Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPer resident, Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap records less crime than 77% of Canadian towns
One of the 3 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. On top of that, the grade is A−, built on crime the police covering Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap reported from 2023 to 2025: #26 of 251 in British Columbia. For every 1,000 residents, 10.7 violent incidents and 18.4 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the typical town its size, the figures are 12.9 and 31.2. Violence accounts for an index of 53.2 and other offences for 42.1, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8.
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. Data for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts covers the Falkland detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap
Below British Columbia’s typical town
Within British Columbia, the median town comes to 83.2 on the index, against 45 in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap stands 8th, the lowest first. 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.
Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap: A− for safety, and why
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: #26 of 251 in British Columbia and #407 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 D, Columbia-Shuswap, type by type
Break and enter 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 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0 | 0 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.10 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 5.7 | 1.7 | 18% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 9.3 | 2.7 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2.7 | 0.8 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 13.7 | 4 | 7% |
| Mischief | 14.7 | 4.3 | 9% |
| Weapons violations | 2 | 0.6 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 8 | 2.3 | 66% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 4.3 | 1.3 | — |
| Drug violations | 1.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Impaired driving | 9.7 | 2.8 | 79% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.3 | — |
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.
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap places 8th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Valley Ontario | 4,759 | 26.4 | 20.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Saint-Agapit Quebec | 4,817 | 42.6 | 72.9 | A− |
| 6 | Château-Richer Quebec | 4,732 | 42.7 | 62.9 | A− |
| 7 | Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Quebec | 4,675 | 44.3 | 60.8 | A− |
| 8 | Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap British Columbia | 4,829 | 45 | 53.2 | A− |
| 9 | Roxton Pond Quebec | 4,884 | 45.3 | 73.7 | A− |
| 10 | Marmora Ontario | 4,761 | 46.8 | 68 | B+ |
| 11 | Saint-Antonin Quebec | 4,633 | 48.3 | 72.4 | B+ |
| 12 | Electoral Area H, Nanaimo British Columbia | 4,815 | 48.6 | 69.1 | B+ |
| 13 | Cumberland British Columbia | 4,974 | 49.5 | 61.5 | B+ |
| 14 | Electoral Area F, Cariboo British Columbia | 5,016 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 20 | Electoral Area B, Nanaimo British Columbia | 4,702 | 58.9 | 58.4 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Battleford Saskatchewan | 4,657 | 349.1 | 479.8 | 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 D, Columbia-Shuswap in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
3,390 residents, about 36 violent incidents a year: the police area Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap belongs to, 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 63 property crimes, plus 38 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
The index in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap, each year
Crime Severity Index
From 47 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 42.9 in 2024. 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 D, Columbia-Shuswap | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 42.9 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 47 | 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 D, Columbia-Shuswap, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 45 | 53.2 | A− |
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 73.6 | 83.6 | C+ |
| Enderby | 3,292 | 62.6 | 70.8 | B− |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 51.3 | 59.9 | B+ |
The places around Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap all score higher on the index.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A small police area. The police behind these figures serve about 3,394 people, so a handful of incidents moves every rate. Statistics Canada’s note: “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
- Shared with the countryside. An RCMP or OPP detachment reports one set of figures for everywhere it polices, so Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s are shared with its surroundings.
- 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. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “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, Columbia-Shuswap
Is Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap safe?
Statistics Canada puts Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap at 45 on its Crime Severity Index over 2023–2025; Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people sit at 68.5 in the middle. Violent incidents run at 10.7 and property crimes at 18.4 per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
The three biggest groups are other Criminal Code offences at 6.2, mischief at 4.3 and assault at 4.3, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap?
It held about level between 2023 and 2025, 47 to 45. A small or partial count makes this change uncertain.
How much of Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 30% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 53% of violent and 17% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap 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).