Twenty-eight years of reported crime
The line is every incident reported to police in the province in a year, all offences together. In 2025 that was 7,966 per 100,000 people.
The numbers on justice and public safety
Four sets of numbers, one from each stage: what gets reported, what the courts decide, who ends up in custody, and who does the policing. Each opens to its own page, with every figure traced to the survey it came from.
Police-reported crime
Crimes reported to police across the province, by type of offence, 1998 to 2025.
43,806 incidents reported to police in 2025
See the numbersCourt outcomes
How adult criminal cases ended in court, by offence and decision, 1999-2000 to 2024-25.
3,724 cases completed in adult court, 2024/2025
See the numbersCorrections
Adults in provincial custody on an average day, on remand or sentenced, under supervision in the community, and custody admissions by Indigenous identity, 1979-80 to 2024-25. Federal counts are for the Atlantic region.
333 adults in provincial custody on an average day, 2024/2025
See the numbersPolice resources
Officers, civilian staff, and the population they serve, province-wide since 1986 and by RNC region since 2000. RCMP figures are the province less the RNC.
870 police officers in place, 2025
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