Photo: Gerhardgehrmann · CC BY-SA 3.0Kenora, Unorganized records more crime per resident than 62% of Canadian towns
Year on year, 14.7 violent incidents and 17.6 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Violence accounts for an index of 96.2 and other offences for 65.6, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. Scored on crime the police covering Kenora, Unorganized reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on C+ for safety: #734 of 862 in Ontario. Add to that, across Ontario’s towns, the middle index is 56.2.
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. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Dryden detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Kenora, Unorganized
A busy place, counted per resident
About 55% of Kenora, Unorganized’s homes are cottages, second homes or otherwise empty much of the year: crime in the busy months is divided by year-round residents only, which lifts every rate here. How to read it ↓
Drug offences: high for a town its size
Kenora, Unorganized records 2.8 incidents of drug offences per 1,000 residents a year, against 0.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Above-typical clearance
Police cleared 67% of Kenora, Unorganized’s crime, weighted by seriousness (92% of violent crime, 52% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Counting up from the lowest index, Kenora, Unorganized is 29th of the 40 Canadian towns closest in population. 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.
What sits behind Kenora, Unorganized’s C+
How sure: Less sure, as Kenora, Unorganized has no detachment of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables and is graded on the closest one’s figures, 56 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.
Its place: #734 of 862 in Ontario and #1,555 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.
Kenora, Unorganized’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Kenora, Unorganized runs highest on drug offences (2.8 per 1,000 against 0.7), sexual assault (1.3 per 1,000 against 0.9) and assault (8.3 per 1,000 against 6.7). Motor vehicle theft and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2.7 | 0.6 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3 | 0.6 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 10 | 2.1 | 27% |
| Possession of stolen property | 2.7 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 8.3 | 1.8 | 45% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 17.3 | 3.6 | 27% |
| Mischief | 19 | 4 | 28% |
| Weapons violations | 6.7 | 1.4 | 70% |
| Administration of justice violations | 31 | 6.5 | 87% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5 | 1.1 | 54% |
| Drug violations | 13.3 | 2.8 | 83% |
| Impaired driving | 20.7 | 4.3 | 98% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
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.
Kenora, Unorganized is 29th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otonabee-South Monaghan Ontario | 8,084 | 26 | 27.2 | A+ |
| 2 | Whitewater Region Ontario | 7,899 | 29.1 | 36.6 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Bayham Ontario | 7,935 | 31.5 | 41.2 | A |
| 6 | Chatsworth Ontario | 7,770 | 32 | 38.1 | A |
| … | |||||
| 26 | Lincoln New Brunswick | 8,093 | 63.2 | 81.9 | B− |
| 27 | Cypress County Alberta | 7,855 | 66.6 | 46.6 | B− |
| 28 | Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est New Brunswick | 8,138 | 72.8 | 74.8 | C+ |
| 29 | Kenora, Unorganized Ontario | 7,877 | 73.9 | 96.2 | C+ |
| 30 | Clare Nova Scotia | 8,020 | 79.7 | 93.8 | C |
| 31 | Kentville Nova Scotia | 7,589 | 82.9 | 90.6 | C |
| 32 | Electoral Area A, Nanaimo British Columbia | 7,825 | 87 | 109.6 | C |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay Newfoundland and Labrador | 8,197 | 360 | 345 | 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 Kenora, Unorganized in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 70 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Kenora, Unorganized (4,740 residents), 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.
Property crime adds about 84 a year and other violations 97 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Three years of Kenora, Unorganized’s crime index
Crime Severity Index
2024 stands out as the heaviest year at 77.6, with 2025 the lightest at 69.8. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Kenora, Unorganized | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.8 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 77.6 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 74.4 | 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 Kenora, Unorganized, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Kenora, Unorganized
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenora, Unorganized | 7,877 | 73.9 | 96.2 | C+ |
| Machin (14 km) | 1,060 | 61.4 | 91 | B− |
| Dryden (35 km) | 7,808 | 137.6 | 238.3 | D |
| Lac Seul 28 (81 km) | 1,076 | 547.7 | 1,097.5 | D− |
| Kenora (86 km) | 15,892 | 127.1 | 186.8 | D |
| Sioux Lookout (101 km) | 6,122 | 267.2 | 543.5 | D |
Nearby, 1 of 5 places with their own figures have a lower index than Kenora, Unorganized. Just 13.8 km away, Machin comes to 61.4, against 73.9.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Kenora, Unorganized has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–101 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- The clearance rate. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- Severity, weighed. 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.
- Read with care. About 4,743 people live in the area these figures cover; at that size one bad year shows up large. Statistics Canada says: “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
Questions about safety in Kenora, Unorganized
Is Kenora, Unorganized safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Kenora, Unorganized scores 73.9 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 14.7 violent and 17.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Kenora, Unorganized?
Top of the list is other Criminal Code offences (9.7 per 1,000 residents a year); assault, at 8.3, and Criminal Code traffic offences, at 7.3, follow.
Is crime going up in Kenora, Unorganized?
The reverse: 74.4 in 2023 came down to 69.8 by 2025, 6% lower. The police area is small or partly reported, so treat the change with care.
How much of Kenora, Unorganized’s crime do police solve?
About 67% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 92% of violent and 52% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Kenora, Unorganized 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).