Photo: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California · CC BY 3.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Fort Macleod than in 77% of Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 83.9 and other offences to 102.6, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. From 2023 to 2025 its Crime Severity Index stayed steady, 96.8 then 100.2. Measured on crime the police covering Fort Macleod reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of C−: #217 of 474 in Alberta. Add to that, for every 1,000 residents, 20.2 violent incidents and 67.4 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the typical town its size, the figures are 12.9 and 31.2.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Fort Macleod detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Fort Macleod
Mischief: high for a town its size
Fort Macleod records 38.8 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Fort Macleod stands 32nd, the lowest first. Towns its size ↓
Non-violent crime leads the index
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Fort Macleod’s two halves part ways: 83.9 for violence (typical 85.7) and 102.6 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
Near the Alberta middle
Within Alberta, the median town comes to 110 on the index, against 96.7 in Fort Macleod. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Fort Macleod’s grade
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #217 of 474 in Alberta and #1,910 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Fort Macleod’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Fort Macleod runs highest on mischief (38.8 per 1,000 against 4.9), assault (11.4 per 1,000 against 6.7) and fraud (6.7 per 1,000 against 4.9). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 3 | 0.4 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0.7 | 0.10 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.10 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Other violent violations | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 23.7 | 3.4 | 18% |
| Possession of stolen property | 18.3 | 2.6 | 40% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 18.7 | 2.7 | 23% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 21% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 84.7 | 12 | 15% |
| Mischief | 273 | 38.8 | 36% |
| Weapons violations | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 55 | 7.8 | 81% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 6.7 | 1 | 34% |
| Drug violations | 6.3 | 0.9 | 37% |
| Impaired driving | 38 | 5.4 | 81% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
By its index, Fort Macleod stands 32nd of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulmur Ontario | 3,813 | 24 | 17.5 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 4 | Forty Mile County No. 8 Alberta | 3,927 | 34.4 | 26.6 | A |
| … | |||||
| 26 | Penhold Alberta | 3,812 | 73.6 | 64.8 | C+ |
| 27 | Pincher Creek Alberta | 3,890 | 84.5 | 85.4 | C |
| … | |||||
| 29 | Maniwaki Quebec | 3,803 | 90.6 | 152.3 | C |
| 30 | Lamont County Alberta | 3,918 | 95.7 | 81.2 | C− |
| 31 | Pasadena Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,930 | 96.2 | 98.9 | C− |
| 32 | Fort Macleod Alberta | 3,945 | 96.7 | 83.9 | C− |
| 33 | Woodlands Manitoba | 4,057 | 100.9 | 127 | C− |
| 34 | Mistissini Quebec | 4,067 | 103.6 | 197.1 | C− |
| 35 | Cardston Alberta | 3,863 | 108 | 123.7 | C− |
| 36 | Crossfield Alberta | 4,075 | 137 | 122.9 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Swan River Manitoba | 4,048 | 435.7 | 403.3 | D− |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Fort Macleod in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 140 violent incidents a year in the 7,130-resident police area around Fort Macleod, 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Add about 470 property crimes and 200 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Fort Macleod, year by year
Crime Severity Index
It finished on its highest reading, 100.2 in 2025, having been lowest in 2024 at 93. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Fort Macleod | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 93 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 96.8 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Fort Macleod, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Fort Macleod
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Macleod | 3,945 | 96.7 | 83.9 | C− |
| Willow Creek No. 26 (27 km) | 6,225 | 91.1 | 68.1 | C |
| Nobleford (30 km) | 1,694 | 35.7 | 34 | A |
| Coalhurst (34 km) | 3,244 | 35.7 | 34 | A |
| Claresholm (36 km) | 4,242 | 91.1 | 68.1 | C |
| Lethbridge (40 km) | 113,671 | 128.5 | 142 | D |
Nearby, 4 of 5 places with their own figures have a lower index than Fort Macleod. Willow Creek No. 26, 27.3 km away, is the nearest lower one, at 91.1 to 96.7.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. No closer places have figures: these lie 27–40 km from Fort Macleod.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Reading the number. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- Solved cases. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- How serious, not how safe. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Town and surroundings together. The detachment counts crime across its whole territory, of which Fort Macleod is one part.
Questions about safety in Fort Macleod
Is Fort Macleod safe?
Fort Macleod’s Crime Severity Index is 96.7 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 20.2 violent incidents and 67.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 68.5, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is the most common crime in Fort Macleod?
Most often it is mischief: 38.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come other Criminal Code offences at 19.5 and theft under $5,000 at 12.
Is crime going up in Fort Macleod?
Barely: 96.8 in 2023, 100.2 in 2025.
How much of Fort Macleod’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 36%: 56% for violent crime and 30% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Fort Macleod and everywhere else it polices.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).