Break and enter in Canada, by province and territory
In 2025, the Canadian provinces and territories with the highest rate of recorded break and enter were Nunavut (1,056.7 per 100,000 people), Northwest Territories (1,022.9) and Saskatchewan (548.5). By number of cases the top three are Ontario (30,780), Alberta (20,721) and Quebec (18,652): a high count also reflects population size, not just risk.
How many break-ins at homes, shops and other buildings the police record in each Canadian province and territory, relative to population, and how the rate changed since 2024. In this table Statistics Canada does not separate homes from businesses.
109,753break and enter incidents recorded in Canada in 2025
Highest values: per 100,000 people
All the data
| Nunavut | 1,056.7 | 442 | −1.9% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | 1,022.9 | 470 | −12.0% |
| Saskatchewan | 548.5 | 6,949 | −20.1% |
| Manitoba | 500.7 | 7,559 | −17.5% |
| Yukon | 490.9 | 237 | −22.9% |
| Alberta | 412.0 | 20,721 | −10.0% |
| New Brunswick | 395.6 | 3,440 | −3.2% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 313.5 | 1,724 | −11.9% |
| British Columbia | 281.4 | 16,032 | −3.9% |
| Prince Edward Island | 246.9 | 451 | −6.0% |
| Quebec | 205.9 | 18,652 | −7.0% |
| Nova Scotia | 204.5 | 2,236 | −10.7% |
| Ontario | 189.3 | 30,780 | −13.2% |
How to read these figures
- Every kind of building is included: homes, businesses and other premises, including break-ins to steal firearms.
- These are police-reported incidents that were confirmed; those the police judged unfounded are excluded. Unreported break-ins do not appear.
- The change is the one Statistics Canada publishes for the rate per person, not for the number of incidents.
- Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have small populations: a few hundred incidents produce a very high rate, and the figures swing a lot from year to year.
- Province names in English, as in the Statistics Canada table.
Source: Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police (Table 35-10-0177-01), Total breaking and entering · Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence · Data retrieved on