Photo: P199 · Public domainMore crimes per resident are recorded in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part than in 78% of Canadian towns
Annual rates stand at 14.1 violent incidents and 21.4 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Add to that, it grades C− for safety on crime the police covering Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part reported from 2023 to 2025: #806 of 862 in Ontario. Its violent half comes to 171.6 and its non-violent half to 68.6, where the norm is 85.7 and 62.8.
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. Source area for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the Kirkland Lake detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
More crime solved
Weighted by seriousness, 69% of crime in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part ends in a charge or is otherwise solved: 115% of violent crime and 43% of the rest. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the figure is 34%. Questions ↓
Over the Ontario norm
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s index of 97.4 compares with 56.2 for the typical town in Ontario. Towns its size ↓
Violent crime leads the index
Violent crime scores 171.6 on Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s index against 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size; non-violent crime, 68.6 against 62.8. By type ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part places 29th from the lowest index. 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.
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part: C− for safety, and why
How sure: Less sure than most: the grade leans on the closest detachment, 25 km from Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, since none reports under the town’s name.
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: #806 of 862 in Ontario and #1,926 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.
Which crimes make up Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part runs highest on break and enter (4.1 per 1,000 against 2.8). 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 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2.7 | 0.7 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.09 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2.7 | 0.7 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 15 | 4.1 | 35% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 6.7 | 1.8 | 34% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 19% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 16 | 4.4 | 14% |
| Mischief | 14 | 3.8 | 19% |
| Weapons violations | 5.3 | 1.5 | 81% |
| Administration of justice violations | 15.3 | 4.2 | 90% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 2.7 | 0.7 | — |
| Drug violations | 4.3 | 1.2 | — |
| Impaired driving | 9 | 2.5 | 100% |
| 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 to 10,000 people.
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part is 29th of 40 towns its size, lowest index first
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powassan Ontario | 3,657 | 15 | 22.5 | A+ |
| 2 | Horton Ontario | 3,550 | 29.1 | 36.6 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 18 | Melancthon Ontario | 3,581 | 68.8 | 125.9 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 21 | Blind River Ontario | 3,692 | 77.7 | 114 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 26 | Bright New Brunswick | 3,648 | 81.7 | 78.9 | C |
| 27 | Morris Manitoba | 3,550 | 85.4 | 94.1 | C |
| 28 | Studholm New Brunswick | 3,668 | 86 | 92.8 | C |
| 29 | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part Ontario | 3,606 | 97.4 | 171.6 | C− |
| 30 | Malartic Quebec | 3,506 | 103.6 | 183.5 | C− |
| 31 | Flagstaff County Alberta | 3,724 | 104.5 | 69.4 | C− |
| 32 | Three Hills Alberta | 3,502 | 110.8 | 105.9 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Opportunity No. 17 Alberta | 3,592 | 495.1 | 602.4 | 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 Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment nearest Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, 3,670 residents: around 52 violent incidents a year, 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.
Add about 78 property crimes and 43 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
The index in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, each year
Crime Severity Index
2023 opened the run as its heaviest year (155.4); 2024 was the lightest, at 66.8. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town its size, runs from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.1 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 66.8 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 155.4 | 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 Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 3,606 | 97.4 | 171.6 | C− |
| Englehart (17 km) | 1,559 | 97.4 | 171.6 | C− |
| Kirkland Lake (24 km) | 8,158 | 170.1 | 271.7 | D |
| Armstrong (29 km) | 1,269 | 97.4 | 171.6 | C− |
The comparison skips 2 neighbours reported under the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Distances here run 17–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Canada’s own index has been below its 2006 base of 100 for years, so 100 marks a fixed reference, not today’s national average.
- Cleared, not convicted. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- What the index measures. One robbery outweighs a run of minor thefts here, since every crime counts by the sentences courts give it. Statistics Canada adds: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- A small police area. With roughly 3,672 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.”
Questions about safety in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
Is Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part safe?
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s Crime Severity Index is 97.4 (2023–2025 mean); its police record 14.1 violent incidents and 21.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Across Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, the median is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?
Top of the list is other Criminal Code offences (6.5 per 1,000 residents a year); assault, at 5.6, and fraud, at 5.1, follow.
Is crime going up in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?
Down 55%: 155.4 in 2023, 70.1 in 2025. A small or partial count makes this change uncertain.
How much of Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 69% of crime (115% of violent crime, 43% of the rest). The typical Canadian town its size clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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).