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Crime data for Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
These figures are for the Bonavista RCMP detachment, which polices Bonavista and the rural area around it.
Police service reporting these figures: Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural
Police-reported incidents
543
−8.6% vs previous year
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0178-01, 2025
How to read thisCrime Severity Index, Canada
75.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025
How to read thisAll violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 215 |
| 2015 | 269 |
| 2016 | 394 |
| 2017 | 358 |
| 2018 | 425 |
| 2019 | 475 |
| 2020 | 417 |
| 2021 | 487 |
| 2022 | 532 |
| 2023 | 525 |
| 2024 | 594 |
| 2025 | 543 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mischief | 137 |
| Breaking and entering | 47 |
| Assault, level 1 | 42 |
| Fail to comply with order | 42 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 30 |
| Disturb the peace | 25 |
| Operation while impaired (alcohol) | 25 |
| Uttering threats | 24 |
| Dangerous operation of motor vehicle evading police | 17 |
| Cocaine, trafficking | 17 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 245 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 115 | 25.5 |
| Other Criminal Code | 91 | 20.2 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Mischief | Breaking and entering | Assault, level 1 | Fail to comply with order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 43 | 14 | 18 | 5 |
| 2015 | 73 | 20 | 22 | 6 |
| 2016 | 97 | 47 | 39 | 14 |
| 2017 | 96 | 41 | 26 | 16 |
| 2018 | 128 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
| 2019 | 151 | 23 | 46 | 28 |
| 2020 | 92 | 16 | 47 | 28 |
| 2021 | 106 | 41 | 45 | 33 |
| 2022 | 86 | 51 | 39 | 60 |
| 2023 | 132 | 32 | 36 | 20 |
| 2024 | 149 | 66 | 30 | 26 |
| 2025 | 137 | 47 | 42 | 42 |
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Balance between formal charges and diversionary programs for youth offenders.
Bonavista is a town on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove; thus, the community had room to expand to its current area of 31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi). Bonavista is located approximately 300 km by road from the provincial capital of St. John's.
Annual historical averages
Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.
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Impaired driving incidents in Bonavista
(543.2 per 100,000)Impaired driving trend (2014–2025)
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By Type
8
Total Charged
8
Adults Charged
0
Youth Charged
In 2025, police in Bonavista reported 40 impaired driving incidents. That is 37.9% more than in 2024. The most common type was Impaired by alcohol (25 incidents). The rate was 543.2 per 100,000 people. 8 people were charged: 8 adults and 0 youth.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
$54,800
Median Income
18.1%
Unemployment
54.8
Median Age
-7.5%
Growth (2016–2021)
22.5%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)
$54,800
Median Household Income
42.1%
Employment Rate
18.1%
Unemployment Rate
$140,000
Avg. Dwelling Value
$695
Avg. Monthly Rent
The median after-tax household income was $54,800, and the unemployment rate was 18.1%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. How we use this data
83
Adults Charged
+9.2% YoY5
Youth Charged
— YoY5.7%
Youth Share
88
Total Charged
Adult rate: 1267.8 per 100,000
2025
Adults: 83
Youth: 5
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Adult Δ (2014–2025)
+53.7%
Youth Δ (2014–2025)
-28.6%
In 2025, police in Bonavista charged 83 adults and 5 youth. Youth were 5.7% of the people charged. Since 2014, charges against youth changed by -28.6% and charges against adults by +53.7%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
2
▼ 50.0% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
27.2
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
245
▼ 12.5% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
3327.0
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
115
▼ 5.7% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
1561.7
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
18
▲ 5.9% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
244.4
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
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Total Incidents
2
▼ 66.7% vs 2024
SA L1 Rate / 100K
27.2
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
47
▼ 29.9% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
638.2
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Total Incidents
40
▲ 37.9% vs 2024
Drug Rate / 100K
—
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
