Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Martensville sees less crime per resident than 85% of Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 89.4 and 56, violent and non-violent offences here reach 46.5 and 37.6. In 2023 the index stood at 38.7; it rose to 44 in 2025. Its letter for safety is A, worked out from crime the police covering Martensville reported over 2023 to 2025: #2 of 104 in Saskatchewan. Of the 6 towns on its borders with figures, 2 record less crime per resident.
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 Martensville
Lower than most of Saskatchewan
The typical Saskatchewan town scores 118.6; Martensville, 39.9. Towns its size ↓
Lower than many towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Martensville comes 13th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Mischief: high for a town its size
Martensville records 11.1 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. 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 sits behind Martensville’s A
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: #2 of 104 in Saskatchewan and #294 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
What police record in Martensville, by type
Against the typical town its size, Martensville runs highest on mischief (11.1 per 1,000 against 3.7). Break and enter 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 | 3.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.06 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.06 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 14 | 1.2 | 12% |
| Possession of stolen property | 6.3 | 0.5 | 43% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 15.7 | 1.3 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 48.7 | 4.2 | 20% |
| Mischief | 129.3 | 11.1 | 16% |
| Weapons violations | 3.7 | 0.3 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 19.7 | 1.7 | 36% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 5 | 0.4 | 34% |
| Drug violations | 6.3 | 0.5 | 27% |
| Impaired driving | 22.3 | 1.9 | 52% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.06 | — |
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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Martensville, year by year
Crime Severity Index
2025, the last year shown, came out highest at 44, and 2024 lowest at 36.9. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 in 2023 to 60 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Martensville | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 60 |
| 2024 | 36.9 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 38.7 | 69.5 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Martensville, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Martensville’s police: about 120 violent incidents a year over 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 260 property crimes, plus 110 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Martensville comes 13th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Ontario | 11,810 | 25.7 | 30.4 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 10 | L'Île-Perrot Quebec | 11,921 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 11 | Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot Quebec | 11,716 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 12 | Grey Highlands Ontario | 12,148 | 39.7 | 47.7 | A |
| 13 | Martensville Saskatchewan | 11,808 | 39.9 | 46.5 | A |
| 14 | Dundalk Ontario | 11,599 | 40.6 | 49.1 | A− |
| 15 | Rideau Lakes Ontario | 12,148 | 44.4 | 80 | A− |
| 16 | Saint-Raymond Quebec | 11,951 | 44.5 | 72 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 32 | Weyburn Saskatchewan | 11,871 | 75.6 | 64.9 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 36 | Estevan Saskatchewan | 11,391 | 103.1 | 136.2 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Williams Lake British Columbia | 11,462 | 248.9 | 248.6 | 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 Martensville in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Martensville
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martensville | 11,808 | 39.9 | 46.5 | A |
| Warman | 14,245 | 32.3 | 41.7 | A |
| Dalmeny | 1,900 | 33.8 | 13.7 | A |
| Silverwood Heights | 8,153 | 118.6 | 153.9 | C− |
| Osler | 1,473 | 88.5 | 83.2 | C |
| Lawson Heights Urban Centre | 3,622 | 118.6 | 153.9 | C− |
| Lawson Heights | 8,158 | 118.6 | 153.9 | C− |
Of 6 places nearby with their own figures, 2 come in under Martensville. Closest is Warman, 6.6 km away, at 32.3 to 39.9 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. 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.
- What clearance means. 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.
- An index, not a verdict. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Martensville
Is Martensville safe?
With 9.9 violent incidents and 21.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, Martensville comes to 39.9 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have a median of 66.
What is the most common crime in Martensville?
Mischief is the most common, at 11.1 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (6.1) and theft under $5,000 (4.2).
Is crime going up in Martensville?
Up 14%: 38.7 in 2023, 44 in 2025.
How much of Martensville’s crime do police solve?
About 29% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 46% of violent and 21% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 33%.
Whose figures are these?
Its own police: the service or contract that covers Martensville and nowhere else.
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).