Photo: RockyGoat · Public domainValemount records more crime per resident than 89% of Canadian towns
Of the two halves, violence comes to 103.6 and other offences to 145.1, beside norms of 86.4 and 62.8. Its letter for safety is D, worked out from crime the police covering Valemount reported over 2023 to 2025. Add to that, the local count comes to 19.2 violent incidents and 42.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. About 40% of crime here is cleared by police, set against 34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts for the Valemount detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Valemount
Mischief: high for a town its size
Valemount records 13.8 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.2 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Higher than most of British Columbia
Valemount’s index of 132.4 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
Non-violent crime leads the index
Violent crime scores 103.6 on Valemount’s index against 86.4 for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+; non-violent crime, 145.1 against 62.8. 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’s behind Valemount’s grade
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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
Which crimes make up Valemount’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Valemount runs highest on mischief (13.8 per 1,000 against 4.2), fraud (6.7 per 1,000 against 5.1) and assault (8.3 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 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0 | 0 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 5.7 | 3.4 | 23% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3 | 1.8 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 7 | 4.2 | 10% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2 | 1.2 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 16.7 | 10.1 | 12% |
| Mischief | 22.7 | 13.8 | 37% |
| Weapons violations | 1.7 | 1 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 7.3 | 4.5 | 68% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 2.7 | 1.6 | — |
| Drug violations | 7.3 | 4.5 | 45% |
| Impaired driving | 20 | 12.1 | 55% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.4 | — |
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 people or more.
The police area Valemount is part of, 1,660 residents, recorded about 32 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 70 a year and other violations 66 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Valemount’s index, one year at a time
Crime Severity Index
Nothing since 2023 has matched that year’s 172.2; the lightest was 2024, at 76.9. For the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, 2023 gave 70.6 and 2025 gave 62.9.
Every year as a table
| Year | Valemount | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148.2 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 76.9 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 172.2 | 70.6 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Valemount, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Valemount
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount | 1,082 | 132.4 | 103.6 | D |
| Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George (58 km) | 1,604 | 92.5 | 70.1 | C |
| Jasper (80 km) | 4,627 | 67.7 | 60.8 | B− |
| Hinton (130 km) | 10,124 | 137.3 | 109.5 | D |
| Clearwater (141 km) | 2,500 | 69.5 | 47 | C+ |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola (145 km) | 1,766 | 69.5 | 47 | C+ |
Valemount sits above 4 of the 5 neighbours with figures of their own. Closest is Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George, 58 km away, at 92.5 to 132.4 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Distances here run 58–145 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Valemount.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Shared with the countryside. Detachment figures cover the detachment’s whole area: Valemount together with the countryside and smaller places it polices.
- The index’s scale. 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.
- What clearance means. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
- Read with care. The police behind these figures serve about 1,663 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.”
Questions about safety in Valemount
Is Valemount safe?
Police-reported crime in Valemount scores 132.4 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 19.2 violent incidents and 42.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. For Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, the typical index is 67.2.
What is the most common crime in Valemount?
The three biggest groups are other Criminal Code offences at 17.1, mischief at 13.8 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 13.4, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Valemount?
Down 14%: 172.2 in 2023, 148.2 in 2025. The police area is small or partly reported, so treat the change with care.
How much of Valemount’s crime do police solve?
About 40% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 59% of violent and 34% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Valemount 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).