Halifax · Nova Scotia

Halifax crime map

Q: What is the crime rate in Halifax?

Halifax had 6,109 Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) per 100,000 people in 2025, 9% above the Canadian rate (5,585).

Q: Is there a map of crimes by street in Halifax?

Statistics Canada publishes figures by police service, not by street. Some police services publish their own maps of recent incidents on their websites; this map compares Halifax with the towns around it.

Halifax recorded 6,109 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, 9% above the Canadian rate. The map shows how it compares with every town around it.

Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidentsFrançais

Crime rate, Halifax

6,109per 100,000

+2.9% vs previous year

Canada

5,585per 100,000

Incidents

31,589

Halifax and area, 2025

Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people

< 4,2004,200–5,6005,600–7,0007,000–9,800≥ 9,800No figures of its own

Crime rates in and around Halifax, 2025

Police area	Rate per 100,000	Change	Incidents
Halifax	6,109	+2.9%	31,589

Questions people ask

What is the crime rate in Halifax?

Halifax had 6,109 Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) per 100,000 people in 2025, 9% above the Canadian rate (5,585).

Is there a map of crimes by street in Halifax?

Statistics Canada publishes figures by police service, not by street. Some police services publish their own maps of recent incidents on their websites; this map compares Halifax with the towns around it.

Halifax crime statistics by offence →

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