Photo: SriMesh (Julia Adamson) · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Meadow Lake than in 97% of Canadian towns
Between 2023 and 2025 the severity figure fell, 361.2 to 321.6. Out of every 1,000 residents, 58.9 violent incidents and 146.8 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. That puts it at D− for safety, judged on crime the police covering Meadow Lake reported from 2023 to 2025: #98 of 104 in Saskatchewan. Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 395.4 and 314.8.
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.
What stands out about safety in Meadow Lake
Mischief: high for a town its size
Meadow Lake records 79.7 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 ↓
Over the Saskatchewan norm
The typical Saskatchewan town scores 118.6; Meadow Lake, 335.8. Towns its size ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Meadow Lake comes 38th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
More crime solved
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 46% for Meadow Lake (51% violent, 43% non-violent), beside 34% for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Inside Meadow Lake’s 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.
Its place: #98 of 104 in Saskatchewan and #2,545 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.
Crime in Meadow Lake, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Meadow Lake runs highest on mischief (79.7 per 1,000 against 4.9), drug offences (5.5 per 1,000 against 0.7) and assault (38 per 1,000 against 6.7).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.06 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 6.3 | 1.1 | 63% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3.3 | 0.6 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 8 | 1.4 | 25% |
| Robbery | 7 | 1.2 | 47% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3 | 0.5 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.6 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 72.7 | 12.8 | 30% |
| Possession of stolen property | 10.7 | 1.9 | 65% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 37 | 6.5 | 24% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3 | 0.5 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 190.3 | 33.6 | 33% |
| Mischief | 451.3 | 79.7 | 32% |
| Weapons violations | 21.7 | 3.8 | 60% |
| Administration of justice violations | 471.7 | 83.3 | 95% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 27 | 4.8 | 64% |
| Drug violations | 31.3 | 5.5 | 39% |
| Impaired driving | 66 | 11.7 | 52% |
| 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.
By its index, Meadow Lake stands 38th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Ferris Ontario | 5,835 | 17.7 | 27.2 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 35 | Osoyoos British Columbia | 5,724 | 97.9 | 68.6 | C− |
| 36 | Seguin Ontario | 5,761 | 106.9 | 196.4 | C− |
| 37 | Smithers British Columbia | 5,627 | 202.3 | 180.8 | D |
| 38 | Meadow Lake Saskatchewan | 5,667 | 335.8 | 395.4 | D− |
| 39 | Duncan British Columbia | 5,745 | 384.5 | 331.1 | D− |
| 40 | The Pas Manitoba | 5,634 | 572.1 | 753.3 | 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 Meadow Lake in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 330 violent incidents a year on Meadow Lake’s police records (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 830 property crimes and 930 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Meadow Lake, year by year
Crime Severity Index
From 361.2 in 2023, its first and heaviest year, it eased to a low of 321.6 in 2025. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Meadow Lake | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 321.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 324.5 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 361.2 | 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 Meadow Lake, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Meadow Lake
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lake | 5,667 | 335.8 | 395.4 | D− |
| Meadow Lake No. 588 (17 km) | 2,712 | 243 | 329.2 | D |
| Beaver River No. 622 (60 km) | 1,442 | 436.9 | 721.7 | D− |
| Mervin No. 499 (68 km) | 1,920 | 197.7 | 233.3 | D |
2 of the 3 neighbours with their own figures score lower than Meadow Lake. Closest is Meadow Lake No. 588, 17.1 km away, at 243 to 335.8 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Meadow Lake has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 17–68 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- 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.
- An index, not a verdict. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Meadow Lake
Is Meadow Lake safe?
Police-reported crime in Meadow Lake scores 335.8 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 58.9 violent incidents and 146.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 68.5, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is the most common crime in Meadow Lake?
Other Criminal Code offences is the most common, at 139.3 per 1,000 residents a year, then mischief (79.7) and assault (38).
Is crime going up in Meadow Lake?
Down 11%: 361.2 in 2023, 321.6 in 2025.
How much of Meadow Lake’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 46% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 51% of violent and 43% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
Its own police: the service or contract that covers Meadow Lake 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).