Municipality · Ontario
Crime statistics and police areas for Port Hope, Ontario.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Police services reporting these figures: Northumberland (Port Hope), Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, municipal and Port Hope, Ontario, municipal
Police-reported incidents
553
−10.5% 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 this12 locations
Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.
All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 786 |
| 2011 | 690 |
| 2012 | 757 |
| 2013 | 590 |
| 2014 | 648 |
| 2015 | 677 |
| 2016 | 874 |
| 2017 | 602 |
| 2018 | 529 |
| 2019 | 512 |
| 2020 | 538 |
| 2021 | 591 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Fail to comply with order | 65 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 64 |
| Fraud | 63 |
| Assault, level 1 | 52 |
| Mischief | 39 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 29 |
| Criminal harassment | 24 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 22 |
| Indecent/Harassing communications | 18 |
| Breaking and entering | 18 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 238 | 46.5 |
| Violent crime | 151 | 29.5 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
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Port Hope is served by more than one police service in this period. All figures on this page add them up; rates per 100,000 people are left out where each service has its own.
Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, about 109 km (68 mi) east of Toronto and 159 km (99 mi) west of Kingston. It is at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County. The private Trinity College School opened here in 1865.
Annual historical averages
| 2022 |
|---|
| 582 |
| 2023 | 475 |
|---|
| 2024 | 618 |
|---|
| 2025 | 553 |
|---|
| Other Criminal Code | 123 | 24 |
|---|
| Year | Fail to comply with order | Theft $5,000 or under | Fraud | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41 | 116 | 37 | 63 |
| 2011 | 37 | 107 | 31 | 54 |
| 2012 | 28 | 119 | 49 | 65 |
| 2013 | 19 | 90 | 32 | 59 |
| 2014 | 21 | 77 | 45 | 50 |
| 2015 | 13 | 91 | 123 | 54 |
| 2016 | 33 | 75 | 293 | 48 |
| 2017 | 31 | 62 | 70 | 56 |
| 2018 | 25 | 66 | 77 | 42 |
| 2019 | 21 | 75 | 60 | 34 |
| 2020 | 18 | 91 | 68 | 35 |
| 2021 | 24 | 100 | 62 | 48 |
| 2022 | 44 | 103 | 68 | 40 |
| 2023 | 31 | 80 | 58 | 38 |
| 2024 | 57 | 95 | 73 | 42 |
| 2025 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 52 |
Percentage of reports deemed baseless or false. Lower rates indicate more reliable reporting and thorough follow-up.
Balance between formal charges and diversionary programs for youth offenders.
Incidents
2
▼ 66.7% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Impaired driving incidents in Port Hope
Impaired driving trend (2010–2025)
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By Type
15
Total Charged
15
Adults Charged
0
Youth Charged
In 2025, police in Port Hope reported 16 impaired driving incidents. That is 27.3% fewer than in 2024. The most common type was Impaired by alcohol (10 incidents). 15 people were charged: 15 adults and 0 youth.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
$88,000
Median Income
11.1%
Unemployment
50.8
Median Age
3.2%
Growth (2016–2021)
8.0%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)
$88,000
Median Household Income
49.7%
Employment Rate
11.1%
Unemployment Rate
$600,000
Avg. Dwelling Value
$1,263
Avg. Monthly Rent
The median after-tax household income was $88,000, and the unemployment rate was 11.1%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. How we use this data
227
Adults Charged
-2.2% YoY6
Youth Charged
+100.0% YoY2.6%
Youth Share
233
Total Charged
2025
Adults: 227
Youth: 6
Dual-axis: each line has its own scale · Click to view year details
Adult Δ (2010–2025)
-8.1%
Youth Δ (2010–2025)
-91.3%
In 2025, police in Port Hope charged 227 adults and 6 youth. Youth were 2.6% of the people charged. Since 2010, charges against youth changed by -91.3% and charges against adults by -8.1%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
238
▼ 18.2% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
151
▼ 2.6% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
64
▼ 12.3% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
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Total Incidents
12
▼ 55.6% vs 2024
SA L1 Rate / 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
18
▲ 28.6% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Total Incidents
16
▼ 27.3% vs 2024
Drug Rate / 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
