For recorded crime, Electoral Area A, Cariboo sits in the middle of Canadian towns
Overall, it grades B− for safety (#64 of 251 in British Columbia). Its violent half comes to 76.4 and its non-violent half to 58.6, where the norm is 85.7 and 62.8. Recorded violent incidents ran at 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 25.0, against 12.9 and 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. Shared with the rest of the Quesnel detachment area: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area A, Cariboo
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area A, Cariboo records 11.6 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 ↓
Lower than most of British Columbia
Electoral Area A, Cariboo’s index of 63.3 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Electoral Area A, Cariboo places 21st from the lowest index. 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.
The grade: B− for Electoral Area A, Cariboo
How sure: Not as firm as most grades. Its figures come from the nearest detachment, 7 km off, which covers its own area rather than Electoral Area A, Cariboo.
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: #64 of 251 in British Columbia and #1,000 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.
Crime in Electoral Area A, Cariboo, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area A, Cariboo runs highest on mischief (11.6 per 1,000 against 4.9). Motor vehicle theft 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 | 3.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 4.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 0.10 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.3 | 0.10 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 29 | 2.1 | 14% |
| Possession of stolen property | 15.3 | 1.1 | 20% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 22.7 | 1.7 | 15% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 10 | 0.7 | 0% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 54 | 4 | 9% |
| Mischief | 156.3 | 11.6 | 19% |
| Weapons violations | 8 | 0.6 | 59% |
| Administration of justice violations | 43.3 | 3.2 | 49% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 19.3 | 1.4 | 45% |
| Drug violations | 11.3 | 0.8 | 27% |
| Impaired driving | 33.7 | 2.5 | 66% |
| 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 to 10,000 people.
Year by year in Electoral Area A, Cariboo: steady, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (64.2); the low point came in 2025, at 62.8. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town its size, runs from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area A, Cariboo | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.8 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 63 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 64.2 | 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 Electoral Area A, Cariboo, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area A, Cariboo places 21st
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pointe-Calumet Quebec | 6,427 | 30.8 | 56.8 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 9 | Peachland British Columbia | 6,302 | 44.1 | 39.2 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 18 | Princeville Quebec | 6,400 | 55.6 | 81.9 | B |
| 19 | Brokenhead Manitoba | 5,931 | 58.8 | 39.1 | B |
| 20 | Stettler County No. 6 Alberta | 5,966 | 61.7 | 36.4 | B− |
| 21 | Electoral Area A, Cariboo British Columbia | 6,172 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| 22 | Redcliff Alberta | 5,916 | 66.7 | 63.8 | B− |
| 23 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Quebec | 6,099 | 70.1 | 128 | C+ |
| 24 | Lac-Brome Quebec | 6,307 | 72.8 | 96 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 27 | Electoral Area C, Peace River British Columbia | 6,344 | 81.8 | 82.5 | C |
| … | |||||
| 33 | Creston British Columbia | 5,976 | 111.2 | 103.1 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 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 Electoral Area A, Cariboo in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment nearest Electoral Area A, Cariboo, 13,500 residents: around 210 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 340 property crimes and 160 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 Electoral Area A, Cariboo
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| Quesnel | 10,253 | 275.7 | 243.5 | D |
| Electoral Area I, Cariboo | 1,707 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| Electoral Area C, Cariboo | 1,289 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | 4,169 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
Sharing its police with 3 neighbours, it shares their figure as well, so they aren’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- An index, not a verdict. 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.”
- 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. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
Questions about safety in Electoral Area A, Cariboo
Is Electoral Area A, Cariboo safe?
Against a typical 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Electoral Area A, Cariboo’s Crime Severity Index stands at 63.3 for 2023–2025. Its police record 15.3 violent incidents and 25 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area A, Cariboo?
Mischief is the most common, at 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (7) and assault (6.3).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area A, Cariboo?
Not much: the index went from 64.2 in 2023 to 62.8 in 2025.
How much of Electoral Area A, Cariboo’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 56% of violent crime and 25% of everything else, 35% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Electoral Area A, Cariboo 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).