Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRecorded crime in Murray River, Part 1 is close to typical for Canadian towns
Out of every 1,000 residents, 14.4 violent incidents and 28.0 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. Overall, it grades B− for safety. Add to that, its Crime Severity Index averaged 61.6 over 2023–2025, against 67.2 for 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. Area behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Three Rivers detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Murray River, Part 1
Mischief: high for a town its size
Murray River, Part 1 records 13.7 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.2 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. By type ↓
Up since 2023
In 2023 the index in Murray River, Part 1 stood at 59.8, by 2025 at 71.4. Over the same years the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ went from 70.6 to 62.9. Year by year ↓
Above Prince Edward Island’s typical town
Set among Prince Edward Island’s towns, whose median is 46.7, Murray River, Part 1 scores 61.6. 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’s behind Murray River, Part 1’s grade
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for Murray River, Part 1 itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 15 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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more.
What police record in Murray River, Part 1, by type
Against the typical town its size, Murray River, Part 1 runs highest on mischief (13.7 per 1,000 against 4.2). Assault and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.03 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 5 | 0.3 | 20% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.3 | 0.09 | — |
| Robbery | 1 | 0.07 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Other violent violations | 5 | 0.3 | 34% |
| Breaking and entering | 28.7 | 1.9 | 13% |
| Possession of stolen property | 7 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 17.7 | 1.2 | 21% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 82.3 | 5.5 | 12% |
| Mischief | 204 | 13.7 | 8% |
| Weapons violations | 5.7 | 0.4 | 70% |
| Administration of justice violations | 64 | 4.3 | 53% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 15.3 | 1 | 11% |
| Drug violations | 12.3 | 0.8 | 22% |
| Impaired driving | 71 | 4.8 | 47% |
| 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.
Year by year in Murray River, Part 1: up 19%, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked most recently, in 2025 (71.4); 2024 was the low point, at 53.7. 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 | Murray River, Part 1 | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.4 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 53.7 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 59.8 | 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 Murray River, Part 1, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Around 220 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Murray River, Part 1 (16,600 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.
And about 420 property crimes, plus 250 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Crime in the places around Murray River, Part 1
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray River, Part 1 | 1,638 | 61.6 | 82.1 | B− |
| Three Rivers (16 km) | 9,322 | 61.6 | 82.1 | B− |
| Belfast (22 km) | 2,110 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
| Vernon River (30 km) | 2,779 | 46.6 | 50.7 | A− |
The places around Murray River, Part 1 all score lower on the index. The nearest of them, Belfast (22.4 km away), scores 46.6 against 61.6. Same police, same number: one neighbour drops out of the comparison for that reason.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Murray River, Part 1 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–30 km out.
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.
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- Cleared, not convicted. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
Questions about safety in Murray River, Part 1
Is Murray River, Part 1 safe?
Against a typical 67.2 for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more, Murray River, Part 1’s Crime Severity Index stands at 61.6 for 2023–2025. Its police record 14.4 violent incidents and 28 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Murray River, Part 1?
The three biggest groups are mischief at 13.7, other Criminal Code offences at 9.3 and Criminal Code traffic offences at 6, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Murray River, Part 1?
Up 19%: 59.8 in 2023, 71.4 in 2025.
How much of Murray River, Part 1’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 31% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 51% of violent crime and 19% of the rest, against 34% for the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Murray River, Part 1 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).