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Crime data for Hanover, Ontario.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Police service reporting these figures: Hanover, Ontario, municipal
Police-reported incidents
532
−28.9% vs previous year
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 629 |
| 2011 | 574 |
| 2012 | 475 |
| 2013 | 486 |
| 2014 | 573 |
| 2015 | 521 |
| 2016 | 666 |
| 2017 | 709 |
| 2018 | 769 |
| 2019 | 839 |
| 2020 | 638 |
| 2021 | 669 |
| 2022 | 783 |
| 2023 | 727 |
| 2024 | 748 |
| 2025 | 532 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Fail to comply with order | 66 |
| Fraud | 65 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 57 |
| Assault, level 1 | 50 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 37 |
| Breach of probation | 36 |
| Mischief | 27 |
| Breaking and entering | 25 |
| Uttering threats | 19 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 12 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 235 | 48.3 |
| Other Criminal Code | 132 | 27.1 |
| Violent crime | 120 | 24.6 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Fail to comply with order | Fraud | Theft $5,000 or under | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 | 25 | 115 | 46 |
| 2011 | 25 | 14 | 110 | 50 |
| 2012 | 19 | 24 | 80 | 47 |
| 2013 | 24 | 39 | 88 | 59 |
| 2014 | 18 | 34 | 124 | 39 |
| 2015 | 37 | 41 | 84 | 49 |
| 2016 | 31 | 77 | 82 | 52 |
| 2017 | 44 | 76 | 126 | 48 |
| 2018 | 35 | 81 | 105 | 68 |
| 2019 | 37 | 93 | 108 | 60 |
| 2020 | 49 | 67 | 76 | 54 |
| 2021 | 62 | 60 | 83 | 60 |
| 2022 | 67 | 61 | 119 | 60 |
| 2023 | 69 | 49 | 108 | 61 |
| 2024 | 91 | 61 | 96 | 76 |
| 2025 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 50 |
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Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario with a population of about 7,967 residents. It is located in southwestern Grey County, bordering on Bruce County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton on Grey/Bruce Road 4. Hanover has a town hall, police department and the Hanover and District Hospital.
Annual historical averages
Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.
