Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Why there is no crime figure for Pipestone
Statistics Canada reports crime by police service and detachment, and none of them could be matched to Pipestone with confidence. Virden, 34 km away, is the closest place that has a figure: an index of 103.6.
Police figures closest to Pipestone
| Town | Away | Severity index | Violent index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virden | 34 km | 103.6 | 169 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Pipestone. A nearby place can differ a lot from Pipestone.
Each place’s own Crime Severity Index, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Why no figure. Read the blank for Pipestone as missing data, never as a low rate.
Questions about safety in Pipestone
Is Pipestone safe?
Not from police-reported crime: Pipestone has no figure of its own. Nearby places with figures give some idea, no more.
What is the Crime Severity Index?
It adds up police-reported crime with each offence weighted by the sentences courts hand down, per resident, on a scale where Canada in 2006 is 100.
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). 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).