Photo: calind · CC BY-SA 3.0Electoral Area D, Peace River records more crime per resident than four in five Canadian towns
Typical years here bring 10.6 violent incidents plus 33.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 31.2 in the typical town its size. Violence accounts for an index of 157.4 and other offences for 88.7, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. The Safety Grade comes out at C−, drawn from crime the police covering Electoral Area D, Peace River reported through 2023 to 2025: #204 of 251 in British Columbia.
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 Dawson Creek detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area D, Peace River
A higher index than most towns its size
Counting up from the lowest index, Electoral Area D, Peace River is 33rd of the 40 Canadian towns closest in population. Towns its size ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area D, Peace River records 8.9 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 ↓
Over the British Columbia norm
Set among British Columbia’s towns, whose median is 83.2, Electoral Area D, Peace River scores 107.6. Towns its size ↓
A low clearance rate
For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the typical clearance rate is 34%; Electoral Area D, Peace River’s police clear 22%, 26% of violent crime and 18% of the rest. Questions ↓
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 D, Peace River’s C− for safety
How sure: Less sure, as Electoral Area D, Peace River has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 4 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.
Its place: #204 of 251 in British Columbia and #1,996 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.
By its index, Electoral Area D, Peace River stands 33rd of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Bruce Peninsula Ontario | 5,018 | 29.3 | 46.7 | A+ |
| 2 | Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay British Columbia | 5,243 | 36.8 | 46.9 | A |
| 3 | Metchosin British Columbia | 5,207 | 40.7 | 41.3 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 6 | Cumberland British Columbia | 4,974 | 49.5 | 61.5 | B+ |
| 7 | Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley British Columbia | 5,156 | 49.9 | 52.5 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 30 | Sussex New Brunswick | 4,994 | 86 | 92.8 | C |
| 31 | Marystown Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,196 | 90.8 | 93 | C |
| 32 | Annapolis County, Subdivision B Nova Scotia | 5,086 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| 33 | Electoral Area D, Peace River British Columbia | 5,100 | 107.6 | 157.4 | C− |
| 34 | Carbonear Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,041 | 108 | 83.3 | C− |
| 35 | Cardston County Alberta | 4,938 | 108 | 123.7 | C− |
| 36 | Kneehill County Alberta | 5,129 | 110.8 | 105.9 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Nipawin Saskatchewan | 5,033 | 182.3 | 163.9 | 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 D, Peace River in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
What police record in Electoral Area D, Peace River, by type
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area D, Peace River runs highest on mischief (8.9 per 1,000 against 4.9), break and enter (4.3 per 1,000 against 2.8) and motor vehicle theft (3.9 per 1,000 against 2.6). Fraud and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 2.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 28.3 | 4.3 | 11% |
| Possession of stolen property | 6.7 | 1 | 55% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 25.3 | 3.9 | 7% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 29.3 | 4.5 | 2% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 51.3 | 7.9 | 4% |
| Mischief | 58 | 8.9 | 17% |
| Weapons violations | 5 | 0.8 | 74% |
| Administration of justice violations | 19.3 | 3 | 71% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Drug violations | 2.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Impaired driving | 21.3 | 3.3 | 88% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.2 | — |
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.
About 69 violent incidents a year in the area of the detachment nearest Electoral Area D, Peace River (6,550 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.
Add about 220 property crimes and 90 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
In Electoral Area D, Peace River, steady between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 120.1 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 100.6 in 2025. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area D, Peace River | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 120.1 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 102.3 | 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, Peace River, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area D, Peace River
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 107.6 | 157.4 | C− |
| Dawson Creek (8 km) | 13,635 | 213.1 | 300.4 | D |
| Taylor (48 km) | 1,415 | 81.8 | 82.5 | C |
| Saddle Hills County (57 km) | 2,449 | 104.7 | 66.8 | C− |
| Fort St. John (60 km) | 24,383 | 200.6 | 214.9 | D |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River (64 km) | 6,344 | 81.8 | 82.5 | C |
Of 5 places nearby with their own figures, 3 come in under Electoral Area D, Peace River. Just 47.7 km away, Taylor comes to 81.8, against 107.6.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. No closer places have figures: these lie 8–64 km from Electoral Area D, Peace River.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The clearance rate. The clearance rate is the share of incidents police solve, by a charge or otherwise, weighted by seriousness like the index. It isn’t a conviction rate.
- Severity, weighed. 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.”
- 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.
Questions about safety in Electoral Area D, Peace River
Is Electoral Area D, Peace River safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Electoral Area D, Peace River scores 107.6 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 10.6 violent and 33.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. In the middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
Mischief is the most common, at 8.9 per 1,000 residents a year, then theft under $5,000 (7.9) and Criminal Code traffic offences (7).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
The index stayed close to where it was, 102.3 in 2023 and 100.6 in 2025.
How much of Electoral Area D, Peace River’s crime do police solve?
22%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 34%. Violent crime is cleared at 26% and non-violent crime at 18%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Electoral Area D, Peace River 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).