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Crime statistics and police areas for Kentville, Nova Scotia.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Police service reporting these figures: Kentville, Nova Scotia, municipal
Police-reported incidents
672
+0.1% 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 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 682 |
| 1999 | 925 |
| 2000 | 749 |
| 2001 | 682 |
| 2002 | 648 |
| 2003 | 613 |
| 2004 | 734 |
| 2005 | 632 |
| 2006 | 608 |
| 2007 | 479 |
| 2008 | 607 |
| 2009 | 617 |
| 2010 | 619 |
| 2011 | 553 |
| 2012 | 625 |
| 2013 | 600 |
| 2014 | 570 |
| 2015 | 458 |
| 2016 | 460 |
| 2017 | 489 |
| 2018 | 482 |
| 2019 | 595 |
| 2020 | 549 |
| 2021 | 493 |
| 2022 | 533 |
| 2023 | 609 |
| 2024 | 671 |
| 2025 | 672 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Fail to comply with order | 69 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 64 |
| Disturb the peace | 58 |
| Assault, level 1 | 56 |
| Mischief | 53 |
| Fraud | 50 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 44 |
| Uttering threats | 39 |
| Operation while impaired (alcohol) | 19 |
| Breaking and entering | 18 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 251 | 43.7 |
| Other Criminal Code | 163 | 28.4 |
| Violent crime | 160 | 27.9 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Fail to comply with order | Shoplifting $5,000 or under | Disturb the peace | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 45 |
| 1999 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 70 |
| 2000 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 62 |
| 2001 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 47 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 58 |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 48 |
| 2004 | 29 | 14 | 44 | 63 |
| 2005 | 20 | 14 | 39 | 51 |
| 2006 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 57 |
| 2007 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 2008 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 58 |
| 2009 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 51 |
| 2010 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 57 |
| 2011 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 45 |
| 2012 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 49 |
| 2013 | 34 | 40 | 30 | 50 |
| 2014 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 46 |
| 2015 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 49 |
| 2016 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 32 |
| 2017 | 57 | 19 | 29 | 47 |
| 2018 | 58 | 16 | 32 | 52 |
| 2019 | 53 | 23 | 43 | 66 |
| 2020 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 58 |
| 2021 | 38 | 27 | 46 | 47 |
| 2022 | 47 | 33 | 55 | 43 |
| 2023 | 63 | 37 | 52 | 65 |
| 2024 | 82 | 59 | 80 | 50 |
| 2025 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 56 |
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The Town of Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the town's population was 6,630. Its census agglomeration is 26,929.
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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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