Petit-Saguenay

Crime data for Petit-Saguenay, Quebec.

95/100

Petit-Saguenay Safety Score

Very Safe

Ranked #4 out of 56 communities

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

6,452

↑ 3.1%

Historical Trend (1998 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

51.8%

Cases solved by police

3,341 Solved3,111 Unsolved

Most Common

Property Crime

50%

Property

Violent

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 Score2024

Rank #4 of 56 areas

CSI: 55.1 (lower = safer)

Year-over-Year

2024

Overall↑ 5.4%

Violent↑ 12.0%

Non-Violent↑ 0.5%

Crime Breakdown2024

Violent

67.8%CSI 88.6

Non-Violent

32.2%CSI 42.2

Comparison

29% BELOW NATL AVG

Petit-Saguenay

55.1

Quebec Avg

63.0

Canada Avg

77.9

Crime Severity Index — lower is safer

Police & Justice

Clearance Rate2024

45.6%

Percentage of reported crimes cleared by charge or otherwise. Higher rates indicate better police case resolution.

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

Petit-Saguenay

Quebec, Canada

Established

1998

Wikipedia

About Petit-Saguenay

Zec de la Rivière-Petit-Saguenay is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (zec) located in the municipality of Petit-Saguenay, in Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.

Livability Score

A+

98/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

92Low

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

25.9°C

Jan Low

-17.5°C

Annual Rain

337 mm

Annual Snow

104 cm

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References & Sources

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General information about Petit-Saguenay

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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.

Petit-Saguenay Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

6,452

51.8%

Property Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices