Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine than in 64% of Canadian towns
Recorded violent incidents ran at 13.6 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 20.6, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Still, the Safety Grade comes out at B, drawn from crime the police covering Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine reported through 2023 to 2025: #47 of 251 in British Columbia. Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 75.4 and 45.4. Between 2023 and 2025 the severity figure rose, 47.9 to 51.8.
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. Measured across the Terrace detachment area: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Under the British Columbia norm
Within British Columbia, the median town comes to 83.2 on the index, against 53.7 in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine. Towns its size ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine stands 18th, the lowest first. Towns its size ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine records 13.5 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 ↓
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 C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s B
How sure: Less sure than most: the grade leans on the closest detachment, 1 km from Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine, 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.
Its place: #47 of 251 in British Columbia and #652 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.
Which crimes make up Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine runs highest on mischief (13.5 per 1,000 against 4.9) and drug offences (1.7 per 1,000 against 0.7). 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 | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.08 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 5.7 | 0.7 | 93% |
| Breaking and entering | 11 | 1.4 | 6% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 6.7 | 0.8 | 19% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 17 | 2.1 | 4% |
| Mischief | 108 | 13.5 | 28% |
| Weapons violations | 5 | 0.6 | 20% |
| Administration of justice violations | 25.3 | 3.2 | 50% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5.3 | 0.7 | 38% |
| Drug violations | 13.3 | 1.7 | 20% |
| Impaired driving | 36 | 4.5 | 81% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.1 | — |
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 C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine, year by year
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 61.4 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 47.9 in 2023. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 74.3 and 2025 gave 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.8 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 61.4 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 47.9 | 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 C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Around 110 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine (8,090 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 170 property crimes, plus 170 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
By its index, Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine stands 18th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide-Metcalfe Ontario | 3,196 | 25.7 | 29 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Trois-Pistoles Quebec | 3,123 | 52.3 | 97.2 | B+ |
| 16 | Pilot Butte Saskatchewan | 3,255 | 52.8 | 60.8 | B+ |
| 17 | Electoral Area D, North Okanagan British Columbia | 3,184 | 53.2 | 66.4 | B+ |
| 18 | Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine British Columbia | 3,189 | 53.7 | 75.4 | B |
| 19 | Ange-Gardien Quebec | 3,100 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| 20 | Adstock Quebec | 3,203 | 55.9 | 93.4 | B |
| 21 | Clermont Quebec | 3,117 | 57.2 | 83.8 | B |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast British Columbia | 3,256 | 76.6 | 94 | C+ |
| 29 | Welcome Beach British Columbia | 3,130 | 76.6 | 94 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 36 | Houston British Columbia | 3,114 | 162 | 219.6 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | La Loche Saskatchewan | 3,124 | 1,107 | 1,524.7 | 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 C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 53.7 | 75.4 | B |
| Terrace | 13,648 | 174.6 | 155 | D |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | 53.7 | 75.4 | B |
One neighbour reports through the same police, so its figure is this one and it isn’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What the index measures. 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.”
- 100 is Canada in 2006. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- Cleared, not convicted. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
Questions about safety in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Is Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 53.7 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: that is where Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine stands, with 13.6 violent and 20.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
Police record mischief most, 13.5 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of other Criminal Code offences (12.9) and assault (6.8).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
Over 2023–2025 the index climbed 8%, to 51.8 from 47.9.
How much of Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 38% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 60% of violent crime and 23% of the rest, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 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).