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South Bruce Peninsula crime statistics

Crime data for South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario.

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

South Bruce Peninsula crime statistics, 2025

Key takeaway

In 2025, police reported 338 incidents in South Bruce Peninsula, −17.0% from 2024. Police cleared 52.7% of incidents.

Police service reporting these figures: Grey Bruce (South Bruce Peninsula), Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, municipal

Police-reported incidents

338

↓ −17.0% vs previous year

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

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Incidents cleared

52.7%

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 South Bruce Peninsula, 2010 to 2025

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

020040060020102014201820222025338
  • South Bruce Peninsula
0200400600201020132016201920222025South Bruce Peninsula 338
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01
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Police-reported incidents in South Bruce Peninsula, 2010 to 2025
YearIncidents
2010430
2011448
2012423
2013357
2014401
2015341
2016338
2017271
2018305
2019332
2020364
2021352
2022384
2023353
2024407
2025338
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Most reported offences in South Bruce Peninsula, 2025

  • Assault, level 150
  • Fail to comply with order39
  • Fraud37
  • Theft $5,000 or under33
  • Mischief20
  • Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm14
  • Uttering threats13
  • Sexual assault, level 112
  • Breaking and entering11
  • Breach of probation11
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
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Most reported offences in South Bruce Peninsula, 2025
OffenceIncidents
Assault, level 150
Fail to comply with order39
Fraud37
Theft $5,000 or under33
Mischief20
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm14
Uttering threats13
Sexual assault, level 112
Breaking and entering11
Breach of probation11
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Types of crime in South Bruce Peninsula, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

  • Property crime40.5 %
  • Violent crime36.0 %
  • Other Criminal Code23.5 %
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
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Types of crime in South Bruce Peninsula, 2025
TypeIncidents%
Property crime12640.5
Violent crime11236
Other Criminal Code7323.5
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Every reported offence

The most reported offences in South Bruce Peninsula, 2010 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

0204060802010201420182022202550393733
  • Assault, level 1
  • Fail to comply with order
  • Fraud
  • Theft $5,000 or under
020406080201020132016201920222025Assault, level 1 50Fail to comply with order 39Fraud 37Theft $5,000 or under 33
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01
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The most reported offences in South Bruce Peninsula, 2010 to 2025
YearAssault, level 1Fail to comply with orderFraudTheft $5,000 or under
201049181865
201152152058
20124272168
201328181557
20143192755
201528122955
201617103946
201719102934
201825162349
201926143045
202042293456
202125272640
202237334041
202341244036
202454384438
202550393733
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South Bruce Peninsula

Ontario, Canada

Population

9,137

Established

1999

Wikipedia

About South Bruce Peninsula

South Bruce Peninsula is a town at the base of the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario, Canada, in Bruce County between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. It was formed on January 1, 1999, when the town of Wiarton, the village of Hepworth, and the townships of Albemarle and Amabel were amalgamated. The new municipality was created to provide necessary political representation, administrative support, and necessary municipal services on behalf of the residents.

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High
27.1°C
Jan Low
-8.8°C
Annual Rain
697 mm
Annual Snow
173 cm

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