Safety & Crime
Safe Communities, Less Crime
Pictou County has an overall low rate of crime. Property crimes in the County are among the lowest in Canada.
Canada's Declining Crime Rate
The crime rate in Canada has generally been declining since 1991, except for an increase in 2003.
- 2.6 million reported offences in 2004 — 12% lower than 10 years earlier
- largest decreases have been in property offences
- Violent crime-assault, robbery, sexual assault and homicide-is also down
- Rate of break-ins has been steadily declining since peaking in 1991, reaching lowest level in 40 years
Nova Scotia has lower levels of homicide, property crime, break & enter and theft than the Canadian average.
| Incidents 2007 | Nova Scotia | Canada |
| Homicide | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Property Crimes | 3,319.7 | 3,072.3 |
| Break & Enter | 700.3 | 662.9 |
| Theft over $5000 | 52.7 | 38.1 |
| Theft under $5000 | 1,756.5 | 1,672.1 |
Rates per 100,000 population, Source: StatCan