Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Few Canadian towns record more crime per resident than Division No. 22, Unorganized
Against usual levels of 86.4 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 1,577.3 and 701.1. A Safety Grade of D− follows from crime the police covering Division No. 22, Unorganized reported over the years 2023 to 2025. Violence and property crime split as 320.8 violent incidents and 636.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.0 and 31.2 in 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. Measured across the Nisichawayasihk (Nelson House) detachment area: crime severity and crime rate.
What stands out about safety in Division No. 22, Unorganized
A busy place, counted per resident
Only year-round residents divide the crime in Division No. 22, Unorganized, yet 34% of its homes are seasonal or empty: the rates run higher than the place feels to the people who live there. How to read it ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Division No. 22, Unorganized records 587.8 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 Manitoba
Division No. 22, Unorganized’s index of 945.6 compares with 129.3 for the typical town in Manitoba. Towns its size ↓
Police clear more here
Police cleared 65% of Division No. 22, Unorganized’s crime, weighted by seriousness (67% of violent crime, 64% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The D− for Division No. 22, Unorganized, and how it is built
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.
Division No. 22, Unorganized’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Division No. 22, Unorganized runs highest on mischief (587.8 per 1,000 against 4.2), assault (271.4 per 1,000 against 6.7) and drug offences (7 per 1,000 against 0.7). Fraud sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 6.3 | 2.4 | 63% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 19.7 | 7.4 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 14.3 | 5.3 | 23% |
| Robbery | 6.7 | 2.5 | 75% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.7 | 1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 1.7 | 0.6 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 46.7 | 17.5 | 36% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2 | 0.8 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 15.3 | 5.7 | 33% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 52.3 | 19.6 | 43% |
| Mischief | 1,563 | 587.8 | 81% |
| Weapons violations | 37.3 | 14.1 | 27% |
| Administration of justice violations | 138.7 | 52.3 | 76% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 38.3 | 14.5 | 84% |
| Drug violations | 18.7 | 7 | 34% |
| Impaired driving | 42.3 | 15.9 | 38% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 2 | 0.8 | — |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment: incidents a year are its own, the town’s share is only estimated in the tiles. 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.
Division No. 22, Unorganized’s index year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (1,017.9); the low point came in 2025, at 814.8. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, runs from 70.6 in 2023 to 62.9 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Division No. 22, Unorganized | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 814.8 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 1,004.1 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 1,017.9 | 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 Division No. 22, Unorganized, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Division No. 22, Unorganized
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 22, Unorganized | 2,223 | 945.6 | 1,577.3 | D− |
| Thompson (144 km) | 12,917 | 589.9 | 1,034.6 | D− |
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The one place listed is 144 km from Division No. 22, Unorganized, the nearest with figures.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- How serious, not how safe. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Few people behind the figures. With roughly 2,772 residents in its police area, a few cases swing the figures. In Statistics Canada’s words, “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
- Town and surroundings together. An RCMP or OPP detachment reports one set of figures for everywhere it polices, so Division No. 22, Unorganized’s are shared with its surroundings.
- Reading the number. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- Solved cases. 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 Division No. 22, Unorganized
Is Division No. 22, Unorganized safe?
The short answer is an index of 945.6 for Division No. 22, Unorganized (2023–2025), built from 320.8 violent incidents and 636 property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents. For Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, the typical index is 67.2.
What is the most common crime in Division No. 22, Unorganized?
Most often it is mischief: 587.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come assault at 271.4 and other Criminal Code offences at 187.8.
Is crime going up in Division No. 22, Unorganized?
The reverse: 1,017.9 in 2023 came down to 814.8 by 2025, 20% lower. The police area is small or partly reported, so treat the change with care.
How much of Division No. 22, Unorganized’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 67% of violent crime and 64% of everything else, 65% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Division No. 22, Unorganized 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).