Photo: Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Vanscoy No. 345 records less crime per resident than 62% of Canadian towns
For solved cases, the weighted rate is 41%, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 34%. Add to that, on crime the police covering Vanscoy No. 345 reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades B for safety: #7 of 104 in Saskatchewan. Violence and property crime split as 10.8 violent incidents and 20.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 56.3 and 53.8.
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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the Saskatoon detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Vanscoy No. 345
Under the Saskatchewan norm
Within Saskatchewan, the median town comes to 118.6 on the index, against 54.2 in Vanscoy No. 345. Towns its size ↓
In the middle of towns its size
Line up the 40 Canadian towns nearest in size by their index and Vanscoy No. 345 stands 21st, the lowest first. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Vanscoy No. 345: B for safety, and why
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for Vanscoy No. 345 itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 26 km away.
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: #7 of 104 in Saskatchewan and #703 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 Vanscoy No. 345, type by type
Assault 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 | 4.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 5 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Robbery | 3.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2 | 0.10 | — |
| Other violent violations | 5.3 | 0.3 | 57% |
| Breaking and entering | 61 | 3 | 16% |
| Possession of stolen property | 22 | 1.1 | 40% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 46 | 2.3 | 17% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 13 | 0.6 | 8% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 79.3 | 3.9 | 21% |
| Mischief | 113.7 | 5.6 | 26% |
| Weapons violations | 8 | 0.4 | 84% |
| Administration of justice violations | 47.7 | 2.3 | 80% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 19.3 | 1 | 57% |
| Drug violations | 10 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Impaired driving | 112.3 | 5.5 | 40% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.3 | 0.07 | — |
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.
From 2023 to 2025, Vanscoy No. 345’s index dropped 13%
Crime Severity Index
Its heaviest year came first: 2023, at 57.5, against a low of 50.1 in 2025. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town its size, runs from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Vanscoy No. 345 | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.1 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 55 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 57.5 | 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 Vanscoy No. 345, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Around 220 violent incidents a year at the detachment nearest Vanscoy No. 345 (20,800 residents), 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 420 property crimes, plus 280 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
By its index, Vanscoy No. 345 stands 21st of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorne Manitoba | 3,022 | 26.8 | 36.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 18 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Quebec | 2,940 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 19 | Electoral Area D, Cariboo British Columbia | 3,057 | 51.7 | 55.1 | B+ |
| 20 | Dégelis Quebec | 2,943 | 53.8 | 81.1 | B |
| 21 | Vanscoy No. 345 Saskatchewan | 3,029 | 54.2 | 56.3 | B |
| 22 | Ange-Gardien Quebec | 3,100 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| 23 | Clermont Quebec | 3,117 | 57.2 | 83.8 | B |
| 24 | Saint-Gabriel Quebec | 3,091 | 58 | 90.3 | B |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Tisdale Saskatchewan | 3,052 | 123.4 | 132.5 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Lesser Slave River No. 124 Alberta | 2,980 | 170.9 | 107.9 | 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 Vanscoy No. 345 in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Crime in the places around Vanscoy No. 345
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanscoy No. 345 | 3,029 | 54.2 | 56.3 | B |
| Corman Park No. 344 (22 km) | 10,463 | 54.2 | 56.3 | B |
| Saskatoon (32 km) | 318,067 | 118.6 | 153.9 | — |
| Dundurn No. 314 (37 km) | 2,479 | 54.2 | 56.3 | B |
| Martensville (44 km) | 11,808 | 39.9 | 46.5 | A |
| Langham (45 km) | 1,793 | 88.5 | 83.2 | C |
1 of the 3 neighbours with their own figures score lower than Vanscoy No. 345. Closest is Martensville, 44.1 km away, at 39.9 to 54.2 here. The comparison skips 2 neighbours reported under the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. No closer places have figures: these lie 22–45 km from Vanscoy No. 345.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- What clearance means. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- An index, not a verdict. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Vanscoy No. 345
Is Vanscoy No. 345 safe?
Vanscoy No. 345 scores 54.2 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), where the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5; per 1,000 residents a year that is 10.8 violent incidents and 20.8 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Vanscoy No. 345?
Criminal Code traffic offences is the most common, at 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (5.9) and mischief (5.6).
Is crime going up in Vanscoy No. 345?
No: the index fell 13%, from 57.5 in 2023 to 50.1 in 2025.
How much of Vanscoy No. 345’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 41%: 71% for violent crime and 28% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Vanscoy No. 345 and other places, so the figures are shared.
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).