Baker Lake

Crime data for Baker Lake, Nunavut.

Baker Lake Safety Score

Below Average

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

953

↓ 10.5%

Historical Trend (2010 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

24.2%

Cases solved by police

231 Solved722 Unsolved

Most Common

Property Crime

52%

Property

Violent

Other

Top 5 Reported Violations

Most frequent specific criminal code violations in 2024.

Historical Trend by Violation

No trend data available.

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Data: 2024

Safety Score and CSI data are not available for this police service jurisdiction. Please refer to the crime breakdown below.

Crime Breakdown

2024

Property Crime

52.1%451

Violent Crime

27.5%238

Other Offences

20.3%176

Homicide data shown for Canada (national level)

Homicides

2024

788↓1.0%vs 2023

Homicide victims in Canada

(1.91 per 100k)

Homicide Trend (1961–2024)

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By Method

788 victims(-1.0%)

🔫Shooting

28636.3%

🔪Stabbing

25031.7%

👊Beating

13116.6%

📋Other methods used

445.6%

⛓️Strangulation

313.9%

❓Methods used unknown

293.7%

🔥Fire (burns or suffocation)

172.2%

Homicide rate:1.91 per 100,000

In 2024, Canada recorded 788 homicide victims, a decrease of 1.0% from 2023. The most common method was Shooting (286 victims, 36.3% of total), followed by Stabbing (250 victims, 31.7%). The homicide rate was 1.91 per 100,000 population.

Source: Statistics Canada, Homicide Survey — Tables 35-10-0068-01, 35-10-0069-01, 35-10-0071-01

Impaired Driving

2024

79↑17.9%vs 2023

Impaired driving incidents in Baker Lake

(3517.4 per 100k)

Impaired Driving Trend (2010–2024)

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By Type

79 incidents(+17.9%)

🍺Impaired by alcohol

6697.1%

🏥Causing bodily harm

22.9%

💀Causing death

00%

💨Failure to provide breath sample

00%

🩸Failure to provide blood sample

00%

Total Charged

Adults Charged

Youth Charged

Impaired driving rate:3517.4 per 100,000

In 2024, Baker Lake recorded 79 impaired driving incidents, an increase of 17.9% from 2023. The most common offence type was Impaired by alcohol (66 incidents, 97.1% of sub-types), followed by Causing bodily harm (2 incidents, 2.9%). The impaired driving rate was 3517.4 per 100,000 population. A total of 6 persons were charged, including 6 adults and 0 youth.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

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Adult vs Youth Charged

2024

Adults Charged

-6.7% YoY

Youth Charged

+125.0% YoY

8.4%

Youth Share

107

Total Charged

Adult rate: 6644.1 per 100,000

2024

Adults: 98

Youth: 9

Adults (left axis) Youth (right axis)

Dual-axis: each line has its own scale · Click to view year details

Adult Δ (2010–2024)

-33.8%

Youth Δ (2010–2024)

-64.0%

In 2024, Baker Lake recorded 98 adults charged and 9 youth charged across all Criminal Code violations. Youth accounted for 8.4% of all persons charged. Since 2010, youth charges have changed by -64.0%, while adult charges changed by -33.8%.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

🚗Motor Vehicle Theft🔴 VERY HIGH

2024

10incidents

445.2 per 100,000 population

-55%

Since 2010

Solved Rate

2010

Peak Year

—

CSI Impact

vs National Average▲ 92% above

This Location445.2

National Avg232.5

Rate per 100KNational AvgPeak Year (2010)

Baker Lake recorded 10 motor vehicle thefts in 2024 (445.2 per 100K), down from a peak rate of 992.2 in 2010. Only 0% of cases are solved, making it one of the hardest crimes for police to clear.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177. Click chart to select year.

🔫

Firearms & Weapons

2024

Incidents

▼ 50.0% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

44.5

Breakdown

Possession of weapons

1100%

Discharge firearm

00%

Pointing a firearm

00%

Weapons trafficking

00%

Unsafe storage

00%

Firearms Act

00%

🏠

Property Crime

2024

Incidents

451

▼ 24.5% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

20080.1

Breakdown

Mischief

39990.5%

Break & Enter

235.2%

Motor vehicle theft

102.3%

Theft under $5K

92%

Theft over $5K

00%

Shoplifting $5K+

00%

Arson

00%

🔪

Violent Crime

2024

Incidents

238

▲ 1.7% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

10596.6

Breakdown

Assault Level 1

9456%

Assault Level 2

4325.6%

Sexual Assault L1

1710.1%

Uttering Threats

63.6%

Criminal Harassment

53%

Assault Level 3

31.8%

Robbery

00%

💰

Fraud & Identity Crime

2024

Incidents

▲ 12.5% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

400.7

Breakdown

Identity Theft

00%

Identity Fraud

00%

🔞

Sexual Violence

2024

Content warning: This section contains data about sexual offences

Total Incidents

▲ 26.1% vs 2023

SA L1 Rate / 100K

756.9

Breakdown

Sexual Assault L1

1758.6%

Violations Against Children

1137.9%

Non-consensual Images

13.4%

Sexual Assault L3

00%

Sexual Assault L2

00%

Voyeurism

00%

🏚️

Breaking & Entering

2024

Incidents

▼ 28.1% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

1024.0

Breakdown

Standard B&E

23100%

B&E to Steal Firearm

00%

🍺

Substance-Related Crime

2024

Total Incidents

▲ 17.9% vs 2023

Drug Rate / 100K

—

Breakdown

Impaired Driving

79100%

Cannabis Possession

00%

Cannabis Trafficking

00%

Baker Lake

Nunavut, Canada

Population

2,061

Established

1916

Wikipedia

About Baker Lake

Baker Lake is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located on the shore of the namesake Baker Lake, it is notable for being Nunavut's sole inland community. The community was given its English name in 1761 from Captain William Christopher who named it after Sir William Baker, the 11th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.

Livability Score

80/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

128Very High

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

15.8°C

Jan Low

-30.1°C

Annual Rain

149 mm

Annual Snow

74 cm

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References & Sources

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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.

Baker Lake Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

953

24.2%

Property Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime

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Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime