Cambridge

Crime data for Cambridge, Ontario.

51/100

Cambridge Safety Score

Moderate

Ranked #28 out of 56 communities

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

39,219

↑ 2.0%

Historical Trend (1998 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

32.3%

Cases solved by police

12,676 Solved26,543 Unsolved

Most Common

Property Crime

60%

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 Score2024

Rank #28 of 56 areas

CSI: 72.7 (lower = safer)

Year-over-Year

2024

Overall↓ 4.4%

Violent↓ 1.8%

Non-Violent↓ 5.7%

CSI Trend

Cambridge

🇨🇦 Canada Avg

Crime Breakdown2024

Violent

58.1%CSI 91.4

Non-Violent

41.9%CSI 65.8

Crime Breakdown

2024

Property Crime

60.4%46,598

Violent Crime

26.7%20,638

Other Offences

12.9%9,943

Comparison

7% BELOW NATL AVG

Cambridge

72.7

Ontario Avg

60.7

Canada Avg

77.9

Crime Severity Index — lower is safer

Police & Justice

Clearance Rate2024

32.1%

Percentage of reported crimes cleared by charge or otherwise. Higher rates indicate better police case resolution.

Hate crime data shown for Ontario (provincial level)

Hate Crimes

2024

2,575↑3.0%vs 2023

Police-reported hate crime incidents in Ontario

Hate Crime Trend (2014–2024)

Click on chart to view sub-categories for that year

By Motivation

Sub-categories based on national distribution

In 2024, Ontario recorded 2,575 police-reported hate crimes, an increase of 3.0% from 2023. The most common motivation was Race or ethnicity (1,190 incidents, 46% of total), with Jewish being the most targeted group (580 incidents). Religion-motivated crimes totalled 846 (33%).

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0066-01 — Police-reported hate crime

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)

Click on chart to view methods breakdown for that year

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

821↑62.9%vs 2023

Impaired driving incidents in Cambridge

(54.5 per 100k)

Impaired Driving Trend (1998–2024)

Click on chart to view breakdown for that year

By Type

821 incidents(+62.9%)

🍺Impaired by alcohol

567100%

💀Causing death

00%

🩸Failure to provide blood sample

00%

🏥Causing bodily harm

00%

💨Failure to provide breath sample

00%

714

Total Charged

708

Adults Charged

Youth Charged

Impaired driving rate:54.5 per 100,000

In 2024, Cambridge recorded 821 impaired driving incidents, an increase of 62.9% from 2023. The most common offence type was Impaired by alcohol (567 incidents, 100% of sub-types), followed by Causing death (0 incidents, 0%). The impaired driving rate was 54.5 per 100,000 population. A total of 714 persons were charged, including 708 adults and 6 youth.

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

⚖️

Adult vs Youth Charged

2024

15,412

Adults Charged

+107.7% YoY

1,126

Youth Charged

+119.1% YoY

6.8%

Youth Share

16,538

Total Charged

Adult rate: 7859.1 per 100,000

Youth rate: 1228.4 per 100,000

2024

Adults: 15,412

Youth: 1,126

Adults (left axis) Youth (right axis)

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

Adult Δ (1998–2024)

+160.2%

Youth Δ (1998–2024)

-39.9%

In 2024, Cambridge recorded 15,412 adults charged and 1,126 youth charged across all Criminal Code violations. Youth accounted for 6.8% of all persons charged. Since 1998, youth charges have changed by -39.9%, while adult charges changed by +160.2%.

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

🚗Motor Vehicle Theft🟢 BELOW AVG

2024

2,751incidents

194 per 100,000 population

-60%

Since 1998

12.9%

Solved Rate

2012

Peak Year

3.6%

CSI Impact

Persons Charged135

👤 Adults: 103 (76%)🧑 Youth: 32 (24%)

+ 14 youth diverted (not charged)

Low solve rate for this crime type

How Cases Are Cleared

Cleared by Charge281 (79%)

Cleared Otherwise74 (21%)

"Cleared otherwise" includes cases where charges cannot be laid (e.g., suspect deceased, diplomatic immunity, victim declines).

Unfounded Reports

10.0%

of all reported MVT

vs National Average▼ 17% below

This Location194

National Avg232.5

Rate per 100KNational AvgPeak Year (2012)

Cambridge recorded 2,751 motor vehicle thefts in 2024 (194 per 100K), down from a peak rate of 1,157.4 in 2012. Only 12.9% 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

800

▲ 136.7% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

56.3

Breakdown

Possession of weapons

72384.4%

Pointing a firearm

607%

Discharge firearm

273.2%

Unsafe storage

252.9%

Weapons trafficking

222.6%

Firearms Act

00%

💊

Drug Offences

2024

Incidents

796

▲ 103.6% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

56.3

Breakdown

Cocaine trafficking

17250.9%

Other drug trafficking

16649.1%

Cannabis possession

00%

Cannabis trafficking

00%

🏠

Property Crime

2024

Incidents

46,598

▲ 97.1% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

3240.6

Breakdown

Theft under $5K

19,84458.3%

Mischief

6,59619.4%

Break & Enter

4,10512.1%

Motor vehicle theft

2,7518.1%

Theft over $5K

5451.6%

Arson

1590.5%

Shoplifting $5K+

360.1%

🔪

Violent Crime

2024

Incidents

20,638

▲ 104.6% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

1432.4

Breakdown

Assault Level 1

7,96455.3%

Assault Level 2

3,11221.6%

Criminal Harassment

1,1798.2%

Sexual Assault L1

1,1327.9%

Robbery

7835.4%

Uttering Threats

1721.2%

Assault Level 3

630.4%

💰

Fraud & Identity Crime

2024

Incidents

7,599

▲ 112.3% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

245.8

Breakdown

Identity Fraud

2,47269.8%

Identity Theft

1,06830.2%

🔞

Sexual Violence

2024

Content warning: This section contains data about sexual offences

Total Incidents

1,878

▲ 115.6% vs 2023

SA L1 Rate / 100K

79.1

Breakdown

Sexual Assault L1

1,13260.3%

Violations Against Children

51127.2%

Non-consensual Images

1186.3%

Voyeurism

703.7%

Sexual Assault L2

432.3%

Sexual Assault L3

40.2%

🏚️

Breaking & Entering

2024

Incidents

4,105

▲ 72.5% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

288.7

Breakdown

Standard B&E

4,09599.9%

B&E to Steal Firearm

60.1%

🍺

Substance-Related Crime

2024

Total Incidents

1,617

▲ 80.7% vs 2023

Drug Rate / 100K

56.3

Breakdown

Impaired Driving

82150.8%

Drug Violations

79649.2%

Cannabis Trafficking

00%

Cannabis Possession

00%

Cambridge

Ontario, Canada

Population

138,479

Established

1973

Wikipedia

About Cambridge

Cambridge is a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers, in the central part of the Ontario Peninsula. The city had a population of 138,479 as of the 2021 census. Along with Kitchener and Waterloo, Cambridge is one of the three core cities of Canada's tenth-largest metropolitan area, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Livability Score

89/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

121Very High

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

27.5°C

Jan Low

-11.1°C

Annual Rain

892 mm

Annual Snow

138 cm

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References & Sources

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General information about Cambridge

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Statistics Canada

Crime statistics, population & census data

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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.

Cambridge Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

39,219

32.3%

Property Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Safety Score2024

Year-over-Year

CSI Trend

Crime Breakdown2024

Crime Breakdown

Comparison

Police & Justice

Clearance Rate2024

Hate Crimes

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Drug Offences

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime

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Crime & Safety Overview

Safety Score2024

Year-over-Year

CSI Trend

Crime Breakdown2024

Crime Breakdown

Comparison

Police & Justice

Clearance Rate2024

Hate Crimes

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Drug Offences

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime