Laval Crime Statistics
Quebec · Statistics Canada 2025 · updated 2026-10-13
CrimeMaps has no incident-level map for Laval: its police service does not publish open incident data. These are the official annual police-reported statistics from Statistics Canada.
| 2025 incidents | 17,346 (down 6.8% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 3,758.5 (population 461,510) |
| Violent incidents | 5,638 (1,221.6 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 7,101 (1,538.7 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 52.9 (violent 78.9) |
| Cleared by police | 52.5% |
| vs Quebec | 10.5% lower rate (4,198.9 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Laval police service. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
Year by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | Violent | Property | CSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,346 | 3,758.5 | 5,638 | 7,101 | 52.9 |
| 2024 | 18,621 | 4,064.9 | 5,877 | 7,719 | 58.1 |
| 2023 | 18,479 | 4,109.4 | 5,266 | 8,612 | 57.2 |
| 2022 | 16,475 | 3,713.3 | 4,872 | 7,541 | 53.8 |
| 2021 | 15,349 | 3,484.5 | 4,916 | 6,827 | 49.3 |
| 2020 | 13,980 | 3,169.6 | 3,954 | 6,559 | 45.5 |
| 2019 | 13,829 | 3,153.7 | 3,724 | 6,820 | 44.9 |
| 2018 | 14,828 | 3,412.9 | 3,789 | 7,322 | 46.0 |
| 2017 | 14,707 | 3,423.7 | 3,547 | 7,557 | 45.2 |
| 2016 | 15,373 | 3,610.1 | 3,771 | 7,831 | 47.7 |
Offences in 2025
| Offence | Incidents | Per 100K | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft (non-vehicle) | 3,196 | 692.5 | up 2.4% |
| Assault | 2,993 | 648.5 | down 3.7% |
| Fraud and identity crime | 1,697 | 367.7 | down 5.0% |
| Shoplifting | 1,180 | 255.7 | up 10.2% |
| Drug violations | 990 | 214.5 | down 7.5% |
| Mischief | 757 | 164.0 | down 20.1% |
| Theft from vehicle | 728 | 157.7 | down 10.6% |
| Break and enter | 601 | 130.2 | down 11.7% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 567 | 122.9 | down 34.7% |
| Sexual assault | 380 | 82.3 | down 5.2% |
| Impaired driving | 306 | 66.3 | down 21.5% |
| Robbery | 214 | 46.4 | up 15.1% |
| Weapons violations | 178 | 38.6 | down 7.3% |
| Homicide | 2 | 0.4 | down 60.0% |
Laval crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-04 · figures above are Statistics Canada 2025
TL;DR. In 2025, the Laval police service reported 17,346 incidents, for a rate per 100,000 population of 3758.5. Total incidents fell 6.8% from 2024. The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 3,196 incidents.
About this data
The Laval police service is the police service for Laval, and the figures on this page are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada based on police-reported incidents. Police-reported means incidents that came to police attention, and not every offence is reported. In the latest year, 2025, there were 17,346 incidents, with a rate per 100,000 population of 3,758.5. That rate is based on a population of 461,510.
Recent trend
Total incidents fell 6.8% from 18,621 in 2024 to 17,346 in 2025. Since 2016, when there were 15,373 incidents, the total rose 12.8%, while the rate per 100,000 population rose 4.1%. The peak in 2016–2025 was 2024 with 18,621 incidents, and the lowest was 2019 with 13,829 incidents. Violent incidents fell 4.1% compared with 2024. Property incidents fell 8% compared with 2024.
Category breakdown
In the latest year, 5,638 incidents were violent (32.5% of the total), with a rate per 100,000 population of 1,221.6, and 7,101 were property (40.9%), with a rate per 100,000 population of 1,538.7. The most recorded offences were theft (non-vehicle) with 3,196 incidents (18.4%), up 2.4% from 2024, and assault with 2,993 incidents (17.3%), down 3.7%. Fraud and identity crime accounted for 1,697 incidents (9.8%), down 5%, while shoplifting accounted for 1,180 incidents (6.8%), up 10.2%, and uttering threats accounted for 1,084 incidents (6.2%), down 2.3%. Drug violations totalled 990 incidents (5.7%), down 7.5%, mischief totalled 757 incidents (4.4%), down 20.1%, and theft from a vehicle totalled 728 incidents (4.2%), down 10.6%. The crime severity index in 2025 was 52.88, with a violent crime severity index of 78.87, a measure that weights offences by seriousness.
What this means
Laval's total rate per 100,000 population of 3,758.5 was 10.5% lower than Quebec's 4,198.9 in 2025. The violent rate of 1,221.6 was 17% lower than the provincial 1,472.2, and the property rate of 1,538.7 was 13% lower than the provincial 1,768.2. These annual police-reported totals do not show locations within the city, and differences can reflect reporting practices as well as recorded incidents. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July, so 2025 is the latest year available.
FAQ
What is the crime rate in Laval?
In 2025, the latest year, the Laval police service reported 17,346 total incidents, for a rate of 3,758.5 per 100,000 population. Violent incidents totalled 5,638, a rate of 1,221.6 per 100,000 population, representing 32.5% of total incidents, while property incidents totalled 7,101, a rate of 1,538.7 per 100,000 population.
Is crime going up or down in Laval?
Total incidents fell 6.8% from 18,621 in 2024 to 17,346 in 2025, the latest year. Violent incidents fell 4.1% and property incidents fell 8% over the same period. Since 2016, when 15,373 incidents were reported, total incidents rose 12.8%, while the rate rose 4.1%.
What is the most common crime in Laval?
The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 3,196 incidents in 2025, accounting for 18.4% of total incidents, at a rate of 692.5 per 100,000 population. That count rose 2.4% from 3,122 in 2024. The next most common offences were assault with 2,993 incidents and fraud and identity crime with 1,697 incidents.
How does Laval compare with Quebec?
In 2025, Laval's total rate of 3,758.5 per 100,000 population was 10.5% lower than Quebec's rate of 4,198.9 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 1,221.6 per 100,000 population was 17% lower than the provincial violent rate of 1,472.2 per 100,000 population, and the property rate of 1,538.7 per 100,000 population was 13% lower than the provincial property rate of 1,768.2 per 100,000 population.
Where do these numbers come from?
These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for the Laval police service covering 2016–2025. Police-reported means incidents that came to police attention; not every crime is reported. In 2025, the latest year published the following July, the Crime Severity Index was 52.88, compared with 58.1 in 2024, and 52.5% of total incidents were cleared.