.4	429.4
2018	52	334.2	432.5
2017	59	376.6	436.8
2016	33	209.7	443.7
2015	40	255.3	447.1
2014	59	376.2	429.4

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Fraud and cybercrime

Fraud and identity crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

75
incidents, 2025: 518
per 100,000: ↓ 18.9%
vs 2024

Caraquet
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Fraud5675%
Identity fraud1621%
Identity theft34%

The rate in Caraquet is 5% above Canada (492); New Brunswick: 520.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Fraud and identity crime
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	75	517.8	492.4
2024	93	638.4	511.0
2023	118	749.8	505.6
2022	111	710.3	462.4
2021	125	810.9	442.8
2020	93	603.1	442.8
2019	49	316.7	443.2
2018	69	443.5	403.7
2017	32	204.3	357.9
2016	31	197.0	351.1
2015	37	236.2	304.9
2014	21	133.9	265.5

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Drugs, weapons and driving

Drug offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

18
incidents, 2025: 124
per 100,000

Caraquet
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Cocaine trafficking844%
Other drug trafficking528%
Possession and other528%

The rate in Caraquet is 13% below Canada (144); New Brunswick: 128.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Drug offences
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	18	124.3	143.6
2024	28	192.2	129.8
2023	8	50.8	113.2
2022	35	224.0	137.1
2021	19	123.3	163.2
2020	31	201.0	177.5
2019	40	258.5	185.9
2018	62	398.5	229.1
2017	28	178.7	254.4
2016	34	216.1	267.3
2015	31	197.9	279.6
2014	30	191.3	294.9

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Impaired driving

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

44
incidents, 2025: 304
per 100,000: ↓ 7.8%
vs 2024

Caraquet
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Impaired by alcohol3171%
Drugs and other1330%

The rate in Caraquet is 88% above Canada (162); New Brunswick: 241.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025

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Impaired driving
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	44	303.8	161.8
2024	48	329.5	165.9
2023	46	292.3	179.1
2022	35	224.0	181.6
2021	41	266.0	187.8
2020	55	356.7	204.7
2019	73	471.8	228.1
2018	49	315.0	191.1
2017	45	287.3	189.1
2016	49	311.4	197.5
2015	72	459.6	201.3
2014	42	267.8	210.5

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Community profile

2021 Census of Population, Caraquet, Town (TV).

4,285
population
0.9%
growth 2016–2021
54.4
median age
$65,500
median household income
12.2%
unemployment
13.8%
low income
$744
avg. monthly rent

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021

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Community profile
Census figure	Value
Median Age	54.4
Population Change (2016–2021)	0.9%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)	13.8%
Median Household Income	$65,500
Employment Rate	51.0%
Unemployment Rate	12.2%
Avg. Monthly Rent	$744
Median Dwelling Value	$184,000