Halifax

Canada · North America

89Safety indexLower concern

U.S. State DeptLevel 1 · Normal precautions

UK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Smartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

5/5metric categories covered

Open comparison

44.65°, -63.58°

Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

Halifax scores 89 out of 100 in our composite index, safer than about 62% of the cities we score.

Its homicide rate is 2.07 per 100,000, a little above the median for tracked cities, and robbery is recorded at 55.22 per 100,000. Both figures cover the metro area rather than the city proper, so they take in a wider footprint than Halifax alone. The US, the UK, and Australia all keep Canada at their lowest advisory level, with no disagreement, though each still names pickpocketing and scams aimed at visitors. In a national survey, 87.6% of residents said they feel safe walking alone after dark, which fits the low recorded crime, though that result covers Canada as a whole.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern

Violent crime4

Robbery & theft10

Travel advisory0

The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

Intentional homicides (per 100,000)

2.07/100k

2020 → 2024 trend▲ 3% over 4 yrs

2020 · 2/100k2024 · 2.07/100k

Figure is for Halifax, Nova Scotia (metro area), wider than Halifax itself.

Primary source: Statistics Canada — Homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Area (Table 35-10-0071)

Where this sits on the scaleGuarded

01·3·8·20·40 /100k

Among tracked citiessafer than 42% of tracked cities

2.07/100k

0/100k safest101.2/100k

Robbery (police-recorded)

Robbery (per 100,000)

55.22/100k

2018 → 2024 trend▼ 0% over 6 yrs

2018 · 55.47/100k2024 · 55.22/100k

Figure is for Halifax, Nova Scotia (metro area), wider than Halifax itself.

Primary source: Statistics Canada — Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations (Table 35-10-0177)

Where this sits on the scaleGuarded

040·120·250·400·600 /100k

Among tracked citiessafer than 59% of tracked cities

55.22/100k

0.4/100k safest3097.8/100k

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department

U.S. State DeptLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Canada Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada

No advisory on record.

UK FCDO

UK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: UK FCDO — Canada travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)

Smartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Canada travel advice

Perceived safety

How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.

Feel safe walking alone at night

National survey

87.6%feel safe

87.6% of people surveyed · Canada · 2019

Survey figure is for Canada (country), wider than Halifax itself.

Primary source: UN SDG 16.1.4 — feel safe walking alone at night (UNODC)

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.

Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories

2 of 2 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 2 of 2 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Based on only 2 reviewed advisories — a thin sample; treat as indicative.

Primary source: UK FCDO — Canada travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories

1 of 2 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 1 of 2 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Based on only 2 reviewed advisories — a thin sample; treat as indicative.

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Canada travel advice (Safety and security)