Gaspé

Crime data for Gaspé, Quebec.

Gaspé Safety Score

Below Average

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

664

↓ 2.6%

Historical Trend (2010 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

79.2%

Cases solved by police

526 Solved138 Unsolved

Most Common

Violent Crime

49%

Violent

Property

Other

Top 5 Reported Violations

Most frequent specific criminal code violations in 2024.

Historical Trend by Violation

No trend data available.

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Data: 2024

Safety Score and CSI data are not available for this police service jurisdiction. Please refer to the crime breakdown below.

Crime Breakdown

2024

Violent Crime

50.0%545

Property Crime

34.7%378

Other Offences

15.3%167

Hate crime data shown for Quebec (provincial level)

Hate Crimes

2024

723↓0.8%vs 2023

Police-reported hate crime incidents in Quebec

Hate Crime Trend (2014–2024)

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By Motivation

Sub-categories based on national distribution

In 2024, Quebec recorded 723 police-reported hate crimes, a decrease of 0.8% from 2023. The most common motivation was Race or ethnicity (324 incidents, 45% of total), with Jewish being the most targeted group (154 incidents). Religion-motivated crimes totalled 224 (31%).

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0066-01 — Police-reported hate crime

Homicide data shown for Canada (national level)

Homicides

2024

788↓1.0%vs 2023

Homicide victims in Canada

(1.91 per 100k)

Homicide Trend (1961–2024)

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By Method

788 victims(-1.0%)

🔫Shooting

28636.3%

🔪Stabbing

25031.7%

👊Beating

13116.6%

📋Other methods used

445.6%

⛓️Strangulation

313.9%

❓Methods used unknown

293.7%

🔥Fire (burns or suffocation)

172.2%

Homicide rate:1.91 per 100,000

In 2024, Canada recorded 788 homicide victims, a decrease of 1.0% from 2023. The most common method was Shooting (286 victims, 36.3% of total), followed by Stabbing (250 victims, 31.7%). The homicide rate was 1.91 per 100,000 population.

Source: Statistics Canada, Homicide Survey — Tables 35-10-0068-01, 35-10-0069-01, 35-10-0071-01

Impaired Driving

2024

72↓12.2%vs 2023

Impaired driving incidents in Gaspé

(308.7 per 100k)

Impaired Driving Trend (2010–2024)

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By Type

72 incidents(-12.2%)

🍺Impaired by alcohol

50100%

💀Causing death

00%

🏥Causing bodily harm

00%

💨Failure to provide breath sample

00%

🩸Failure to provide blood sample

00%

Total Charged

Adults Charged

Youth Charged

Impaired driving rate:308.7 per 100,000

In 2024, Gaspé recorded 72 impaired driving incidents, a decrease of 12.2% from 2023. The most common offence type was Impaired by alcohol (50 incidents, 100% of sub-types), followed by Causing death (0 incidents, 0%). The impaired driving rate was 308.7 per 100,000 population. A total of 78 persons were charged, including 77 adults and 1 youth.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

⚖️

Adult vs Youth Charged

2024

534

Adults Charged

-1.5% YoY

Youth Charged

+69.6% YoY

6.8%

Youth Share

573

Total Charged

Adult rate: 2356.0 per 100,000

Youth rate: 3176.1 per 100,000

2024

Adults: 534

Youth: 39

Adults (left axis) Youth (right axis)

Dual-axis: each line has its own scale · Click to view year details

Adult Δ (2010–2024)

-0.4%

Youth Δ (2010–2024)

-43.5%

In 2024, Gaspé recorded 534 adults charged and 39 youth charged across all Criminal Code violations. Youth accounted for 6.8% of all persons charged. Since 2010, youth charges have changed by -43.5%, while adult charges changed by -0.4%.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

🚗Motor Vehicle Theft🔵 VERY LOW

2024

14incidents

72.6 per 100,000 population

-14%

Since 2010

21.4%

Solved Rate

2013

Peak Year

—

CSI Impact

Persons Charged2

👤 Adults: 2 (100%)🧑 Youth: 0 (0%)

Low solve rate for this crime type

How Cases Are Cleared

Cleared by Charge3 (100%)

Cleared Otherwise0 (0%)

"Cleared otherwise" includes cases where charges cannot be laid (e.g., suspect deceased, diplomatic immunity, victim declines).

Unfounded Reports

11.1%

of all reported MVT

vs National Average▼ 69% below

This Location72.6

National Avg232.5

Rate per 100KNational AvgPeak Year (2013)

Gaspé recorded 14 motor vehicle thefts in 2024 (72.6 per 100K), down from a peak rate of 143.6 in 2013. 21.4% of cases resulted in clearance.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177. Click chart to select year.

🔫

Firearms & Weapons

2024

Incidents

▲ 50.0% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

36.3

Breakdown

Possession of weapons

763.6%

Unsafe storage

327.3%

Weapons trafficking

19.1%

Discharge firearm

00%

Pointing a firearm

00%

Firearms Act

00%

🏠

Property Crime

2024

Incidents

378

▼ 2.3% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

1652.3

Breakdown

Mischief

10839.7%

Theft under $5K

8932.7%

Break & Enter

4817.6%

Motor vehicle theft

145.1%

Theft over $5K

72.6%

Arson

62.2%

Shoplifting $5K+

00%

🔪

Violent Crime

2024

Incidents

545

▲ 10.3% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

2414.9

Breakdown

Assault Level 1

18749%

Criminal Harassment

8722.8%

Assault Level 2

7018.3%

Sexual Assault L1

359.2%

Assault Level 3

10.3%

Robbery

10.3%

Uttering Threats

10.3%

💰

Fraud & Identity Crime

2024

Incidents

▲ 6.3% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

381.3

Breakdown

Identity Fraud

1995%

Identity Theft

15%

🔞

Sexual Violence

2024

Content warning: This section contains data about sexual offences

Total Incidents

▼ 3.3% vs 2023

SA L1 Rate / 100K

108.9

Breakdown

Sexual Assault L1

3559.3%

Violations Against Children

2135.6%

Non-consensual Images

35.1%

Sexual Assault L3

00%

Sexual Assault L2

00%

Voyeurism

00%

🏚️

Breaking & Entering

2024

Incidents

▼ 23.8% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

236.0

Breakdown

Standard B&E

4695.8%

B&E to Steal Firearm

24.2%

🍺

Substance-Related Crime

2024

Total Incidents

▼ 12.2% vs 2023

Drug Rate / 100K

—

Breakdown

Impaired Driving

72100%

Cannabis Possession

00%

Cannabis Trafficking

00%

Gaspé

Quebec, Canada

Population

15,137

Established

1873

Wikipedia

About Gaspé

Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec in Canada. Gaspé is about 650 km (400 mi) northeast of Quebec City and 350 km (220 mi) east of Rimouski. Gaspé has a total population of 15,063, as of the 2021 Canadian Census.

Livability Score

A+

98/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

92Low

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

25.5°C

Jan Low

-18.9°C

Annual Rain

746 mm

Annual Snow

339 cm

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References & Sources

Wikipedia

General information about Gaspé

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Statistics Canada

Crime statistics, population & census data

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Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.

Gaspé Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

664

79.2%

Violent Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Hate Crimes

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime

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Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Hate Crimes

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime