Recorded crime per resident is higher in Lesser Slave River No. 124 than in 93% of Canadian towns
Police clear 26% of crime, weighted by seriousness; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%. Of the two halves, violence comes to 107.9 and other offences to 197.5, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. From 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Lesser Slave River No. 124 reported put it at D for safety: #456 of 474 in Alberta. Out of every 1,000 residents, 20.9 violent incidents and 69.6 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size.
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 behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Slave Lake detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Lesser Slave River No. 124
Break and enter: high for a town its size
Lesser Slave River No. 124 records 15.1 incidents of break and enter per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.8 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
The non-violent half stands out
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Lesser Slave River No. 124’s two halves part ways: 107.9 for violence (typical 85.7) and 197.5 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Counting up from the lowest index, Lesser Slave River No. 124 is 40th of the 40 Canadian towns closest in population. Towns its size ↓
Above Alberta’s typical town
Set among Alberta’s towns, whose median is 110, Lesser Slave River No. 124 scores 170.9. 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.
Lesser Slave River No. 124: D for safety, and why
How sure: Not as firm as most grades. Its figures come from the nearest detachment, 16 km off, which covers its own area rather than Lesser Slave River No. 124.
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: #456 of 474 in Alberta and #2,490 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.
Lesser Slave River No. 124’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Lesser Slave River No. 124 runs highest on break and enter (15.1 per 1,000 against 2.8), motor vehicle theft (9.9 per 1,000 against 2.6) and mischief (15.7 per 1,000 against 4.9). Fraud and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2 | 0.8 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 38 | 15.1 | 7% |
| Possession of stolen property | 18.3 | 7.3 | 33% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 25 | 9.9 | 11% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 15.7 | 6.2 | 0% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 24 | 9.5 | 3% |
| Mischief | 39.3 | 15.7 | 31% |
| Weapons violations | 3.7 | 1.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 8.3 | 3.3 | 81% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5.3 | 2.1 | 51% |
| Drug violations | 2.7 | 1.1 | — |
| Impaired driving | 9 | 3.6 | 86% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
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, Lesser Slave River No. 124 stands 40th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 8 | Black Diamond Alberta | 2,910 | 40.9 | 34.4 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 32 | Fairview Alberta | 2,918 | 96 | 62 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Huntingdon Quebec | 3,001 | 120.3 | 141 | D |
| 38 | Tisdale Saskatchewan | 3,052 | 123.4 | 132.5 | D |
| 39 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona British Columbia | 2,981 | 166.3 | 162.8 | D |
| 40 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 Alberta | 2,980 | 170.9 | 107.9 | 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 Lesser Slave River No. 124 in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment closest to Lesser Slave River No. 124, 2,540 residents, recorded about 53 violent incidents a year, 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.
And about 180 property crimes, plus 53 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
The index in Lesser Slave River No. 124, each year
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 214.8 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 137.7 in 2025. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Lesser Slave River No. 124 | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137.7 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 214.8 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 160.1 | 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 Lesser Slave River No. 124, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Lesser Slave River No. 124
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Slave River No. 124 | 2,980 | 170.9 | 107.9 | D |
| Slave Lake (11 km) | 7,334 | 186.1 | 153.9 | D |
| Swan Hills (81 km) | 1,430 | 194.9 | 106.8 | D |
| Opportunity No. 17 (91 km) | 3,592 | 495.1 | 602.4 | D− |
| Big Lakes County (104 km) | 5,106 | 167.3 | 179 | D |
| Athabasca (106 km) | 2,887 | 165 | 138.6 | D |
Nearby, 2 of 5 places with their own figures have a lower index than Lesser Slave River No. 124. Big Lakes County, 103.9 km away, is the nearest lower one, at 167.3 to 170.9.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Lesser Slave River No. 124 with figures are 11–106 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A small police area. The police behind these figures serve about 2,536 people, so a handful of incidents moves every rate. Statistics Canada’s note: “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
- Reading the number. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- Solved cases. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- How serious, not how safe. The Crime Severity Index adds up police-reported crime, each kind weighted by the sentences courts give it, so one robbery counts for more than many thefts. In Statistics Canada’s words, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Lesser Slave River No. 124
Is Lesser Slave River No. 124 safe?
With 20.9 violent incidents and 69.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, Lesser Slave River No. 124 comes to 170.9 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have a median of 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Lesser Slave River No. 124?
Most often it is mischief: 15.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come break and enter at 15.1 and other Criminal Code offences at 12.
Is crime going up in Lesser Slave River No. 124?
Down 14%: 160.1 in 2023, 137.7 in 2025. A small or partial count makes this change uncertain.
How much of Lesser Slave River No. 124’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 26% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 59% of violent crime and 18% of the rest, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Lesser Slave River No. 124 together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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).