Photo: Words in the Wind · CC BY-SA 4.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Bifrost-Riverton than in 96% of Canadian towns
On crime the police covering Bifrost-Riverton reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades D− for safety: #175 of 182 in Manitoba. Of the two halves, violence comes to 431.5 and other offences to 260, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. Its police logs show 82.1 violent incidents and 114.6 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the typical town its size the numbers are 12.9 and 31.2.
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. Shared with the rest of the Fisher Branch detachment area: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts.
What stands out about safety in Bifrost-Riverton
Mischief: high for a town its size
Bifrost-Riverton records 73.5 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 ↓
Higher than most of Manitoba
Within Manitoba, the median town comes to 129.3 on the index, against 307.1 in Bifrost-Riverton. Towns its size ↓
More crime solved
Police cleared 53% of Bifrost-Riverton’s crime, weighted by seriousness (70% of violent crime, 41% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Bifrost-Riverton stands 37th, the lowest first. 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.
What’s behind Bifrost-Riverton’s grade
How sure: Less sure than most: the grade leans on the closest detachment, 36 km from Bifrost-Riverton, 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: #175 of 182 in Manitoba and #2,535 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.
Bifrost-Riverton’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Bifrost-Riverton runs highest on mischief (73.5 per 1,000 against 4.9), drug offences (9 per 1,000 against 0.7) and assault (53.9 per 1,000 against 6.7). Theft under $5,000 and fraud sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 7.3 | 2.2 | 73% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 4.3 | 1.3 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 4.7 | 1.6 | — |
| Robbery | 3.3 | 1.1 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2.3 | 0.7 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 31 | 10 | 22% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 36 | 11.1 | 42% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3.7 | 1.2 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 39.7 | 12.3 | 29% |
| Mischief | 238 | 73.5 | 62% |
| Weapons violations | 7.3 | 2.2 | 73% |
| Administration of justice violations | 59.7 | 18.9 | 70% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 11 | 3.3 | 82% |
| Drug violations | 27.3 | 9 | 25% |
| Impaired driving | 50 | 15 | 23% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.3 | — |
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.
Bifrost-Riverton is 37th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Ontario | 3,550 | 29.1 | 36.6 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 7 | Ste. Anne Manitoba | 3,587 | 40.3 | 16.9 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Beausejour Manitoba | 3,565 | 58.8 | 39.1 | B |
| … | |||||
| 21 | WestLake-Gladstone Manitoba | 3,604 | 67.8 | 71.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 26 | Lac du Bonnet Manitoba | 3,592 | 76.7 | 86.3 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 34 | Three Hills Alberta | 3,502 | 110.8 | 105.9 | C− |
| 35 | Two Hills County No. 21 Alberta | 3,626 | 119.1 | 74.4 | C− |
| 36 | Mackenzie British Columbia | 3,442 | 157.5 | 248.1 | D |
| 37 | Bifrost-Riverton Manitoba | 3,518 | 307.1 | 431.5 | D− |
| 38 | Prince Albert No. 461 Saskatchewan | 3,589 | 332.1 | 425.8 | D− |
| 39 | Buckland No. 491 Saskatchewan | 3,550 | 332.1 | 425.8 | D− |
| 40 | Opportunity No. 17 Alberta | 3,592 | 495.1 | 602.4 | 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 Bifrost-Riverton in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 270 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Bifrost-Riverton (2,330 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 370 property crimes and 250 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Bifrost-Riverton’s index, one year at a time
Crime Severity Index
The latest year was its heaviest: 2025, at 460.3, with 2023 the lightest at 195.5. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Bifrost-Riverton | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 460.3 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 265.5 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 195.5 | 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 Bifrost-Riverton, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Bifrost-Riverton
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bifrost-Riverton | 3,518 | 307.1 | 431.5 | D− |
| Arborg (10 km) | 1,455 | 77.3 | 72.1 | C+ |
| Fisher (31 km) | 1,800 | 307.1 | 431.5 | D− |
| Gimli (43 km) | 6,914 | 126.6 | 134.2 | D |
Bifrost-Riverton has the highest index of the places around it. Just 10 km away, Arborg comes to 77.3, against 307.1. 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. Distances here run 10–43 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Bifrost-Riverton.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- The clearance rate. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- Severity, weighed. 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.”
- A small police area. About 2,325 people live in the area these figures cover; at that size one bad year shows up large. Statistics Canada says: “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
Questions about safety in Bifrost-Riverton
Is Bifrost-Riverton safe?
Police-reported crime in Bifrost-Riverton scores 307.1 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 82.1 violent incidents and 114.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the median is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Bifrost-Riverton?
The three biggest groups are mischief at 73.5, assault at 53.9 and other Criminal Code offences at 48.1, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Bifrost-Riverton?
Over 2023–2025 the index climbed 135%, to 460.3 from 195.5. With few people or missing years behind it, the change is a rough one.
How much of Bifrost-Riverton’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 53%: 70% for violent crime and 41% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Bifrost-Riverton 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).