Photo: The original uploader was DataSatan at English Wikipedia . · Public domainRecorded crime per resident is higher in Two Hills County No. 21 than in 85% of Canadian towns
Police cleared 25% of incidents, weighted by seriousness, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size. The grade is C−, built on crime the police covering Two Hills County No. 21 reported from 2023 to 2025: #427 of 474 in Alberta. Violence accounts for an index of 74.4 and other offences for 138, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. In a usual year, 13.2 violent incidents and 48.5 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the typical town its size, 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. Data for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts covers the Two Hills detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Two Hills County No. 21
Break and enter: high for a town its size
Two Hills County No. 21 records 13.9 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 ↓
Property and other crime weigh more
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Two Hills County No. 21’s two halves part ways: 74.4 for violence (typical 85.7) and 138 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
Lighter than in 2023
Two Hills County No. 21’s index went from 131.8 in 2023 to 101.7 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Two Hills County No. 21 stands 34th, the lowest first. 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 Two Hills County No. 21’s grade
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for Two Hills County No. 21 itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 6 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: #427 of 474 in Alberta and #2,227 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.
Two Hills County No. 21’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Two Hills County No. 21 runs highest on break and enter (13.9 per 1,000 against 2.8), motor vehicle theft (6.5 per 1,000 against 2.6) and mischief (9.2 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 | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Robbery | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 94 | 13.9 | 8% |
| Possession of stolen property | 16.3 | 2.4 | 37% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 44 | 6.5 | 15% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 13.7 | 2 | 5% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 53 | 7.9 | 15% |
| Mischief | 62 | 9.2 | 25% |
| Weapons violations | 3.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 20 | 2.9 | 92% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 8.7 | 1.3 | 31% |
| Drug violations | 3.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Impaired driving | 16 | 2.4 | 71% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.3 | 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 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Year by year in Two Hills County No. 21: down 23%, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
From 131.8 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 101.7 in 2025. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Two Hills County No. 21 | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101.7 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 123.9 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 131.8 | 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 Two Hills County No. 21, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Two Hills County No. 21 is 34th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powassan Ontario | 3,657 | 15 | 22.5 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 31 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part Ontario | 3,606 | 97.4 | 171.6 | C− |
| 32 | Flagstaff County Alberta | 3,724 | 104.5 | 69.4 | C− |
| 33 | Saint-Michel Quebec | 3,672 | 116.5 | 80.3 | C− |
| 34 | Two Hills County No. 21 Alberta | 3,626 | 119.1 | 74.4 | C− |
| 35 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako British Columbia | 3,643 | 126.5 | 178.5 | D |
| 36 | Cowichan Bay British Columbia | 3,713 | 131.7 | 149.7 | D |
| 37 | Bifrost-Riverton Manitoba | 3,518 | 307.1 | 431.5 | D− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Opportunity No. 17 Alberta | 3,592 | 495.1 | 602.4 | 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 Two Hills County No. 21 in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment nearest Two Hills County No. 21, 6,910 residents: around 90 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.
Add about 330 property crimes and 73 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Crime in the places around Two Hills County No. 21
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 3,626 | 119.1 | 74.4 | C− |
| Two Hills (10 km) | 1,698 | 119.1 | 74.4 | C− |
| Minburn County No. 27 (35 km) | 3,142 | 126.5 | 60.8 | D |
| St. Paul (35 km) | 6,218 | 364.7 | 364.4 | D− |
| Vegreville (41 km) | 6,153 | 138.4 | 107.9 | D |
| St. Paul County No. 19 (42 km) | 6,462 | 352.9 | 639.7 | D− |
The places around Two Hills County No. 21 all score higher on the index. A neighbour policed by the same service carries the same figure, so it isn’t set against it.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. No closer places have figures: these lie 10–42 km from Two Hills County No. 21.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- What clearance means. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- An index, not a verdict. 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 Two Hills County No. 21
Is Two Hills County No. 21 safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Two Hills County No. 21 scores 119.1 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 13.2 violent and 48.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the typical index is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Two Hills County No. 21?
Police record break and enter most, 13.9 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of mischief (9.2) and theft under $5,000 (7.9).
Is crime going up in Two Hills County No. 21?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 23%, to 101.7 from 131.8.
How much of Two Hills County No. 21’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 25% of crime (71% of violent crime, 15% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Two Hills County No. 21 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).