What is the crime rate in Port Elgin?

Port Elgin crime statistics are sourced from Statistics Canada police-reported data. Visit this page for crime rates, the Crime Severity Index, and historical trends.

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Village · New Brunswick

Port Elgin crime statistics

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

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

No separate police figures for Port Elgin

Statistics Canada publishes crime figures by police service. No police service reports under the name of Port Elgin: its crimes are counted with a larger area, such as a regional or provincial police detachment. We don't repeat that area's figures here, because they are not Port Elgin's own.

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Community profile

2021 Census of Population, Port Elgin, Village (VL).

381
population
-6.6%
growth 2016–2021
51.6
median age
$52,800
median household income
8.3%
unemployment
23.0%
low income
$640
avg. monthly rent

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021

Data

Community profile
Census figure	Value
Median Age	51.6
Population Change (2016–2021)	-6.6%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)	23.0%
Median Household Income	$52,800
Employment Rate	34.4%
Unemployment Rate	8.3%
Avg. Monthly Rent	$640
Median Dwelling Value	$100,000

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Port Elgin

New Brunswick, Canada

Population

381

Established

1690

Wikipedia

About Port Elgin

Port Elgin is a formerly incorporated village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located near the Nova Scotia border at the mouth of the Gaspereaux River where it empties into the Northumberland Strait's Baie Verte. It is the government centre of the Strait Shores district, which is a rural community type of local government.