Safety score
Personal safety, institutional trust, and resilience signals informed by international safety and crime data.
Safety in Saint John67/100
Safety
Safety in Saint John
Saint John's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. Safety in Saint John scores 67/100, placing it in the developing group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 67/100
Safety framing
Directional indicator
Safety framing blends violent-crime context, resident perception, and institutional response capacity into a directional orientation.
Verified utility layer
See country emergency profile
Verified country-level emergency contacts attach via the country hub where official publishers have been integrated.
Verified local dataset
Pending integration
Source-backed safety metrics will appear when the platform integrates verified city-level data.
Saint John safety data table
This HTML table mirrors the visible score cards so important comparison data is never trapped in a browser-only chart.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Safety framing | Directional indicator | Use this section as context, not an official measurement. |
| Verified utility layer | See country emergency profile | Where no verified profile exists, the platform shows a transparent fallback rather than guessed values. |
| Verified local dataset | Pending integration | Transparent fallback is shown until then. |
Safety city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Saint John (this page) | 67/100 | Saint John's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Toronto | 84/100 | Toronto is among the safer large North American cities, with low violent-crime context and solid institutional response. |
| Vancouver | 84/100 | Vancouver is among the safer large North American cities, with low violent-crime context and strong institutional response. |
| Ottawa | 79/100 | Ottawa's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Quebec City | 77/100 | Quebec City's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Mississauga | 76/100 | Mississauga's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Montreal | 76/100 | Montreal's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Markham | 75/100 | Markham's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Vaughan | 75/100 | Vaughan's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Brampton | 74/100 | Brampton's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Laval | 74/100 | Laval's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Burnaby | 74/100 | Burnaby's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Victoria | 74/100 | Victoria's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Surrey | 73/100 | Surrey's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Longueuil | 73/100 | Longueuil's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Calgary | 73/100 | Calgary's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Halifax | 73/100 | Halifax's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Waterloo | 73/100 | Waterloo's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Edmonton | 72/100 | Edmonton's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| London | 71/100 | London's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Guelph | 71/100 | Guelph's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Kingston | 71/100 | Kingston's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Saskatoon | 71/100 | Saskatoon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| St. Catharines | 70/100 | St. Catharines's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Moncton | 70/100 | Moncton's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Brantford | 70/100 | Brantford's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Lethbridge | 70/100 | Lethbridge's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Peterborough | 70/100 | Peterborough's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Belleville | 70/100 | Belleville's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Oshawa | 70/100 | Oshawa's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Barrie | 70/100 | Barrie's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
Interpretation
Safety scoring blends violent-crime context, perceived safety, and institutional response capacity. Verified country emergency profiles attach where available. Across the indexed cities the safety average is 62/100, so Saint John is 5 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- US Environmental Protection Agency: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Used where United States city comparisons need air-quality benchmark context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
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Saint John city profile
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Cost of Living in Saint John
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Air Quality in Saint John
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Energy in Saint John
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Internet Speed in Saint John
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Climate Risk in Saint John
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Overall Intelligence
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Quality of Life
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