Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCrime per resident in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay runs lower than in 60% of Canadian towns
That puts it at B for safety, judged on crime the police covering Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay reported from 2023 to 2025. On top of that, for every 1,000 residents, 9.0 violent incidents and 27.7 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, the figures are 12.0 and 31.2. Within British Columbia, half the towns score under 83.2. Statistics Canada puts its Crime Severity Index at 55.8 for 2023–2025; the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ scores 67.2.
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. The crime severity, crime rate and incident counts numbers here cover the Kaslo detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay
More people here than live here
About 31% of Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s homes are cottages, second homes or otherwise empty much of the year: crime in the busy months is divided by year-round residents only, which lifts every rate here. How to read it ↓
Less crime solved
Weighted by seriousness, 7% of crime in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 24% of violent crime and 3% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
The non-violent half stands out
Violent crime scores 39.2 on Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s index against 86.4 for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+; non-violent crime, 62.9 against 62.8. By type ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay records 8.4 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 ↓
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 D, Central Kootenay
How sure: Less sure than most: the grade leans on the closest detachment, 15 km from Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay, since none reports under the town’s name.
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.
Which crimes make up Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay runs highest on mischief (8.4 per 1,000 against 4.2) and fraud (6.2 per 1,000 against 5.1). 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 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0 | 0 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 5 | 1.9 | 6% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 4.3 | 1.7 | — |
| Theft over $5,000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 1% |
| Mischief | 22 | 8.4 | 5% |
| Weapons violations | 1.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 1 | 0.4 | — |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 4.7 | 1.8 | — |
| Drug violations | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Impaired driving | 4.7 | 1.8 | — |
| 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.
The detachment nearest Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay, 2,650 residents: around 24 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 73 property crimes and 52 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s index year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (62); the low point came in 2025, at 46.1. The typical Canadian town of 2,500+ went from 70.6 in 2023 to 62.9 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.1 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 59.2 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 62 | 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 D, Central Kootenay, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay | 1,596 | 55.8 | 39.2 | B |
| Kaslo (25 km) | 1,141 | 55.8 | 39.2 | B |
| Nakusp (55 km) | 1,740 | 95.2 | 102.6 | C− |
| Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay (55 km) | 1,965 | 95.2 | 102.6 | C− |
| Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay (66 km) | 4,209 | 35.8 | 32 | A |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay (66 km) | 5,390 | 35.8 | 32 | A |
Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay sits above 2 of the 4 neighbours with figures of their own. Just 65.6 km away, Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay comes to 35.8, against 55.8. Same police, same number: one neighbour drops out of the comparison for that reason.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 25–66 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Few people behind the figures. With roughly 2,653 residents in its police area, a few cases swing the figures. In Statistics Canada’s words, “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
- What 100 means. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- 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 D, Central Kootenay
Is Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay safe?
Against a typical 67.2 for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s Crime Severity Index stands at 55.8 for 2023–2025. Its police record 9 violent incidents and 27.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay?
Other Criminal Code offences is the most common, at 17.4 per 1,000 residents a year, then theft under $5,000 (8.9) and mischief (8.4).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay?
No: the index fell 26%, from 62 in 2023 to 46.1 in 2025. A small or partial count makes this change uncertain.
How much of Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay’s crime do police solve?
About 7% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 24% of violent and 3% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay 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).