Photo: Words in the Wind · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, River-Osborne records more crime than 88% of Canadian towns
In 2023 the index stood at 136.8; it fell to 119.3 in 2025. Of the two halves, violence comes to 197.6 and other offences to 103.1, beside norms of 75.2 and 54.2. A Safety Grade of D follows from crime the police covering River-Osborne reported over the years 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 18.0 violent incidents and 58.8 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 10.8 and 25.1 in the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
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 for the Winnipeg service area.
What stands out about safety in River-Osborne
Heavier on violence
Set beside the typical Canadian town of 50,000+, River-Osborne’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 River-Osborne’s grade
How sure: Less sure, since one city-wide figure stands behind it, and River-Osborne can differ a long way from its city’s average.
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 50,000 people or more.
Winnipeg’s crime, type by type
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.
River-Osborne, year by year
Crime Severity Index
From 136.8 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 119.3 in 2025. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ moved from 64.3 to 59.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | River-Osborne | 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 River-Osborne, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Crime in the places around River-Osborne
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Roslyn | 4,411 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| Norwood West | 2,909 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| South Portage | 3,037 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| McMillan | 3,568 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
| West Broadway | 6,537 | 129.3 | 197.6 | D |
The table leaves out 6 neighbours whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What the index measures. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
- The whole city’s numbers. No open data breaks the city’s crime down by neighbourhood, so River-Osborne carries the city-wide figures.
- 100 is Canada in 2006. 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.
- Cleared, not convicted. 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 River-Osborne
Is River-Osborne safe?
River-Osborne’s Crime Severity Index is 129.3 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 18 violent incidents and 58.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more is 60.3.
What is the most common crime in River-Osborne?
Theft under $5,000 is the most common, at 23.9 per 1,000 residents a year, then mischief (16.8) and assault (9.7).
Is crime going up in River-Osborne?
Down 13%: 136.8 in 2023, 119.3 in 2025.
How much of River-Osborne’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 33% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 47% of violent crime and 23% of the rest, against 38% for the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
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).