Photo: Sajith T S · CC BY-SA 2.0King Edward sees more crime per resident than 88% of Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 75.2 and 54.2, violent and non-violent offences here reach 197.6 and 103.1. Recorded violent incidents ran at 18.0 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 58.8, against 10.8 and 25.1 in the typical Canadian town of 50,000+. The Safety Grade comes out at D, drawn from crime the police covering King Edward reported through 2023 to 2025: #46 of 182 in Manitoba. Between 2023 and 2025 the severity figure fell, 136.8 to 119.3.
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. Crime severity and crime rate published for the Winnipeg service area, not by town.
What stands out about safety in King Edward
The violent half stands out
Set beside the typical Canadian town of 50,000+, King Edward’s two halves part ways: 197.6 for violence (typical 75.2) and 103.1 for the rest (typical 54.2). 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 King Edward’s grade
How sure: Not as firm as most grades, since the figure covers the entire city rather than King Edward alone.
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: #46 of 182 in Manitoba and #2,309 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Which crimes make up Winnipeg’s figures
These are Winnipeg’s figures, for its police’s whole area: they aren’t published by neighbourhood.
Against the typical town its size, Winnipeg runs highest on robbery (3.5 per 1,000 against 0.4), mischief (16.8 per 1,000 against 3.8) and break and enter (6.3 per 1,000 against 2.2).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 36 | 0.04 | 90% |
| Sexual violations against children | 249 | 0.3 | 64% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 394 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 82 | 0.10 | 50% |
| Robbery | 2,888.7 | 3.5 | 31% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 58.7 | 0.07 | 82% |
| Other violent violations | 135.3 | 0.2 | 67% |
| Breaking and entering | 5,266.7 | 6.3 | 14% |
| Possession of stolen property | 575 | 0.7 | 100% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 3,409.7 | 4.1 | 6% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 382.7 | 0.5 | 10% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 19,975 | 23.9 | 15% |
| Mischief | 14,004.7 | 16.8 | 6% |
| Weapons violations | 970 | 1.2 | 87% |
| Administration of justice violations | 4,303 | 5.1 | 99% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 603 | 0.7 | 81% |
| Drug violations | 492 | 0.6 | 95% |
| Impaired driving | 444 | 0.5 | 99% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 6 | 0.01 | 45% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment: incidents a year are its own, the town’s share is only estimated in the tiles. 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 50,000 people or more.
King Edward, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Nothing since 2023 has matched that year’s 136.8; the lightest was 2025, at 119.3. For the typical Canadian town of 50,000+, 2023 gave 64.3 and 2025 gave 59.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | King Edward | Typical town of 50,000+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119.3 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 131.8 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 136.8 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering King Edward, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Crime in the places around King Edward
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward | 7,190 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Old Tuxedo | 6,812 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Deer Lodge | 3,691 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Minto | 5,830 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Sargent Park | 6,242 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| North River Heights | 7,228 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Tuxedo | 4,295 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
The comparison skips 6 neighbours reported under the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Severity, weighed. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- City-wide figures. The figures for King Edward are city-wide: neighbourhood counts aren’t published as open data here.
- What 100 means. The index is scaled so that Canada as a whole scored 100 in its base year, 2006: a town at 50 has half that severity per resident.
- The clearance rate. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
Questions about safety in King Edward
Is King Edward safe?
Police-reported crime in King Edward scores 129.3 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 18 violent incidents and 58.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. For Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more, the typical index is 60.3.
What is the most common crime in King Edward?
Most often it is theft under $5,000: 23.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come mischief at 16.8 and assault at 9.7.
Is crime going up in King Edward?
Down 13%: 136.8 in 2023, 119.3 in 2025.
How much of King Edward’s crime do police solve?
About 33% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 47% of violent and 23% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ is 38%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police service that covers the whole city.
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).