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Where Al Ritchie is policed, the Crime Severity Index is 104 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 119; Canadian towns: 67)

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 137, below Saskatchewan’s towns (154) but above Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 42.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. The force’s area logs 13.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Regina service area, Al Ritchie included.

Renting in Al Ritchie eats 25% of household income, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

The median home value was $250,000, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns ($324,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Around Al Ritchie, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent

What sets Al Ritchie apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 8.6% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Life expectancy in the region is 80.2 years (82.3 for women, 78.0 for men, 2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, in line with Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%).

Al Ritchie is graded a C+ for hazard risk

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA · Measured across the city of Regina: earthquake risk

Seismic risk runs low: $0.014 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Water Security Agency. A quarter of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, above Saskatchewan’s towns (9.1%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike.

Hardly any Canadian towns collect less precipitation than Al Ritchie: 390 mm a year

Rain and snow peak in June, at 85 mm. Winter lows average −20.0°C in January, near Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Gardeners get 114 frost-free days, from 23 May to 14 September. Most of the snow comes in December, about 21 cm.

More of Al Ritchie’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 16%

Visible minorities make up 28% of the population, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Al Ritchie: −10°C at night, freezing by day

ECCC’s forecast for Regina is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −7°C by day and −17°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 15 mm.

Regina—Wascana, which takes in Al Ritchie, is held by Michael Kram (Conservative Party of Canada)

Al Ritchie’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused.

Al Ritchie’s public library is Prince of Wales Branch

The library is 0.5 km from the centre of Al Ritchie.

In Al Ritchie, 39% of the land is set aside as protected

2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Walk 2 - A Place for Vision and Walk 1 - A Place for You. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Protected areas cover 4.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Last Mountain House Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 41 km.

Trips to work from Al Ritchie are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

88% of commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and below Saskatchewan’s towns (91%).

3 boards run the schools in and around Al Ritchie

The 3 km around Al Ritchie counts 28 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.

Older housing stands out in Al Ritchie: 50% predates 1961