Photo: DrBeetrootCa · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, Lorne records less crime than 98% of Canadian towns
Its violent half comes to 36.9 and its non-violent half to 23, where the norm is 85.7 and 62.8. From 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Lorne reported put it at A+ for safety: #1 of 182 in Manitoba. For every 1,000 residents, 5.6 violent incidents and 9.2 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the typical town its size, the figures 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. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Manitou detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Lorne
Lower than most of Manitoba
Lorne’s index of 26.8 compares with 129.3 for the typical town in Manitoba. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Lorne places 1st 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.
Lorne: A+ for safety, and why
How sure: Less sure, as Lorne has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 26 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: #1 of 182 in Manitoba and #54 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.
Lorne comes 1st of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| 2 | East Garafraxa Ontario | 2,976 | 28.7 | 22 | A+ |
| 3 | Admaston/Bromley Ontario | 3,086 | 33.5 | 57.5 | A |
| 4 | Cocagne New Brunswick | 2,982 | 34.5 | 31.3 | A |
| … | |||||
| 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 Lorne in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
What police record in Lorne, by type
Fraud and assault sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.10 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 7 | 1 | 10% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 8 | 1.2 | 16% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 11 | 1.6 | 30% |
| Mischief | 18.7 | 2.7 | 25% |
| Weapons violations | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 11.7 | 1.7 | 60% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 3.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Drug violations | 2.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Impaired driving | 8 | 1.2 | 46% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
About 38 violent incidents a year in the area of the detachment nearest Lorne (6,880 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.
Property crime adds about 63 a year and other violations 35 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
From 2023 to 2025, Lorne’s index held steady
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 33.5, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2023, came in at 23.2. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Lorne | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.7 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 33.5 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 23.2 | 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 Lorne, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Lorne
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| Pembina (22 km) | 2,502 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| Norfolk-Treherne (23 km) | 1,960 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| Thompson (29 km) | 1,440 | 318.8 | 712.5 | D− |
Neighbours policed by the same service carry the same figure, so the 2 of them aren’t set against it.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Lorne with figures are 22–29 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Reading the number. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- Solved cases. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- How serious, not how safe. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Lorne
Is Lorne safe?
Averaged over 2023–2025, the Crime Severity Index for Lorne comes to 26.8. Per 1,000 residents a year, police logged 5.6 violent incidents and 9.2 property crimes. Set that beside 68.5, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is the most common crime in Lorne?
Top of the list is other Criminal Code offences (3.2 per 1,000 residents a year); mischief, at 2.7, and assault, at 2.4, follow.
Is crime going up in Lorne?
Not much: the index went from 23.2 in 2023 to 23.7 in 2025.
How much of Lorne’s crime do police solve?
About 39% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 66% of violent and 21% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Lorne 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).