Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainCrime per resident in West Interlake runs higher than in 91% of Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 86.4 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 234.8 and 118.6. That puts it at D for safety, judged on crime the police covering West Interlake reported from 2023 to 2025. Violence and property crime split as 35.9 violent incidents and 54.4 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. Add to that, for comparison, the middle Manitoba town comes to 129.3.
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. Data for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts covers the Lundar detachment area.
What stands out about safety in West Interlake
Mischief: high for a town its size
West Interlake records 27.8 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.2 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Less severe than in 2023
West Interlake’s index went from 173 in 2023 to 140.8 in 2025; the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ moved from 70.6 to 62.9. Year by year ↓
More crime solved
Weighted by seriousness, 46% of crime in West Interlake ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 67% of violent crime and 30% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
Violence weighs more than the rest
Violent crime scores 234.8 on West Interlake’s index against 86.4 for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+; non-violent crime, 118.6 against 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 West Interlake’s grade
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for West Interlake itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 42 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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
Which crimes make up West Interlake’s figures
Against the typical town its size, West Interlake runs highest on mischief (27.8 per 1,000 against 4.2), drug offences (2.6 per 1,000 against 0.7) and assault (21.5 per 1,000 against 6.7). Fraud and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 7 | 1 | 81% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3 | 0.4 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 3 | 0.4 | — |
| Robbery | 3 | 0.4 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 38 | 5.4 | 14% |
| Possession of stolen property | 6 | 0.9 | 67% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 42.7 | 6.1 | 21% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 4.3 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 56.7 | 8.1 | 26% |
| Mischief | 195.7 | 27.8 | 48% |
| Weapons violations | 7.7 | 1.1 | 48% |
| Administration of justice violations | 42.3 | 6 | 72% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 10.3 | 1.5 | 58% |
| Drug violations | 18.3 | 2.6 | 23% |
| Impaired driving | 45 | 6.4 | 47% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
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 people or more.
Year by year in West Interlake: down 19%, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
The first year, 2023, was the heaviest at 173, and 2024 the lightest at 138.7. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ went from 70.6 in 2023 to 62.9 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | West Interlake | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140.8 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 138.7 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 173 | 70.6 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering West Interlake, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
The detachment closest to West Interlake, 7,010 residents, recorded about 250 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.
And about 380 property crimes, plus 200 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 West Interlake
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Interlake | 2,349 | 150.8 | 234.8 | D |
| Grahamdale (43 km) | 1,326 | 419.5 | 614.9 | D− |
| Alonsa (44 km) | 1,216 | 379.4 | 693.6 | D− |
| Coldwell (47 km) | 1,368 | 150.8 | 234.8 | D |
The places around West Interlake all score higher on the index. The table leaves out one neighbour whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to West Interlake with figures are 43–47 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- An index, not a verdict. 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.”
- The index’s scale. 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.
- What clearance means. 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 West Interlake
Is West Interlake safe?
With 35.9 violent incidents and 54.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, West Interlake comes to 150.8 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more have a median of 67.2.
What is the most common crime in West Interlake?
Top of the list is mischief (27.8 per 1,000 residents a year); assault, at 21.5, and other Criminal Code offences, at 15.7, follow.
Is crime going up in West Interlake?
No: the index fell 19%, from 173 in 2023 to 140.8 in 2025.
How much of West Interlake’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 46% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+); split up, that is 67% of violent and 30% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for West Interlake and everywhere else it polices.
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).