Photo: paulhami · CC BY-SA 2.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Parkland County than in 86% of Canadian towns
Recorded violent incidents ran at 19.1 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 58.4, against 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. Alberta’s towns sit around 110, midway up their range. Its Safety Grade is D, on crime the police covering Parkland County reported from 2023 to 2025: #429 of 474 in Alberta. Against usual levels of 89.4 and 56, violent and non-violent offences here reach 115 and 124.5.
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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: one figure for all of the Parkland detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Parkland County
Mischief: high for a town its size
Parkland County records 21.8 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. By type ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Parkland County comes 35th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Less severe than in 2023
Parkland County’s index went from 134.9 in 2023 to 107.4 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 69.5 to 60. Year by year ↓
Property and other crime weigh more
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Parkland County’s two halves part ways: 115 for violence (typical 89.4) and 124.5 for the rest (typical 56). By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Parkland County: D for safety, and why
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: #429 of 474 in Alberta and #2,281 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Parkland County’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Parkland County runs highest on mischief (21.8 per 1,000 against 3.7), motor vehicle theft (6.7 per 1,000 against 2.4) and break and enter (6.1 per 1,000 against 2.2). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.7 | 0.04 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 18.3 | 0.4 | 48% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 10.3 | 0.2 | 97% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 12.7 | 0.3 | 47% |
| Robbery | 8 | 0.2 | 75% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 7.7 | 0.2 | 35% |
| Breaking and entering | 265 | 6.1 | 9% |
| Possession of stolen property | 198.3 | 4.5 | 18% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 292.7 | 6.7 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 67.3 | 1.5 | 2% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 340.7 | 7.8 | 5% |
| Mischief | 957 | 21.8 | 26% |
| Weapons violations | 35 | 0.8 | 48% |
| Administration of justice violations | 167.7 | 3.8 | 52% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 72.3 | 1.6 | 34% |
| Drug violations | 78.7 | 1.8 | 33% |
| Impaired driving | 92.7 | 2.1 | 74% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 2 | 0.05 | — |
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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
From 2023 to 2025, Parkland County’s index dropped 20%
Crime Severity Index
2023 opened the run as its heaviest year (134.9); 2025 was the lightest, at 107.4. In the same years the typical Canadian town its size read 69.5 (2023), then 60 (2025).
Every year as a table
| Year | Parkland County | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107.4 | 60 |
| 2024 | 120.8 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 134.9 | 69.5 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Parkland County, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Parkland County comes 35th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaSalle Ontario | 36,452 | 22.9 | 17.8 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 6 | Cochrane Alberta | 39,397 | 39.7 | 38.9 | A |
| … | |||||
| 9 | Okotoks Alberta | 33,482 | 42.5 | 48.7 | A− |
| 10 | Chestermere Alberta | 31,671 | 43.2 | 43.5 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 25 | Fort Saskatchewan Alberta | 30,575 | 78.4 | 82.7 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 32 | Val-d'Or Quebec | 33,353 | 103.6 | 183.5 | C− |
| 33 | Moose Jaw Saskatchewan | 36,337 | 105 | 105.2 | C− |
| 34 | Dieppe New Brunswick | 35,986 | 113.1 | 113.3 | C− |
| 35 | Parkland County Alberta | 34,286 | 121 | 115 | D |
| 36 | Langley British Columbia | 35,444 | 127.5 | 145 | D |
| 37 | Courtenay British Columbia | 32,869 | 131.2 | 129 | D |
| 38 | Campbell River British Columbia | 38,300 | 162.9 | 166.6 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Whitehorse Yukon | 34,129 | 171.7 | 196.7 | 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 Parkland County in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
About 840 violent incidents a year across the police area of 44,300 residents that includes Parkland County, 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.
Property crime adds about 2,560 a year and other violations 940 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around Parkland County
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 121 | 115 | D |
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 88.4 | 74.6 | C |
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | 81.6 | 76.3 | C |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a lower index than Parkland County. Closest is Stony Plain, 6.2 km away, at 88.4 to 121 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. The index is scaled so that Canada as a whole scored 100 in its base year, 2006: a town at 50 has half that severity per resident.
- What clearance means. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
- Shared with the countryside. The detachment counts crime across its whole territory, of which Parkland County is one part.
Questions about safety in Parkland County
Is Parkland County safe?
Police-reported crime in Parkland County scores 121 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 19.1 violent incidents and 58.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. In the middle of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people the figure is 66.
What is the most common crime in Parkland County?
Top of the list is mischief (21.8 per 1,000 residents a year); other Criminal Code offences, at 14.8, and assault, at 10.4, follow.
Is crime going up in Parkland County?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 20%, to 107.4 from 134.9.
How much of Parkland County’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 25%: 49% for violent crime and 16% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 33%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Parkland County and other places, so the figures are shared.
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).