Recorded crime per resident is higher in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 than in 73% of Canadian towns
Its Crime Severity Index averaged 88.9 over 2023–2025, against 66 for the typical Canadian town its size. That puts it at C for safety, judged on crime the police covering Wetaskiwin County No. 10 reported from 2023 to 2025: #209 of 474 in Alberta. The yearly rates were 13.5 violent incidents and 41.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. By 2025 the index had dropped to 84.2, down from 97.7 in 2023.
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-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Thorsby detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Mischief: high for a town its size
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 records 11.2 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 ↓
Heavier on property and other crime
Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s index splits into violent crime, 60 here and 89.4 for the typical Canadian town its size, and everything else, 101.3 against 56. By type ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 places 37th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Police clear less here
For Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people the typical clearance rate is 33%; Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s police clear 20%, 38% of violent crime and 16% of the rest. Questions ↓
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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s grade
How sure: A less certain grade than most, because the figures belong to the nearest detachment, 29 km from Wetaskiwin County No. 10, not to the town.
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: #209 of 474 in Alberta and #1,803 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.
What police record in Wetaskiwin County No. 10, by type
Against the typical town its size, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 runs highest on mischief (11.2 per 1,000 against 3.7), break and enter (6.2 per 1,000 against 2.2) and motor vehicle theft (3.7 per 1,000 against 2.4). Assault 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 | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 2.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 39.3 | 6.2 | 9% |
| Possession of stolen property | 26 | 4.1 | 13% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 23.7 | 3.7 | 3% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 2% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 51 | 8 | 8% |
| Mischief | 71 | 11.2 | 10% |
| Weapons violations | 3 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 16.3 | 2.6 | 66% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 9.3 | 1.5 | 35% |
| Drug violations | 2.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Impaired driving | 12.7 | 2 | 89% |
| 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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
By its index, Wetaskiwin County No. 10 stands 37th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rothesay New Brunswick | 12,626 | 20 | 27.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 24 | Blackfalds Alberta | 12,258 | 50.8 | 49.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 34 | Moncton New Brunswick | 12,238 | 72.8 | 74.8 | C+ |
| 35 | Weyburn Saskatchewan | 11,871 | 75.6 | 64.9 | C+ |
| 36 | Elliot Lake Ontario | 12,317 | 86.6 | 123.3 | C |
| 37 | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 Alberta | 12,117 | 88.9 | 60 | C |
| 38 | Nelson British Columbia | 12,126 | 100.4 | 98.4 | C− |
| 39 | Lac Ste. Anne County Alberta | 12,639 | 120 | 99.2 | D |
| 40 | Clearwater County Alberta | 11,856 | 188.3 | 342.3 | 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10 in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Wetaskiwin County No. 10, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (97.7); the low point came in 2025, at 84.2. The typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 in 2023 to 60 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.2 | 60 |
| 2024 | 84.9 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 97.7 | 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
The detachment closest to Wetaskiwin County No. 10, 6,580 residents, recorded about 86 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 270 a year and other violations 71 (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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | 12,117 | 88.9 | 60 | C |
| Millet (34 km) | 1,967 | 96.7 | 70.6 | C− |
| Ponoka County (34 km) | 10,670 | 67.6 | 54.5 | B− |
| Leduc County (35 km) | 16,400 | 162.1 | 88.2 | D |
| Calmar (36 km) | 2,345 | 88.9 | 60 | C |
| Wetaskiwin (36 km) | 13,703 | 279.7 | 291.8 | D |
Of 4 places nearby with their own figures, 1 come in under Wetaskiwin County No. 10. Just 33.5 km away, Ponoka County comes to 67.6, against 88.9. 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. The nearest places to Wetaskiwin County No. 10 with figures are 34–36 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- The clearance rate. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- Severity, weighed. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Is Wetaskiwin County No. 10 safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 88.9 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 66 for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people: that is where Wetaskiwin County No. 10 stands, with 13.5 violent and 41.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
Most often it is mischief: 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come theft under $5,000 at 8 and other Criminal Code offences at 6.5.
Is crime going up in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
No: the index fell 14%, from 97.7 in 2023 to 84.2 in 2025.
How much of Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 38% of violent crime and 16% of everything else, 20% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 33% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Wetaskiwin County No. 10 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).