What is the crime rate in Richibucto?

In 2025, police reported 1,200 incidents in Richibucto. Source: Statistics Canada police-reported data.

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Richibucto crime statistics

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

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

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

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

Police-reported incidents

1,200

+24.4% vs previous year

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

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Incidents cleared

28.9%

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 Richibucto, 2014 to 2025

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

Richibucto

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

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Police-reported incidents in Richibucto, 2014 to 2025
Year	Incidents
2014	468
2015	507
2016	473
2017	512
2018	777
2019	862
2020	863
2021	1,047
2022	1,113
2023	1,171
2024	965
2025	1,200

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Most reported offences in Richibucto, 2025

Mischief129
Uttering threats118
Assault, level 1112
Disturb the peace77
Breaking and entering67
Fraud59
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm54
Fail to comply with order52
Theft $5,000 or under43
Criminal harassment35

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

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Most reported offences in Richibucto, 2025
Offence	Incidents
Mischief	129
Uttering threats	118
Assault, level 1	112
Disturb the peace	77
Breaking and entering	67
Fraud	59
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm	54
Fail to comply with order	52
Theft $5,000 or under	43
Criminal harassment	35

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Types of crime in Richibucto, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

Property crime42.8 %
Violent crime38.7 %
Other Criminal Code18.5 %

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

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Types of crime in Richibucto, 2025
Type	Incidents	%
Property crime	463	42.8
Violent crime	419	38.7
Other Criminal Code	200	18.5

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The most reported offences in Richibucto, 2014 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

Mischief
Uttering threats
Assault, level 1
Disturb the peace

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

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The most reported offences in Richibucto, 2014 to 2025
Year	Mischief	Uttering threats	Assault, level 1	Disturb the peace
2014	58	28	51	13
2015	68	21	58	15
2016	61	20	36	10
2017	67	31	47	18
2018	107	48	70	36
2019	138	50	91	35
2020	124	54	74	45
2021	165	78	85	45
2022	180	85	99	73
2023	175	87	96	72
2024	134	73	99	69
2025	129	118	112	77

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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 14,200 people), which is not the same as Richibucto’s own population (1,411).

Police and justice

Crimes solved and people charged

Crimes solved by police

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

29%
of all incidents solved: 9.2%
of reports unfounded

Solved, by type of crime

Violent crime48%201 / 419
Property crime9%42 / 463
Other offences31%62 / 200

Police found 122 of 1,322 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	1,200	347	28.9
Violent	419	201	48
Property	463	42	9.1
Other	200	62	31

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People charged

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

249
adults charged, 2025: 15
youth charged: 38%
of youth dealt with without a charge

Charges against youth rose 650% 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	249	15
2024	183	11
2023	190	24
2022	178	17
2021	209	10
2020	161	4
2019	181	21
2018	166	11
2017	117	5
2016	109	7
2015	130	3
2014	184	2

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Violent crime

Assaults, sexual offences, homicide, hate crimes

Violent crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

419
incidents, 2025: 2,944
per 100,000: ↑ 43.5%
vs 2024

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Uttering threats11828%
Assault, level 111227%
Assault, level 25413%
Criminal harassment358%
Sexual assault, level 1215%
Other violent offences7718%

The rate in Richibucto is 2.0 times the Canada rate (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	419	2,943.9	1,443.3
2024	287	2,052.1	1,447.8
2023	315	2,319.6	1,441.8
2022	306	2,303.7	1,376.9
2021	296	2,301.7	1,331.1
2020	204	1,610.0	1,265.0
2019	238	1,896.3	1,278.5
2018	171	1,380.7	1,151.4
2017	120	1,088.5	1,112.7
2016	85	773.8	1,076.0
2015	118	1,074.6	1,070.3
2014	145	1,318.9	1,044.2

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Sexual offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

31
incidents, 2025: 218
per 100,000

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Sexual assault, level 12168%
Offences against children619%
Sexual assault, level 227%
Voyeurism13%
Intimate images shared13%

The rate in Richibucto is 63% 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	31	217.8	133.4
2024	21	150.1	134.9
2023	25	184.1	133.3
2022	17	128.0	134.2
2021	28	217.7	132.6
2020	18	142.1	113.1
2019	12	95.6	118.5
2018	13	105.0	107.7
2017	7	63.5	97.0
2016	11	100.1	84.4
2015	13	118.4	76.6
2014	8	72.8	73.1

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Property crime

Theft, break-ins, vehicles, mischief

Property crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

463
incidents, 2025: 3,253
per 100,000: ↑ 8.8%
vs 2024

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Mischief12928%
Break and enter7015%
Motor vehicle theft6414%
Theft under $5,0005612%
Theft over $5,000123%
Arson102%
Fraud and other12226%

