Photo: Rkehler3 · CC BY-SA 3.0Emerson-Franklin sees less crime per resident than 74% of Canadian towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, 9.3 violent incidents and 18.5 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Violence accounts for an index of 54.8 and other offences for 44.9, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. The Safety Grade comes out at B+, drawn from crime the police covering Emerson-Franklin reported through 2023 to 2025: #10 of 182 in Manitoba. On top of that, its Crime Severity Index dropped from 52.5 in 2023 to 46.2 by 2025.
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. Not measured by town: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts (the St-Pierre-Jolys detachment area).
What stands out about safety in Emerson-Franklin
Lighter than Manitoba’s middle
Emerson-Franklin’s index of 47.5 compares with 129.3 for the typical town in Manitoba. Towns its size ↓
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Emerson-Franklin places 11th from the lowest index. 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.
The grade: B+ for Emerson-Franklin
How sure: Less sure, as Emerson-Franklin has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 37 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: #10 of 182 in Manitoba and #455 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.
What police record in Emerson-Franklin, by type
Fraud and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 18.7 | 0.6 | 68% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 8.7 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.03 | — |
| Robbery | 1 | 0.03 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.7 | 0.05 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 86.3 | 2.6 | 13% |
| Possession of stolen property | 10.7 | 0.3 | 47% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 74.3 | 2.3 | 13% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 26 | 0.8 | 1% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 155.7 | 4.7 | 14% |
| Mischief | 159.3 | 4.8 | 22% |
| Weapons violations | 6.7 | 0.2 | 75% |
| Administration of justice violations | 96.7 | 2.9 | 66% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 12.7 | 0.4 | 37% |
| Drug violations | 11.3 | 0.3 | 29% |
| Impaired driving | 84.7 | 2.6 | 63% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.02 | — |
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.
Emerson-Franklin, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Nothing since 2023 has matched that year’s 52.5; the lightest was 2024, at 43.7. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Emerson-Franklin | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 43.7 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 52.5 | 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 Emerson-Franklin, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Emerson-Franklin is 11th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grey Manitoba | 2,655 | 27.2 | 39.3 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 8 | Waterville Quebec | 2,643 | 44.5 | 81.6 | A− |
| 9 | Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton Quebec | 2,650 | 45 | 82.8 | A− |
| 10 | East River, Part 1 Prince Edward Island | 2,657 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| 11 | Emerson-Franklin Manitoba | 2,686 | 47.5 | 54.8 | B+ |
| 12 | Bonaventure Quebec | 2,719 | 47.7 | 75.4 | B+ |
| 13 | Saint-Martin Quebec | 2,687 | 47.7 | 81.3 | B+ |
| 14 | La Présentation Quebec | 2,696 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 15 | Souris Manitoba | 2,737 | 54.2 | 56.4 | B |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Swan Valley West Manitoba | 2,702 | 169.9 | 227.9 | D |
| 38 | Russell Manitoba | 2,715 | 170 | 183.3 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | La Ronge Saskatchewan | 2,668 | 715.9 | 1,169 | 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 Emerson-Franklin in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
About 310 violent incidents a year in the area of the detachment nearest Emerson-Franklin (33,600 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.
And about 610 property crimes, plus 300 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 Emerson-Franklin
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson-Franklin | 2,686 | 47.5 | 54.8 | B+ |
| Montcalm (23 km) | 1,420 | 85.4 | 94.1 | C |
| Morris (31 km) | 2,139 | 85.4 | 94.1 | C |
| Altona (32 km) | 4,989 | 59.1 | 44 | B− |
| De Salaberry (33 km) | 4,401 | 47.5 | 54.8 | B+ |
| St-Pierre-Jolys (37 km) | 1,371 | 47.5 | 54.8 | B+ |
Emerson-Franklin has the lowest index of the places around it. 2 nearby places have no figure apart from this one: they share a police service.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Distances here run 23–37 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Emerson-Franklin.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Solved cases. 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.
- How serious, not how safe. 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.”
- Reading the number. 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 Emerson-Franklin
Is Emerson-Franklin safe?
The short answer is an index of 47.5 for Emerson-Franklin (2023–2025), built from 9.3 violent incidents and 18.5 property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents. The middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Emerson-Franklin?
Police record other Criminal Code offences most, 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of mischief (4.8) and theft under $5,000 (4.7).
Is crime going up in Emerson-Franklin?
Down 12%: 52.5 in 2023, 46.2 in 2025.
How much of Emerson-Franklin’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 37%: 67% for violent crime and 22% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Emerson-Franklin 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).