Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPer resident, Lac Seul 28 records more crime than almost every Canadian town
Its violent half comes to 1,097.5 and its non-violent half to 332.5, where the norm is 86.4 and 62.8. Out of every 1,000 residents, 173.9 violent incidents and 120.3 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
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.
What stands out about safety in Lac Seul 28
Assault: high for a town its size
Lac Seul 28 records 119.8 incidents of assault per 1,000 residents a year, against 6.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Higher than most of Ontario
Set among Ontario’s towns, whose median is 56.2, Lac Seul 28 scores 547.7. Towns its size ↓
Violence weighs more than the rest
Set beside the typical Canadian town of 2,500+, Lac Seul 28’s two halves part ways: 1,097.5 for violence (typical 86.4) and 332.5 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
A high clearance rate
Police cleared 61% of Lac Seul 28’s crime, weighted by seriousness (64% of violent crime, 59% of the rest), against 34% across Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Lac Seul 28 grades D− for safety
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.
Lac Seul 28’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Lac Seul 28 runs highest on assault (119.8 per 1,000 against 6.7), mischief (63.1 per 1,000 against 4.2) and sexual assault (10.9 per 1,000 against 0.8).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 1.3 | 1.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 16.3 | 15.2 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.9 | — |
| Robbery | 2.7 | 2.5 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.3 | 2.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2 | 1.9 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 32 | 29.9 | 47% |
| Possession of stolen property | 0.7 | 0.6 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 3.3 | 3.1 | — |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1 | 0.9 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 45% |
| Mischief | 67.7 | 63.1 | 66% |
| Weapons violations | 4.7 | 4.4 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 67 | 62.5 | 94% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 3.7 | 3.4 | — |
| Drug violations | 6.7 | 6.2 | 64% |
| Impaired driving | 12 | 11.2 | 86% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
About 190 violent incidents a year reached Lac Seul 28’s police, 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 130 a year and other violations 110 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
The index in Lac Seul 28, each year
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked most recently, in 2025 (646.6); 2023 was the low point, at 422.5. In the same years the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ read 70.6 (2023), then 62.9 (2025).
Every year as a table
| Year | Lac Seul 28 | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 646.6 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 573.9 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 422.5 | 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 Lac Seul 28, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Lac Seul 28
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac Seul 28 | 1,076 | 547.7 | 1,097.5 | D− |
| Sioux Lookout (24 km) | 6,122 | 267.2 | 543.5 | D |
| Dryden (58 km) | 7,808 | 137.6 | 238.3 | D |
| Machin (78 km) | 1,060 | 61.4 | 91 | B− |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a lower index than Lac Seul 28. Closest is Sioux Lookout, 23.6 km away, at 267.2 to 547.7 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Lac Seul 28 with figures are 24–78 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- An index, not a verdict. 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.
- Small numbers. With roughly 1,076 residents in its police area, a few cases swing the figures. In Statistics Canada’s words, “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
- The index’s scale. 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.
- What clearance means. 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 Lac Seul 28
Is Lac Seul 28 safe?
Police-reported crime in Lac Seul 28 scores 547.7 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 173.9 violent incidents and 120.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 67.2, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
What is the most common crime in Lac Seul 28?
The three biggest groups are assault at 119.8, other Criminal Code offences at 80.3 and mischief at 63.1, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Lac Seul 28?
It went up 53% between 2023 and 2025, from 422.5 to 646.6. A small or partial count makes this change uncertain.
How much of Lac Seul 28’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 61% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 64% of violent crime and 59% of the rest, against 34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Whose figures are these?
They are Lac Seul 28’s own: its police cover the town and no other.
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).