The rate in Richibucto is 4% above 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	463	3,253	3,140.6
2024	418	2,988.7	3,264.6
2023	541	3,983.8	3,409.6
2022	518	3,899.7	3,325.0
2021	494	3,841.4	3,052.5
2020	381	3,006.9	3,084.8
2019	394	3,139.2	3,509.4
2018	394	3,181.3	3,347.7
2017	259	2,349.4	3,265.3
2016	265	2,412.4	3,238.5
2015	267	2,431.5	3,231.4
2014	203	1,846.5	3,099.5

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Motor vehicle theft

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

64
vehicles stolen, 2025: 450
per 100,000: 9%
solved

Richibucto
Canada

Peak: 604 per 100,000 in 2023. The rate in Richibucto is 2.2 times the Canada rate (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	64	449.7	9.4	200.8
2024	51	364.7	5.9	240.2
2023	82	603.8	6.1	287.3
2022	66	496.9	12.1	272.0
2021	55	427.7	12.7	218.1
2020	32	252.6	6.3	205.6
2019	43	342.6	16.3	231.4
2018	33	266.5	9.1	232.5
2017	32	290.3	12.5	232.9
2016	29	264	3.4	218.9
2015	22	200.4	4.5	220.7
2014	23	209.2	8.7	208.8

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Break and enter

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

70
incidents, 2025: 492
per 100,000: ↑ 29.8%
vs 2024

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Break and enter6796%
To steal a firearm11%
Other23%

The rate in Richibucto is 87% above 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	70	491.8	263.5
2024	53	379.0	294.6
2023	63	463.9	327.8
2022	48	361.4	342.4
2021	71	552.1	329.3
2020	53	418.3	363.1
2019	51	406.3	429.4
2018	81	654.0	432.5
2017	52	471.7	436.8
2016	60	546.2	443.7
2015	64	582.8	447.1
2014	48	436.6	429.4

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Fraud and cybercrime

Fraud and identity crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

83
incidents, 2025: 583
per 100,000: ↑ 1.9%
vs 2024

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Fraud5971%
Identity fraud1417%
Identity theft1012%

The rate in Richibucto is 18% 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	83	583.2	492.4
2024	80	572	511.0
2023	101	743.7	505.6
2022	99	745.3	462.4
2021	89	692.1	442.8
2020	91	718.2	442.8
2019	53	422.3	443.2
2018	68	549.1	403.7
2017	34	308.4	357.9
2016	19	173.0	351.1
2015	30	273.2	304.9
2014	16	145.5	265.5

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Drugs, weapons and driving

Drug offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

25
incidents, 2025: 176
per 100,000

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Other drug trafficking1456%
Cocaine trafficking624%
Possession and other520%

The rate in Richibucto is 22% above 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	25	175.7	143.6
2024	6	42.9	129.8
2023	20	147.3	113.2
2022	12	90.3	137.1
2021	22	171.1	163.2
2020	53	418.3	177.5
2019	36	286.8	185.9
2018	42	339.1	229.1
2017	40	362.8	254.4
2016	43	391.4	267.3
2015	25	227.7	279.6
2014	30	272.9	294.9

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Impaired driving

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

40
incidents, 2025: 281
per 100,000: ↓ 10.7%
vs 2024

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Impaired by alcohol2153%
Drugs and other1948%

The rate in Richibucto is 74% 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	40	281.0	161.8
2024	44	314.6	165.9
2023	63	463.9	179.1
2022	47	353.8	181.6
2021	52	404.4	187.8
2020	76	599.8	204.7
2019	65	517.9	228.1
2018	38	306.8	191.1
2017	24	217.7	189.1
2016	24	218.5	197.5
2015	24	218.6	201.3
2014	20	181.9	210.5

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Weapons offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2014 to 2025.

11
incidents, 2025: 77
per 100,000

Richibucto
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Possession of weapons764%
Unsafe storage436%

Also reported (counted under other categories): discharging a firearm 3, pointing a firearm 3.

The rate in Richibucto is 39% above Canada (56); New Brunswick: 48.

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

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Weapons offences
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	11	77.3	55.7
2024	6	42.9	57.0
2023	0	0	57.4
2022	3	22.6	52.9
2021	8	62.2	52.5
2020	5	39.5	51.4
2019	3	23.9	49.8
2018	7	56.5	44.8
2017	3	27.2	43.4
2016	2	18.2	42.2
2015	1	9.1	40.7
2014	3	27.3	39.3

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Community profile

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

1,411
population
11.5%
growth 2016–2021
53.2
median age
$47,600
median household income
12.7%
unemployment
24.8%
low income
$620
avg. monthly rent

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021

Data

Community profile
Census figure	Value
Median Age	53.2
Population Change (2016–2021)	11.5%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)	24.8%
Median Household Income	$47,600
Employment Rate	41.9%
Unemployment Rate	12.7%
Avg. Monthly Rent	$620
Median Dwelling Value	$125,000