Photo: runran from An island in the stream · CC BY-SA 2.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in St. Paul County No. 19 than in 97% of Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 639.7 and other offences to 241.3, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. The Safety Grade comes out at D−, drawn from crime the police covering St. Paul County No. 19 reported through 2023 to 2025: #471 of 474 in Alberta. On top of that, typical years here bring 59.3 violent incidents plus 126.9 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 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. Source area for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the St. Paul detachment area.
What stands out about safety in St. Paul County No. 19
More people here than live here
About 34% of St. Paul County No. 19’s homes are cottages, second homes or otherwise empty much of the year: crime in the busy months is divided by year-round residents only, which lifts every rate here. How to read it ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
St. Paul County No. 19 records 83.4 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 most of Alberta
The typical Alberta town scores 110; St. Paul County No. 19, 352.9. Towns its size ↓
Lighter than in 2023
Between 2023 and 2025, St. Paul County No. 19 moved from 408.6 to 276, while the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
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 St. Paul County No. 19’s grade
How sure: Less sure, as St. Paul County No. 19 has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 5 km away.
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: #471 of 474 in Alberta and #2,545 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.
From 2023 to 2025, St. Paul County No. 19’s index dropped 32%
Crime Severity Index
From 408.6 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 276 in 2025. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | St. Paul County No. 19 | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 374.1 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 408.6 | 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 St. Paul County No. 19, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in St. Paul County No. 19, type by type
Against the typical town its size, St. Paul County No. 19 runs highest on mischief (83.4 per 1,000 against 4.9), assault (36 per 1,000 against 6.7) and break and enter (11.3 per 1,000 against 2.8). Fraud and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 11.7 | 1.2 | 49% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 11.7 | 1.2 | 97% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 56.3 | 5.6 | 23% |
| Robbery | 8.7 | 0.9 | 66% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 114.3 | 11.3 | 17% |
| Possession of stolen property | 80.3 | 8 | 25% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 97.7 | 9.7 | 30% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 8% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 77.3 | 7.7 | 18% |
| Mischief | 842 | 83.4 | 62% |
| Weapons violations | 43 | 4.3 | 64% |
| Administration of justice violations | 115.3 | 11.4 | 82% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 35.7 | 3.5 | 58% |
| Drug violations | 28.7 | 2.8 | 43% |
| Impaired driving | 78.3 | 7.8 | 54% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.10 | — |
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.
St. Paul County No. 19 is 39th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford New Brunswick | 6,543 | 25 | 35.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Barrhead County No. 11 Alberta | 6,186 | 81.9 | 73.6 | C |
| … | |||||
| 32 | Willow Creek No. 26 Alberta | 6,225 | 91.1 | 68.1 | C |
| 33 | Beaver County Alberta | 6,245 | 95.7 | 81.2 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 36 | Vegreville Alberta | 6,153 | 138.4 | 107.9 | D |
| 37 | Woodstock New Brunswick | 6,260 | 153.7 | 132.1 | D |
| 38 | Petrolia Ontario | 6,422 | 333.9 | 378.3 | D− |
| 39 | St. Paul County No. 19 Alberta | 6,462 | 352.9 | 639.7 | D− |
| 40 | St. Paul Alberta | 6,218 | 364.7 | 364.4 | 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 St. Paul County No. 19 in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment closest to St. Paul County No. 19, 10,100 residents, recorded about 600 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.
Property crime adds about 1,280 a year and other violations 410 (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 St. Paul County No. 19
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul County No. 19 | 6,462 | 352.9 | 639.7 | D− |
| St. Paul (10 km) | 6,218 | 364.7 | 364.4 | D− |
| Elk Point (33 km) | 1,481 | 309.8 | 440.4 | D− |
| Two Hills County No. 21 (42 km) | 3,626 | 119.1 | 74.4 | C− |
| Bonnyville (43 km) | 7,366 | 285.4 | 211.4 | D |
3 of the 4 neighbours with their own figures score lower than St. Paul County No. 19. Just 33.3 km away, Elk Point comes to 309.8, against 352.9.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Distances here run 10–43 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from St. Paul County No. 19.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. 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.
- The clearance rate. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- Severity, weighed. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in St. Paul County No. 19
Is St. Paul County No. 19 safe?
Statistics Canada puts St. Paul County No. 19 at 352.9 on its Crime Severity Index over 2023–2025; Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people sit at 68.5 in the middle. Violent incidents run at 59.3 and property crimes at 126.9 per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in St. Paul County No. 19?
Mischief is the most common, at 83.4 per 1,000 residents a year, then assault (36) and other Criminal Code offences (24.3).
Is crime going up in St. Paul County No. 19?
No: the index fell 32%, from 408.6 in 2023 to 276 in 2025.
How much of St. Paul County No. 19’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 38% of crime (39% of violent crime, 38% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers St. Paul County No. 19 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).