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Crime data for Saugeen Shores, Ontario.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Police service reporting these figures: Saugeen Shores, Ontario, municipal
Police-reported incidents
909
+2.7% 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 | 664 |
| 2011 | 592 |
| 2012 | 620 |
| 2013 | 559 |
| 2014 | 628 |
| 2015 | 617 |
| 2016 | 685 |
| 2017 | 734 |
| 2018 | 785 |
| 2019 | 989 |
| 2020 | 1,053 |
| 2021 | 913 |
| 2022 | 921 |
| 2023 | 957 |
| 2024 | 885 |
| 2025 | 909 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Theft $5,000 or under | 131 |
| Mischief | 111 |
| Fail to comply with order | 94 |
| Assault, level 1 | 81 |
| Disturb the peace | 45 |
| Criminal harassment | 43 |
| Breaking and entering | 42 |
| Indecent/Harassing communications | 41 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 40 |
| Uttering threats | 39 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 400 | 46.7 |
| Violent crime | 270 | 31.5 |
| Other Criminal Code | 187 | 21.8 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Theft $5,000 or under | Mischief | Fail to comply with order | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 123 | 125 | 16 | 38 |
| 2011 | 100 | 95 | 28 | 54 |
| 2012 | 128 | 93 | 18 | 46 |
| 2013 | 107 | 95 | 18 | 48 |
| 2014 | 128 | 75 | 15 | 43 |
| 2015 | 92 | 89 | 19 | 33 |
| 2016 | 94 | 121 | 28 | 48 |
| 2017 | 112 | 97 | 39 | 71 |
| 2018 | 98 | 92 | 71 | 68 |
| 2019 | 149 | 73 | 138 | 109 |
| 2020 | 142 | 113 | 123 | 83 |
| 2021 | 109 | 100 | 85 | 82 |
| 2022 | 160 | 104 | 65 | 57 |
| 2023 | 139 | 107 | 95 | 82 |
| 2024 | 147 | 89 | 82 | 77 |
| 2025 | 131 | 111 | 94 | 81 |
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Saugeen Shores is a town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998. In addition to the two main population centres of Southampton and Port Elgin, the town includes a portion of the village of Burgoyne and the North Bruce area, straddling the municipal eastern and southern boundary respectively. In 2016, the permanent population of Saugeen Shores was 13,715, in a land area of 171.05 square kilometres (66.04 sq mi).
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.
