Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, Minnedosa records more crime than 74% of Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 92.1 and 89.8. Its police logs show 20.1 violent incidents and 29.8 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. Add to that, from 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering Minnedosa reported put it at C for safety: #39 of 182 in Manitoba. Each of the two towns on its borders with figures records less crime per resident.
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.
What stands out about safety in Minnedosa
Below Manitoba’s typical town
Minnedosa’s index of 89.9 compares with 129.3 for the typical town in Manitoba. Towns its size ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Minnedosa records 8.9 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 many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Minnedosa places 31st from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
The non-violent half stands out
Minnedosa scores 92.1 for violence and 89.8 for other crime; the typical Canadian town its size scores 85.7 and 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 Minnedosa’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.
Its place: #39 of 182 in Manitoba and #1,813 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.
By its index, Minnedosa stands 31st of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Ontario | 2,866 | 32.8 | 34.7 | A |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Ferme-Neuve Quebec | 2,816 | 73.1 | 131 | C+ |
| 29 | Saint-Prime Quebec | 2,808 | 73.3 | 114.4 | C+ |
| 30 | Addington Highlands Ontario | 2,827 | 84.5 | 105.8 | C |
| 31 | Minnedosa Manitoba | 2,859 | 89.9 | 92.1 | C |
| 32 | Fairview Alberta | 2,918 | 96 | 62 | C− |
| 33 | Grimshaw Alberta | 2,799 | 96 | 62 | C− |
| 34 | Black River-Matheson Ontario | 2,899 | 97.4 | 171.6 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Athabasca Alberta | 2,887 | 165 | 138.6 | 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 Minnedosa in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in Minnedosa, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Minnedosa runs highest on mischief (8.9 per 1,000 against 4.9), break and enter (4.3 per 1,000 against 2.8) and assault (8.9 per 1,000 against 6.7). Motor vehicle theft 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 | 1 | 0.4 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2 | 0.7 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 12.3 | 4.3 | 14% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2.7 | 0.9 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 5.3 | 1.9 | 19% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 19% |
| Mischief | 25.3 | 8.9 | 15% |
| Weapons violations | 1.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 42.7 | 15 | 87% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5.7 | 2 | 65% |
| Drug violations | 4.7 | 1.6 | — |
| Impaired driving | 9.7 | 3.4 | 28% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 2 | 0.7 | — |
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.
Police in Minnedosa recorded about 57 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.
Add about 85 property crimes and 85 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
The index in Minnedosa, each year
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 102.6, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2023, came in at 78.2. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Minnedosa | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 102.6 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 78.2 | 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 Minnedosa, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Minnedosa
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnedosa | 2,859 | 89.9 | 92.1 | C |
| Minto-Odanah | 1,168 | 111 | 149.1 | C− |
| Oakview | 1,670 | 111 | 149.1 | C− |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a higher index than Minnedosa.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What the index measures. 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.”
- Small numbers. The police behind these figures serve about 2,859 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.”
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- Cleared, not convicted. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
Questions about safety in Minnedosa
Is Minnedosa safe?
Minnedosa’s Crime Severity Index is 89.9 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 20.1 violent incidents and 29.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Minnedosa?
Other Criminal Code offences is the most common, at 23.1 per 1,000 residents a year, then assault (8.9) and mischief (8.9).
Is crime going up in Minnedosa?
Up 14%: 78.2 in 2023, 89 in 2025. With few people or missing years behind it, the change is a rough one.
How much of Minnedosa’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 40% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 73% of violent and 27% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
Its own police: the service or contract that covers Minnedosa and nowhere else.
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).