Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary has more crime per resident than three in four Canadian towns
Its violent half comes to 103.7 and its non-violent half to 85.1, where the norm is 85.7 and 62.8. From 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary reported put it at C for safety: #133 of 251 in British Columbia. Year on year, 26.9 violent incidents and 35.3 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Police clear 28% of crime, weighted by seriousness; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
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 Boundary/Midway detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary
A busy place, counted per resident
About 62% of Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary’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 ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary records 10.6 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 ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary comes 26th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
About the British Columbia norm
The typical British Columbia town scores 83.2; Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary, 89.9. 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 E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary’s C for safety
How sure: A less certain grade than most, because the figures belong to the nearest detachment, 43 km from Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary, not to the town.
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: #133 of 251 in British Columbia and #1,813 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 E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary runs highest on mischief (10.6 per 1,000 against 4.9), break and enter (4.9 per 1,000 against 2.8) and assault (10.5 per 1,000 against 6.7). 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 | 2 | 0.6 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0 | 0 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.09 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0 | 0 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 16.3 | 4.9 | 4% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2.7 | 0.8 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2.3 | 0.7 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 30 | 9.1 | 10% |
| Mischief | 35.3 | 10.6 | 21% |
| Weapons violations | 2 | 0.6 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 13 | 3.9 | 72% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 7.7 | 2.3 | 43% |
| Drug violations | 1.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Impaired driving | 17.3 | 5.2 | 54% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.3 | 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.
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary places 26th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Quebec | 3,400 | 28.2 | 46.7 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 12 | Electoral Area B, North Okanagan British Columbia | 3,415 | 61.3 | 74.1 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Enderby British Columbia | 3,292 | 62.6 | 70.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 23 | Placentia Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,374 | 79.6 | 65.6 | C |
| 24 | Sables-Spanish Rivers Ontario | 3,412 | 81.9 | 109 | C |
| 25 | Atholville New Brunswick | 3,346 | 89.1 | 100 | C |
| 26 | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary British Columbia | 3,361 | 89.9 | 103.7 | C |
| 27 | Bonavista Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,293 | 92.8 | 63.2 | C |
| 28 | Cumberland County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 3,401 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| 29 | Virden Manitoba | 3,322 | 103.6 | 169 | C− |
| 30 | Central Okanagan West British Columbia | 3,298 | 106.7 | 102.5 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 34 | Mackenzie British Columbia | 3,442 | 157.5 | 248.1 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Inuvik Northwest Territories | 3,337 | 718.3 | 807.9 | 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 (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment closest to Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary, 3,220 residents, recorded about 90 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 120 a year and other violations 92 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Three years of Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary’s crime index
Crime Severity Index
2024 was the peak (99.7) and 2025 the trough (84.4). Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.4 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 99.7 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 85.4 | 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 (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary | 3,361 | 89.9 | 103.7 | C |
| Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary (37 km) | 3,570 | 67.5 | 73.9 | B− |
| Grand Forks (37 km) | 4,308 | 67.5 | 73.9 | B− |
| Electoral Area C (Christina Lake), Kootenay Boundary (49 km) | 1,666 | 67.5 | 73.9 | B− |
The places around Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary all score lower on the index. The nearest of them, Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary (37.3 km away), scores 67.5 against 89.9.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary with figures are 37–49 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What the index measures. 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.”
- Read with care. The police behind these figures serve about 3,216 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.”
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- Cleared, not convicted. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
Questions about safety in Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary
Is Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary safe?
Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary’s Crime Severity Index is 89.9 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 26.9 violent incidents and 35.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the typical index is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary?
Other Criminal Code offences is the most common, at 16 per 1,000 residents a year, then mischief (10.6) and assault (10.5).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary?
The index stayed close to where it was, 85.4 in 2023 and 84.4 in 2025. A small or partial count makes this change uncertain.
How much of Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary’s crime do police solve?
28%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 34%. Violent crime is cleared at 45% and non-violent crime at 20%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary 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).