Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPer resident, Electoral Area C, Strathcona records more crime than nine in ten Canadian towns
Police cleared 28% of incidents, weighted by seriousness, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size. Add to that, its letter for safety is D, worked out from crime the police covering Electoral Area C, Strathcona reported over 2023 to 2025: #235 of 251 in British Columbia. Violence accounts for an index of 162.8 and other offences for 169.1, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. Behind the grade sit 32.2 violent incidents and 111.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size.
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. Source area for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the Campbell River detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area C, Strathcona
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area C, Strathcona records 33.9 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 ↓
Higher than most of British Columbia
Electoral Area C, Strathcona’s index of 166.3 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Electoral Area C, Strathcona places 39th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Lighter than in 2023
In 2023 the index in Electoral Area C, Strathcona stood at 181.5, by 2025 at 141.6. Over the same years the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
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 C, Strathcona’s D for safety
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for Electoral Area C, Strathcona itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 12 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: #235 of 251 in British Columbia and #2,483 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, Strathcona’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area C, Strathcona runs highest on mischief (33.9 per 1,000 against 4.9), theft under $5,000 (58.5 per 1,000 against 14.2) and drug offences (2.5 per 1,000 against 0.7).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 4 | 0.8 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.06 | — |
| Robbery | 2.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3 | 0.6 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 22.3 | 4.3 | 8% |
| Possession of stolen property | 10 | 1.9 | 10% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 18.3 | 3.5 | 7% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 6 | 1.2 | 28% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 303 | 58.5 | 34% |
| Mischief | 176.7 | 33.9 | 28% |
| Weapons violations | 6.7 | 1.3 | 40% |
| Administration of justice violations | 54.7 | 10.5 | 72% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 16 | 3.1 | 29% |
| Drug violations | 12.7 | 2.5 | 26% |
| Impaired driving | 75.3 | 14.5 | 42% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.3 | 0.07 | — |
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, Strathcona comes 39th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Elkford British Columbia | 3,030 | 48.2 | 67.7 | B+ |
| 15 | Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot British Columbia | 3,069 | 48.6 | 69.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 21 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo British Columbia | 3,057 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 36 | Princeton British Columbia | 3,050 | 114.4 | 174.3 | C− |
| 37 | Huntingdon Quebec | 3,001 | 120.3 | 141 | D |
| 38 | Tisdale Saskatchewan | 3,052 | 123.4 | 132.5 | D |
| 39 | Electoral Area C, Strathcona British Columbia | 2,981 | 166.3 | 162.8 | D |
| 40 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 Alberta | 2,980 | 170.9 | 107.9 | 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 C, Strathcona in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
In Electoral Area C, Strathcona, down 22% between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
The index started at its highest, 181.5 in 2023, and touched its lowest in 2025, at 141.6. 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 C, Strathcona | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 175.6 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 181.5 | 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, Strathcona, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
The detachment closest to Electoral Area C, Strathcona, 5,040 residents, recorded about 170 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.
And about 580 property crimes, plus 270 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area C, Strathcona
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 166.3 | 162.8 | D |
| Campbell River | 38,300 | 162.9 | 166.6 | D |
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona | 1,074 | 166.3 | 162.8 | D |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | 4,546 | 166.3 | 162.8 | D |
The table leaves out 2 neighbours whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What the index measures. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- 100 is Canada in 2006. 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.
- Cleared, not convicted. 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.
Questions about safety in Electoral Area C, Strathcona
Is Electoral Area C, Strathcona safe?
Averaged over 2023–2025, the Crime Severity Index for Electoral Area C, Strathcona comes to 166.3. Per 1,000 residents a year, police logged 32.2 violent incidents and 111.5 property crimes. 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 C, Strathcona?
Police record theft under $5,000 most, 58.5 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of mischief (33.9) and other Criminal Code offences (30).
Is crime going up in Electoral Area C, Strathcona?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 22%, to 141.6 from 181.5.
How much of Electoral Area C, Strathcona’s crime do police solve?
About 28% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 29% of violent and 27% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Electoral Area C, Strathcona and everywhere else it polices.
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).