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Elgin County OPP crime statistics
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Area policed
Statistics Canada reports Elgin County OPP as one area and does not split its figures by municipality. They are shown here, and not on the pages of the municipalities it serves.
Municipalities served (6)
- Central Elgin (13,746)
- Malahide (9,308)
- Bayham (7,096)
- West Elgin (5,060)
- Southwold (4,851)
- Dutton/Dunwich (4,152)
Population: 2021 census.
Elgin County OPP crime statistics, 2025
Police service reporting these figures: Elgin County, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, municipal
Police-reported incidents
1,151
+3.4% 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 thisPolice-reported incidents in Elgin County OPP, 2010 to 2025
All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
- Elgin County OPP
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| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,238 |
| 2011 | 1,101 |
| 2012 | 1,216 |
| 2013 | 1,044 |
| 2014 | 918 |
| 2015 | 850 |
| 2016 | 1,004 |
| 2017 | 1,130 |
| 2018 | 1,068 |
| 2019 | 1,357 |
| 2020 | 1,246 |
| 2021 | 1,162 |
| 2022 | 1,148 |
| 2023 | 1,077 |
| 2024 | 1,113 |
| 2025 | 1,151 |
Most reported offences in Elgin County OPP, 2025
- Assault, level 1164
- Fraud147
- Mischief99
- Theft $5,000 or under89
- Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm71
- Fail to comply with order67
- Uttering threats44
- Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle43
- Operation while impaired (alcohol)38
- Breaking and entering35
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| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Assault, level 1 | 164 |
| Fraud | 147 |
| Mischief | 99 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 89 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 71 |
| Fail to comply with order | 67 |
| Uttering threats | 44 |
| Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle | 43 |
| Operation while impaired (alcohol) | 38 |
| Breaking and entering | 35 |
Types of crime in Elgin County OPP, 2025
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
- Property crime49.3 %
- Violent crime37.9 %
- Other Criminal Code12.8 %
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| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 511 | 49.3 |
| Violent crime | 393 | 37.9 |
| Other Criminal Code | 133 | 12.8 |
Every reported offence
The most reported offences in Elgin County OPP, 2010 to 2025
Police-reported incidents per year.
- Assault, level 1
- Fraud
- Mischief
- Theft $5,000 or under
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| Year | Assault, level 1 | Fraud | Mischief | Theft $5,000 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 104 | 53 | 191 | 151 |
| 2011 | 98 | 40 | 157 | 143 |
| 2012 | 111 | 70 | 162 | 110 |
| 2013 | 93 | 74 | 146 | 119 |
| 2014 | 87 | 77 | 104 | 106 |
| 2015 | 77 | 72 | 115 | 101 |
| 2016 | 99 | 83 | 145 | 110 |
| 2017 | 80 | 106 | 146 | 122 |
| 2018 | 104 | 108 | 115 | 147 |
| 2019 | 210 | 130 | 130 | 119 |
| 2020 | 138 | 141 | 147 | 132 |
| 2021 | 102 | 131 | 111 | 126 |
| 2022 | 100 | 178 | 104 | 115 |
| 2023 | 94 | 163 | 106 | 101 |
| 2024 | 150 | 185 | 85 | 87 |
| 2025 | 164 | 147 | 99 | 89 |