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Blind River crime statistics

Crime data for Blind River, Ontario.

Updated October 26, 2026·Data year 2025·Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime·Français

Blind River crime statistics, 2025

Key takeaway

In 2025, police reported 199 incidents in Blind River, +12.4% from 2024. Police cleared 59.3% of incidents.

Police service reporting these figures: East Algoma (Blind River), Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, municipal

Police-reported incidents

199

↑ +12.4% vs previous year

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025

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Incidents cleared

59.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 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 Blind River, 2010 to 2025

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

010020030020102014201820222025199
  • Blind River
0100200300201020132016201920222025Blind River 199
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01
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Police-reported incidents in Blind River, 2010 to 2025
YearIncidents
2010214
2011177
2012199
2013228
2014227
2015279
2016253
2017245
2018170
2019200
2020212
2021246
2022201
2023262
2024177
2025199
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Most reported offences in Blind River, 2025

  • Theft $5,000 or under23
  • Assault, level 122
  • Fraud19
  • Fail to comply with order18
  • Mischief17
  • Uttering threats12
  • Breaking and entering10
  • Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm7
  • Operation while impaired (alcohol)7
  • Criminal harassment6
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
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Most reported offences in Blind River, 2025
OffenceIncidents
Theft $5,000 or under23
Assault, level 122
Fraud19
Fail to comply with order18
Mischief17
Uttering threats12
Breaking and entering10
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm7
Operation while impaired (alcohol)7
Criminal harassment6
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Types of crime in Blind River, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

  • Property crime45.7 %
  • Violent crime36.4 %
  • Other Criminal Code17.9 %
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
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Types of crime in Blind River, 2025
TypeIncidents%
Property crime7945.7
Violent crime6336.4
Other Criminal Code3117.9
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Every reported offence

The most reported offences in Blind River, 2010 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

0102030402010201420182022202523221918
  • Theft $5,000 or under
  • Assault, level 1
  • Fraud
  • Fail to comply with order
010203040201020132016201920222025Theft $5,000 or under 23Assault, level 1 22Fraud 19Fail to comply with order 18
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01
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The most reported offences in Blind River, 2010 to 2025
YearTheft $5,000 or underAssault, level 1FraudFail to comply with order
20101933510
201120241012
201216251124
201318231016
201425331326
201527261738
201620341423
201720261334
201814191328
201919241124
202012171820
202133261628
202224132024
202338301427
202420171518
202523221918
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Blind River

Ontario, Canada

Population

3,422

Wikipedia

About Blind River

Blind River is a town situated on the North Channel of Lake Huron in the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. The town, named after the nearby Blind River, celebrated its centennial in 2006.

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High
24.1°C
Jan Low
-8.4°C
Annual Rain
553 mm
Annual Snow
161 cm

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