Why there is no crime figure for Deer Lake
First Nations communities are often policed by a service that reports one total for several of them, and no detachment can be tied to Deer Lake without guessing.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- No police figure. Read the blank for Deer Lake as missing data, never as a low rate.
Questions about safety in Deer Lake
Is Deer Lake safe?
Police figures can’t answer that for Deer Lake: it has none of its own. Where places nearby have figures, they are the closest guide, though a neighbour can differ a lot.
What is the Crime Severity Index?
A Statistics Canada index: every crime police record counts by its seriousness, judged from sentencing, and the total is set per resident. The country as a whole scored 100 in 2006.
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).