Photo: Tourismhumboldt · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime in Humboldt sits close to the middle of Canadian towns
The index rose from 70 in 2023 to 76.1 in 2025. All told, Humboldt grades C+ for safety (#12 of 104 in Saskatchewan): close to the middle of Canadian towns, on crime its police reported from 2023 to 2025. On top of that, typical years here bring 14.3 violent incidents plus 37.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 31.2 in the typical town its size. Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 72.5 and 71.7.
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 Humboldt
Mischief: high for a town its size
Humboldt records 17.4 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Lower than most of Saskatchewan
Humboldt’s index of 71.5 compares with 118.6 for the typical town in Saskatchewan. Towns its size ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Humboldt places 24th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Non-violent crime leads the index
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Humboldt’s two halves part ways: 72.5 for violence (typical 85.7) and 71.7 for the rest (typical 62.8). By type ↓
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 Humboldt’s grade
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: #12 of 104 in Saskatchewan and #1,398 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.
Humboldt’s crime by kind
Against the typical town its size, Humboldt runs highest on mischief (17.4 per 1,000 against 4.9), drug offences (1 per 1,000 against 0.7) and break and enter (3.4 per 1,000 against 2.8). Theft under $5,000 and motor vehicle theft 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 | 0.4 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0.3 | 0.05 | — |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.7 | 0.6 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 21.7 | 3.4 | 14% |
| Possession of stolen property | 6.7 | 1 | 49% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 8.3 | 1.3 | 40% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 4.3 | 0.7 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 51.3 | 7.9 | 27% |
| Mischief | 112.7 | 17.4 | 22% |
| Weapons violations | 2.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 64 | 9.9 | 92% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 4.7 | 0.7 | — |
| Drug violations | 6.7 | 1 | 30% |
| Impaired driving | 16 | 2.5 | 38% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
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.
Humboldt, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its most recent year, 2025, was also its heaviest (76.1); the lightest was 2024 (68.4). The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Humboldt | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.1 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 68.4 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 70 | 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 Humboldt, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
By its index, Humboldt stands 24th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beresford New Brunswick | 6,543 | 25 | 35.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 21 | Douglas New Brunswick | 6,840 | 63.2 | 81.9 | B− |
| 22 | Antigonish County, Subdivision B Nova Scotia | 6,486 | 66.6 | 81.7 | B− |
| 23 | Mont-Joli Quebec | 6,492 | 67.8 | 133.2 | B− |
| 24 | Humboldt Saskatchewan | 6,551 | 71.5 | 72.5 | C+ |
| 25 | Kings County, Subdivision D Nova Scotia | 6,517 | 72.3 | 91.5 | C+ |
| 26 | Lac-Brome Quebec | 6,307 | 72.8 | 96 | C+ |
| 27 | Bay Roberts Newfoundland and Labrador | 6,407 | 74.1 | 64.3 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | St. Paul County No. 19 Alberta | 6,462 | 352.9 | 639.7 | 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 Humboldt in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Police in Humboldt recorded about 92 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 240 property crimes and 140 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Crime in the places around Humboldt
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 6,551 | 71.5 | 72.5 | C+ |
| Humboldt No. 370 (4 km) | 1,039 | 50.5 | 52.5 | B+ |
| Lanigan (40 km) | 1,597 | 55 | 50.9 | B |
| Watrous (63 km) | 2,154 | 55 | 50.9 | B |
| Wakaw (65 km) | 1,052 | 117.5 | 147.4 | C− |
| St. Louis No. 431 (77 km) | 1,080 | 117.5 | 147.4 | C− |
Nearby, 3 of 5 places with their own figures have a lower index than Humboldt. Humboldt No. 370, 3.8 km away, is the nearest lower one, at 50.5 to 71.5.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Humboldt with figures are 4–77 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- How serious, not how safe. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Reading the number. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- Solved cases. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
Questions about safety in Humboldt
Is Humboldt safe?
A Crime Severity Index of 71.5 (2023–2025), set beside a median of 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: that is where Humboldt stands, with 14.3 violent and 37.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Humboldt?
Mischief is the most common, at 17.4 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (16.3) and theft under $5,000 (7.9).
Is crime going up in Humboldt?
Yes: the index rose 9%, from 70 in 2023 to 76.1 in 2025.
How much of Humboldt’s crime do police solve?
About 37% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 54% of violent and 30% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
They are Humboldt’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).