Medicine Hat, AB Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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18%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

8%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

26%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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

Total crime includes all violent and property crime. Violent crimes include: homicide, murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, harassment, threats and all other violent violations. Property crimes include: breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, fraud, mischief and all other property crime violations. Crimes not reflected in this table include: criminal code violations, traffic violations, federal statute violations and drug violations. This crime data is estimated based on Statistics Canada data.
Index	Medicine Hat_{/100k people}	Alberta_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,972	6,391	4,223
Violent crime	958	1,232	1,042
Property crime	4,013	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	Medicine Hat	Alberta	National
Total incidents	4,446	385,681	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	6,785	8,722	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-16.1%	-13.0%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Medicine Hat	Alberta	National
All (12+ years)	3,340	2,661	1,709
Youths (12-17)	1,561	1,077	1,108
Adults (18+)	3,497	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	Medicine Hat	Alberta	National
Clearance rate	49	34	37
Clearance rate change	-1.5%	2.4%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	72	54	58
Clearance rate property	42	27	27

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Crime Quick Facts

Medicine Hat crime rates are 18% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Medicine Hat are 8% lower than the national average
In Medicine Hat you have a 1 in 21 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Medicine Hat is safer than 55% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Medicine Hat has decreased by 8%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Medicine Hat

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Medicine Hat is 1 in 105

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Medicine Hat is 1 in 25

The chance of being a victim of crime in Medicine Hat is 1 in 21

Year Over Year Crime In Medicine Hat

Statistic	Medicine Hat	Alberta	National
Total	-7.9%	-10.7%	-7.9%
Violent	-8.8%	-1.0%	-3.6%
Property	-7.7%	-13.7%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Redcliff, AB	5,723	733	3,069	3,802
Cypress County, AB	8,817	737	3,086	3,823
Medicine Hat, AB	65,247	958	4,013	4,972

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Halton Hills, ON	65,483	569	1,648	2,217
Port Coquitlam, BC	66,485	881	3,870	4,751
Fredericton, NB	63,818	1,447	3,314	4,761
Aurora, ON	61,058	514	1,489	2,003
Grande Prairie, AB	69,512	2,518	10,544	13,062
Medicine Hat, AB	65,247	958	4,013	4,972

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