Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0The Pas records more crime per resident than almost every Canadian town
Its Crime Severity Index dropped from 588.8 in 2023 to 536.2 by 2025. Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 753.3 and 504.5. From 2023 to 2025, crime the police covering The Pas reported put it at D− for safety: #2,561 of 2,572 Canadian towns. Per 1,000 residents a year, 106.0 violent incidents and 318.5 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size.
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 The Pas
Mischief: high for a town its size
The Pas records 239.6 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 ↓
Heavier than Manitoba’s middle
The Pas’s index of 572.1 compares with 129.3 for the typical town in Manitoba. Towns its size ↓
Police clear more here
For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the typical clearance rate is 34%; The Pas’s police clear 58%, 62% of violent crime and 55% of the rest. Questions ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, The Pas places 40th 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 Pas: D− for safety, and why
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: #2,561 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 The Pas, by type
Against the typical town its size, The Pas runs highest on mischief (239.6 per 1,000 against 4.9), drug offences (8.5 per 1,000 against 0.7) and assault (71.3 per 1,000 against 6.7).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 8.7 | 1.5 | 72% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 19.7 | 3.5 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 15.7 | 2.8 | 46% |
| Robbery | 22.3 | 3.9 | 55% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4.7 | 0.8 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.6 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 91 | 16 | 41% |
| Possession of stolen property | 3.7 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 35 | 6.2 | 51% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3.3 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 259.7 | 45.7 | 36% |
| Mischief | 1,362 | 239.6 | 69% |
| Weapons violations | 50 | 8.8 | 59% |
| Administration of justice violations | 204.7 | 36 | 83% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 52 | 9.1 | 76% |
| Drug violations | 48.3 | 8.5 | 25% |
| Impaired driving | 77.7 | 13.7 | 40% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.7 | 0.3 | — |
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.
By its index, The Pas stands 40th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Ferris Ontario | 5,835 | 17.7 | 27.2 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 27 | Stonewall Manitoba | 5,443 | 66.3 | 59.7 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Smithers British Columbia | 5,627 | 202.3 | 180.8 | D |
| 38 | Meadow Lake Saskatchewan | 5,667 | 335.8 | 395.4 | D− |
| 39 | Duncan British Columbia | 5,745 | 384.5 | 331.1 | D− |
| 40 | The Pas Manitoba | 5,634 | 572.1 | 753.3 | 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 The Pas in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Police in The Pas recorded about 600 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 1,810 property crimes and 1,880 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 Pas, year by year
Crime Severity Index
It rose to 591.3 in 2024 before easing, with the low of 536.2 in 2025. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | The Pas | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 536.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 591.3 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 588.8 | 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 The Pas, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around The Pas
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas | 5,634 | 572.1 | 753.3 | D− |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized (19 km) | 1,820 | 1,013.4 | 2,192.7 | D− |
| Kelsey (41 km) | 2,142 | 142.9 | 188 | D |
| Creighton (112 km) | 1,238 | 245.7 | 325.6 | D |
| Flin Flon (Part) (113 km) | 4,732 | 332 | 605.3 | D− |
Of 4 places nearby with their own figures, 3 come in under The Pas. Kelsey, 41.3 km away, is the nearest lower one, at 142.9 to 572.1.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The Pas has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 19–113 km out.
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.”
- Reading the number. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- 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.
Questions about safety in The Pas
Is The Pas safe?
Statistics Canada puts The Pas at 572.1 on its Crime Severity Index over 2023–2025; Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people sit at 68.5 in the middle. Violent incidents run at 106 and property crimes at 318.5 per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in The Pas?
Other Criminal Code offences is the most common, at 304.7 per 1,000 residents a year, then mischief (239.6) and assault (71.3).
Is crime going up in The Pas?
No: the index fell 9%, from 588.8 in 2023 to 536.2 in 2025.
How much of The Pas’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 62% of violent crime and 55% of everything else, 58% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or contract that serves The Pas alone, so the figures are the town’s.
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).