Recorded crime in Electoral Area I, Cariboo is close to typical for Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 86.4 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 76.4 and 58.6. Overall, it grades B− for safety. For every 1,000 residents, 15.3 violent incidents and 25.0 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, the figures are 12.0 and 31.2.
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 behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Quesnel detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area I, Cariboo
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area I, Cariboo records 11.6 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.2 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Lighter than British Columbia’s middle
The typical British Columbia town scores 83.2; Electoral Area I, Cariboo, 63.3. 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.
Inside Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s B− for safety
How sure: Less sure, as Electoral Area I, Cariboo has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 20 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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
What police record in Electoral Area I, Cariboo, by type
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area I, Cariboo runs highest on mischief (11.6 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 | 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 people or more.
Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s index held steady from 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
The index started at its highest, 64.2 in 2023, and touched its lowest in 2025, at 62.8. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ moved from 70.6 to 62.9.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area I, Cariboo | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.8 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 63 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 64.2 | 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 Electoral Area I, Cariboo, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
The detachment nearest Electoral Area I, 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.
Property crime adds about 340 a year and other violations 160 (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 Electoral Area I, Cariboo
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area I, Cariboo | 1,707 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
| Quesnel | 10,253 | 275.7 | 243.5 | D |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | 4,169 | 63.3 | 76.4 | B− |
Neighbours policed by the same service carry the same figure, so the 2 of them aren’t set against it.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- The clearance rate. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- Severity, weighed. 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 Electoral Area I, Cariboo
Is Electoral Area I, Cariboo safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Electoral Area I, Cariboo scores 63.3 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 15.3 violent and 25 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more is 67.2.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area I, Cariboo?
Police record mischief most, 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of other Criminal Code offences (7) and assault (6.3).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area I, Cariboo?
Barely: 64.2 in 2023, 62.8 in 2025.
How much of Electoral Area I, Cariboo’s crime do police solve?
About 35% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 56% of violent and 25% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Electoral Area I, Cariboo and everywhere else it polices.
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).