Legal, AB Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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26%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

2%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

35%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.

Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Index	Legal_{/100k people}	Alberta_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	5,327 (estimate)	6,391	4,223
Violent crime	1,027 (estimate)	1,232	1,042
Property crime	4,300 (estimate)	5,159	3,181

All Crime Incidents

All crime incidents includes all violent and property crime as well as criminal code violations (child pornography, disturbing the peace, justice violations), traffic violations (impaired driving), federal statute violations and drug violations.
Statistic	Legal	Alberta	National
Total incidents	n/a	385,681	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	n/a	8,722	5,856
Change in 100k rate	n/a	-13.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Legal	Alberta	National
All (12+ years)	n/a	2,661	1,709
Youths (12-17)	n/a	1,077	1,108
Adults (18+)	n/a	2,806	1,757

Weighted Clearance Rates

More severe crimes such as robberies, assault and homicides are given more weight to the overall clearance rates. Less severe crimes such as vehicle theft, fraud and mischief are given less weight to the overall clearance rates.
Statistic	Legal	Alberta	National
Clearance rate	n/a	34	37
Clearance rate change	n/a	2.4%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	n/a	54	58
Clearance rate property	n/a	27	27

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Crime Quick Facts

Legal crime rates are 26% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Legal are 2% lower than the national average
In Legal you have a 1 in 19 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Legal is safer than 50% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Legal has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Legal

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Legal is 1 in 98

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Legal is 1 in 24

The chance of being a victim of crime in Legal is 1 in 19

Year Over Year Crime In Legal

Statistic	Legal	Alberta	National
Total	n/a	-10.7%	-7.9%
Violent	n/a	-1.0%	-3.6%
Property	n/a	-13.7%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sturgeon County, AB	24,881	598	2,505	3,103
Gibbons, AB	3,425	731	3,062	3,793
Morinville, AB	10,788	818	3,425	4,242
Bon Accord, AB	1,800	1,035	4,335	5,370
Alexander 134, AB	1,202	1,117	4,678	5,795
Clyde, AB	378	1,318	5,519	6,837
Westlock, AB	5,130	2,154	9,020	11,174
Legal, AB	1,515	1,027	4,300	5,327

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Pinawa, MB	1,513	566	1,487	2,053
Noyan, QC	1,513	777	1,515	2,292
Saint-Quentin, NB	1,518	1,640	3,756	5,396
Perth-Andover, NB	1,509	2,360	5,406	7,766
Elk Point, AB	1,509	5,120	21,444	26,564
Legal, AB	1,515	1,027	4,300	5,327

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.