Highest Crime in Ontario

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Ontario

1 Oliver Paipoonge 206.3 per 1K

2 Thunder Bay 206.3 per 1K

3 Thunder Bay, Unorganized 206.3 per 1K

4 Northwood 206.3 per 1K

5 Westfort 206.3 per 1K

6 Sioux Lookout 206.3 per 1K

7 Sioux Lookout 206.3 per 1K

8 College Heights 206.3 per 1K

9 Kenora, Unorganized 206.3 per 1K

10 Dryden 186.8 per 1K

11 Fort Frances 186.8 per 1K

12 Springwater 142.5 per 1K

13 Tiny 129.5 per 1K

14 Rayside-Balfour 106.2 per 1K

15 Greater Sudbury 106.2 per 1K

16 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 106.2 per 1K

17 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest 106.2 per 1K

18 Lively 106.2 per 1K

19 Espanola 106.2 per 1K

20 Sault Ste. Marie 106.2 per 1K

21 North Bay 106.2 per 1K

22 West Nipissing 106.2 per 1K

23 Timmins 106.2 per 1K

24 Temiskaming Shores 106.2 per 1K

25 Elliot Lake 106.2 per 1K

26 Algoma, Unorganized, North Part 106.2 per 1K

27 Valley East 106.2 per 1K

28 Kapuskasing 106.2 per 1K

29 Cochrane 106.2 per 1K

30 Kirkland Lake 106.2 per 1K

31 Loyalist 95.4 per 1K

32 Beckwith 95.4 per 1K

33 Hawkesbury 91.5 per 1K

34 South Glengarry 91.5 per 1K

35 East Zorra-Tavistock 91.4 per 1K

36 Chatsworth 91.4 per 1K

37 Forest Hills 91.4 per 1K

38 Eastbridge 91.4 per 1K

39 Stanley Park 91.4 per 1K

40 Wellington North 91.4 per 1K

41 Kitchener 91.4 per 1K

42 Victoria Hills 91.4 per 1K

43 Perth East 91.4 per 1K

44 Popcorn House 91.4 per 1K

45 Lincoln 91.4 per 1K

46 Arran-Elderslie 91.4 per 1K

47 East Hespeler 91.4 per 1K

48 Wilmot 91.4 per 1K

49 Cambridge 91.4 per 1K

50 Colonial Acres 91.4 per 1K

51 Rosemount 91.4 per 1K

52 Heritage Park 91.4 per 1K

53 Vanier 91.4 per 1K

54 Waterloo 91.4 per 1K

55 Beechwood 91.4 per 1K

56 Columbia 91.4 per 1K

57 Hespeler 91.4 per 1K

58 Fiddlesticks 91.4 per 1K

59 Doon South 91.4 per 1K

60 North Dumfries 91.4 per 1K

61 Owen Sound 91.4 per 1K

62 Wellesley 91.4 per 1K

63 Hanover 91.4 per 1K

64 Listowel 91.4 per 1K

65 Lexington 91.4 per 1K

66 Woolwich 91.4 per 1K

67 Woodstock 91.4 per 1K

68 Idlewood 91.4 per 1K

69 Columbia Hills 91.4 per 1K

70 North Perth 91.4 per 1K

71 Beechwood West 91.4 per 1K

72 Saugeen Shores 91.4 per 1K

73 New Hamburg 91.4 per 1K

74 Centreville Chicopee 91.4 per 1K

75 Elmira 91.4 per 1K

76 Westvale 91.4 per 1K

77 Christopher-Champlain 91.4 per 1K

78 Highland West 91.4 per 1K

79 Bridgeport 91.4 per 1K

80 Lakeshore Village 91.4 per 1K

81 Blair Road 91.4 per 1K

82 Central 91.4 per 1K

83 Huron Park 91.4 per 1K

84 Greenway-Chaplin 91.4 per 1K

85 South Bruce Peninsula 91.4 per 1K

86 Preston Centre 91.4 per 1K

87 Stratford 91.4 per 1K

88 Grand River South 91.4 per 1K

89 West Grey 91.4 per 1K

90 South Bruce 91.4 per 1K

91 Little's Corners 91.4 per 1K

92 Mapleton 91.4 per 1K

93 Forest Heights 91.4 per 1K

94 Pioneer Park 91.4 per 1K

95 Southgate 91.4 per 1K

96 Georgian Bluffs 91.4 per 1K

97 Silver Heights 91.4 per 1K

98 Port Elgin 91.4 per 1K

99 Willowdale 91.4 per 1K

100 Blandford-Blenheim 91.4 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Ontario face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Oliver Paipoonge has 206.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Oliver Paipoonge is 51.6x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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