Moose Range No. 486 sees more crime per resident than 94% of Canadian towns
Violence and property crime split as 46.7 violent incidents and 57.4 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.0 and 31.2 in the typical Canadian town of 2,500+. Scored on crime the police covering Moose Range No. 486 reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on D for safety. Of the two halves, violence comes to 352.1 and other offences to 133.4, beside norms of 86.4 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. Area behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Carrot River detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Moose Range No. 486
Mischief: high for a town its size
Moose Range No. 486 records 38.4 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 ↓
A high clearance rate
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 57% for Moose Range No. 486 (71% violent, 42% non-violent), beside 34% for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more. Questions ↓
Higher than most of Saskatchewan
Set among Saskatchewan’s towns, whose median is 118.6, Moose Range No. 486 scores 194.7. Towns its size ↓
Violent crime leads the index
Moose Range No. 486 scores 352.1 for violence and 133.4 for other crime; the typical Canadian town of 2,500+ scores 86.4 and 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.
Inside Moose Range No. 486’s D for safety
How sure: Not as firm as most grades. Its figures come from the nearest detachment, 7 km off, which covers its own area rather than Moose Range No. 486.
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.
Crime in Moose Range No. 486, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Moose Range No. 486 runs highest on mischief (38.4 per 1,000 against 4.2), assault (31.7 per 1,000 against 6.7) and motor vehicle theft (5 per 1,000 against 2.4).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 3.3 | 0.7 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 2.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 7 | 1.4 | 96% |
| Robbery | 4.7 | 0.9 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3.3 | 0.7 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2 | 0.4 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 25.3 | 5.2 | 21% |
| Possession of stolen property | 4.7 | 1 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 24.3 | 5 | 28% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 22.7 | 4.6 | 23% |
| Mischief | 188.7 | 38.4 | 35% |
| Weapons violations | 18.3 | 3.7 | 49% |
| Administration of justice violations | 127.3 | 26 | 90% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 25.7 | 5.2 | 69% |
| Drug violations | 2.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Impaired driving | 45.7 | 9.3 | 27% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.7 | 0.3 | — |
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.
The detachment closest to Moose Range No. 486, 4,950 residents, recorded about 230 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 280 property crimes and 330 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Three years of Moose Range No. 486’s crime index
Crime Severity Index
Of the years charted, 2025 weighed most (269.1) and 2023 least (139). 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 | Moose Range No. 486 | Typical town of 2,500+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269.1 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 175.9 | 68.5 |
| 2023 | 139 | 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 Moose Range No. 486, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 2,500+.
Crime in the places around Moose Range No. 486
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Range No. 486 | 1,047 | 194.7 | 352.1 | D |
| Nipawin (30 km) | 5,033 | 182.3 | 163.9 | D |
| Torch River No. 488 (49 km) | 1,277 | 182.3 | 163.9 | D |
| Tisdale (58 km) | 3,052 | 123.4 | 132.5 | D |
Moose Range No. 486 has the highest index of the places around it. Just 30.4 km away, Nipawin comes to 182.3, against 194.7.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Moose Range No. 486 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 30–58 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The clearance rate. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- Severity, weighed. 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.”
- Small numbers. With roughly 4,953 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.”
- What 100 means. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
Questions about safety in Moose Range No. 486
Is Moose Range No. 486 safe?
Moose Range No. 486 scores 194.7 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), where the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more is 67.2; per 1,000 residents a year that is 46.7 violent incidents and 57.4 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Moose Range No. 486?
The three biggest groups are other Criminal Code offences at 44.5, mischief at 38.4 and assault at 31.7, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Moose Range No. 486?
Yes: the index rose 94%, from 139 in 2023 to 269.1 in 2025. With few people or missing years behind it, the change is a rough one.
How much of Moose Range No. 486’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 57% of crime (71% of violent crime, 42% of the rest). The typical Canadian town of 2,500+ clears 34%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Moose Range No. 486 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).