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Crime data for South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
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
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 | 430 |
| 2011 | 448 |
| 2012 | 423 |
| 2013 | 357 |
| 2014 | 401 |
| 2015 | 341 |
| 2016 | 338 |
| 2017 | 271 |
| 2018 | 305 |
| 2019 | 332 |
| 2020 | 364 |
| 2021 | 352 |
| 2022 | 384 |
| 2023 | 353 |
| 2024 | 407 |
| 2025 | 338 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Assault, level 1 | 50 |
| Fail to comply with order | 39 |
| Fraud | 37 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 33 |
| Mischief | 20 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 14 |
| Uttering threats | 13 |
| Sexual assault, level 1 | 12 |
| Breaking and entering | 11 |
| Breach of probation | 11 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 126 | 40.5 |
| Violent crime | 112 | 36 |
| Other Criminal Code | 73 | 23.5 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Assault, level 1 | Fail to comply with order | Fraud | Theft $5,000 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 65 |
| 2011 | 52 | 15 | 20 | 58 |
| 2012 | 42 | 7 | 21 | 68 |
| 2013 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 57 |
| 2014 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 55 |
| 2015 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 55 |
| 2016 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 46 |
| 2017 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 34 |
| 2018 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 49 |
| 2019 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 45 |
| 2020 | 42 | 29 | 34 | 56 |
| 2021 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 40 |
| 2022 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 41 |
| 2023 | 41 | 24 | 40 | 36 |
| 2024 | 54 | 38 | 44 | 38 |
| 2025 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 33 |
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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.
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.