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Prince Edward County crime statistics

Crime data for Prince Edward County, Ontario.

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

Prince Edward County crime statistics, 2025

Key takeaway

In 2025, police reported 784 incidents in Prince Edward County, about the same as the year before. Police cleared 51.9% of incidents.

Police service reporting these figures: Prince Edward, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, municipal

Police-reported incidents

784

→ 0.0% vs previous year

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

How to read this

Incidents cleared

51.9%

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

How to read this

Crime Severity Index, Canada

75.0

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025

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Police-reported incidents in Prince Edward County, 2010 to 2025

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

05001,0001,50020102014201820222025784
  • Prince Edward County
05001,0001,500201020132016201920222025Prince Edward County 784
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01
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Police-reported incidents in Prince Edward County, 2010 to 2025
YearIncidents
20101,143
20111,117
20121,085
2013910
2014765
2015942
2016850
2017755
2018810
2019710
2020663
2021819
2022834
2023848
2024784
2025784
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Most reported offences in Prince Edward County, 2025

  • Fraud135
  • Assault, level 1100
  • Mischief63
  • Fail to comply with order55
  • Theft $5,000 or under51
  • Uttering threats47
  • Operation while impaired (alcohol)36
  • Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm26
  • Indecent/Harassing communications26
  • Breach of probation25
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
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Most reported offences in Prince Edward County, 2025
OffenceIncidents
Fraud135
Assault, level 1100
Mischief63
Fail to comply with order55
Theft $5,000 or under51
Uttering threats47
Operation while impaired (alcohol)36
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm26
Indecent/Harassing communications26
Breach of probation25
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Types of crime in Prince Edward County, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

  • Property crime43.0 %
  • Violent crime38.2 %
  • Other Criminal Code18.9 %
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
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Types of crime in Prince Edward County, 2025
TypeIncidents%
Property crime30343
Violent crime26938.2
Other Criminal Code13318.9
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Every reported offence

The most reported offences in Prince Edward County, 2010 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

0100200300201020142018202220251351006355
  • Fraud
  • Assault, level 1
  • Mischief
  • Fail to comply with order
0100200300201020132016201920222025Fraud 135Assault, level 1 100Mischief 63Fail to comply with order 55
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01
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The most reported offences in Prince Edward County, 2010 to 2025
YearFraudAssault, level 1MischiefFail to comply with order
20105513415734
20116315217045
20129313222835
2013759914528
2014429412928
20158815412527
201611110812031
201780917526
20189011810728
201995936831
202075898435
2021136928545
2022136976960
20231701125526
20241321205157
20251351006355
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Prince Edward County

Ontario, Canada

Population

25,704

Established

1792

Wikipedia

About Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County (PEC) is a single-tier municipality in southern Ontario, Canada. Its coastline on Lake Ontario’s northeastern shore is known for Sandbanks Provincial Park, sand beaches, and limestone cliffs. The Regent Theatre, a restored Edwardian Opera House, sits at the heart of the town of Picton on the Bay of Quinte. Nearby Macaulay Heritage Park highlights local history through its 19th-century buildings. In 2021, Prince Edward County had a census population of 25,704. Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Annual historical averages

July High
27.3°C
Jan Low
-13.2°C
Annual Rain
745 mm
Annual Snow
151 cm

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