Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.0Crime in Starland County sits close to the middle of Canadian towns
Split in two, the index gives 48.1 for violence and 61.9 for everything else (normally 86.4 and 62.8). For every 1,000 residents, 9.7 violent incidents and 22.0 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, the figures are 12.0 and 31.2. On top of that, its letter overall is B: close to the middle of Canadian towns, from crime its police reported through 2023 to 2025.
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 Drumheller detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Starland County
Under the Alberta norm
Starland County’s index of 57.6 compares with 110 for the typical town in Alberta. Towns its size ↓
Non-violent crime leads the index
Set beside the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, Starland County’s two halves part ways: 48.1 for violence (typical 86.4) and 61.9 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The grade: B for Starland County
How sure: Not as firm as most grades. Its figures come from the nearest detachment, 28 km off, which covers its own area rather than Starland County.
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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
Starland County’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Starland County runs highest on break and enter (4.5 per 1,000 against 2.5) and mischief (5.9 per 1,000 against 4.2). 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0 | 0 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0 | 0 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 21 | 4.5 | 14% |
| Possession of stolen property | 5.3 | 1.2 | 43% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 7.3 | 1.6 | 18% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 5% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 20 | 4.3 | 9% |
| Mischief | 27 | 5.9 | 14% |
| Weapons violations | 2 | 0.4 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 11.3 | 2.5 | 56% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 1.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Drug violations | 3.3 | 0.7 | — |
| Impaired driving | 10 | 2.2 | 73% |
| 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 people or more.
Around 45 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Starland County (4,650 residents), 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 100 a year and other violations 48 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
The index in Starland County, each year
Crime Severity Index
From 58.8 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 56.4 in 2025. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, runs from 70.6 in 2023 to 62.9 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Starland County | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.4 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 57.7 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 58.8 | 70.6 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Starland County, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Starland County
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starland County | 1,820 | 57.6 | 48.1 | B |
| Drumheller (36 km) | 8,439 | 101.2 | 101.9 | C− |
| Hanna (45 km) | 2,665 | 76.9 | 65.8 | C+ |
| Trochu (47 km) | 1,191 | 110.8 | 105.9 | C− |
| Kneehill County (48 km) | 5,129 | 110.8 | 105.9 | C− |
| Three Hills (50 km) | 3,502 | 110.8 | 105.9 | C− |
The places around Starland County all score higher on the index.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. No closer places have figures: these lie 36–50 km from Starland County.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Small numbers. The police behind these figures serve about 4,649 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.”
- The index’s scale. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
Questions about safety in Starland County
Is Starland County safe?
Starland County scores 57.6 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), where the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more is 67.2; per 1,000 residents a year that is 9.7 violent incidents and 22 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Starland County?
The three biggest groups are mischief at 5.9, other Criminal Code offences at 5.6 and assault at 5.5, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Starland County?
Barely: 58.8 in 2023, 56.4 in 2025. With few people or missing years behind it, the change is a rough one.
How much of Starland County’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 33% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+); split up, that is 67% of violent and 23% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Starland 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).