Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area E, Cariboo has less crime per resident than two in three Canadian towns
From 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Electoral Area E, Cariboo reported put it at B+ for safety: #42 of 251 in British Columbia. Of the two halves, violence comes to 55.1 and other offences to 50.8, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. The local count comes to 9.6 violent incidents and 15.9 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 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. Source area for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the Williams Lake detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area E, Cariboo
Under the British Columbia norm
Electoral Area E, Cariboo’s index of 51.7 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 E, Cariboo places 17th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Down since 2023
Electoral Area E, Cariboo’s index went from 55.6 in 2023 to 46.7 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved 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 sits behind Electoral Area E, Cariboo’s B+
How sure: Not as firm as most grades. Its figures come from the nearest detachment, 8 km off, which covers its own area rather than Electoral Area E, 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: #42 of 251 in British Columbia and #570 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.
Electoral Area E, Cariboo’s crime by kind
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 | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1 | 0.07 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.07 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.3 | 0.10 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 25.3 | 1.9 | 8% |
| Possession of stolen property | 19.7 | 1.5 | 22% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 30.3 | 2.3 | 17% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 4.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 37 | 2.8 | 5% |
| Mischief | 56 | 4.2 | 27% |
| Weapons violations | 9 | 0.7 | 59% |
| Administration of justice violations | 24 | 1.8 | 63% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 8 | 0.6 | 38% |
| Drug violations | 15.3 | 1.1 | 48% |
| Impaired driving | 34.3 | 2.6 | 58% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.07 | — |
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.
Electoral Area E, Cariboo’s index fell 16% from 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
Its highest year was 2023, at 55.6, and its lowest 2025, at 46.7. 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 E, Cariboo | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.7 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 52.7 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 55.6 | 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 Electoral Area E, Cariboo, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Around 130 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Electoral Area E, Cariboo (13,500 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.
And about 210 property crimes, plus 130 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area E, Cariboo places 17th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake of Bays Ontario | 4,105 | 32.8 | 34.7 | A |
| 2 | Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 4,309 | 35.8 | 32 | A |
| 3 | Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 4,209 | 35.8 | 32 | A |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Saint-Ambroise Quebec | 4,262 | 48.7 | 80 | B+ |
| 15 | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix Quebec | 4,230 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| 16 | East Angus Quebec | 4,261 | 50.5 | 89.1 | B+ |
| 17 | Electoral Area E, Cariboo British Columbia | 4,242 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| 18 | White City Saskatchewan | 4,379 | 52.8 | 60.8 | B+ |
| 19 | Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 4,153 | 53.7 | 75.4 | B |
| 20 | Lantzville British Columbia | 4,276 | 58.9 | 58.4 | B− |
| 21 | Electoral Area B, Cariboo British Columbia | 4,169 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| 22 | Rossland British Columbia | 4,355 | 63.8 | 58.3 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Fort Nelson British Columbia | 4,144 | 263.7 | 376.9 | 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 E, Cariboo in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Electoral Area E, Cariboo
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Cariboo | 4,242 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| Williams Lake | 11,462 | 248.9 | 248.6 | D |
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 3,057 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
Its police also cover one neighbouring place, which carries the same index and is left out above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- What clearance means. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- 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.”
Questions about safety in Electoral Area E, Cariboo
Is Electoral Area E, Cariboo safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 51.7 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: that is where Electoral Area E, Cariboo stands, with 9.6 violent and 15.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area E, Cariboo?
Assault is the most common, at 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (4.7) and mischief (4.2).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area E, Cariboo?
The reverse: 55.6 in 2023 came down to 46.7 by 2025, 16% lower.
How much of Electoral Area E, Cariboo’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 38%: 57% for violent crime and 29% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Electoral Area E, Cariboo together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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).