Northern Lights County, AB Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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7%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

17%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

15%

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	Northern Lights County_{/100k people}	Alberta_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,514 (estimate)	6,391	4,223
Violent crime	870 (estimate)	1,232	1,042
Property crime	3,644 (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	Northern Lights County	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	Northern Lights County	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	Northern Lights County	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

Northern Lights County crime rates are 7% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Northern Lights County are 17% lower than the national average
In Northern Lights County you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Northern Lights County is safer than 60% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Northern Lights County has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Northern Lights County

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Northern Lights County is 1 in 115

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Northern Lights County is 1 in 28

The chance of being a victim of crime in Northern Lights County is 1 in 23

Year Over Year Crime In Northern Lights County

Statistic	Northern Lights County	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}
Northern Lights County, AB	4,053	870	3,644	4,514

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Callander, ON	4,054	515	1,492	2,007
Bonnechere Valley, ON	4,049	419	1,212	1,631
Central Kootenay E, BC	4,061	875	3,844	4,719
Montague, ON	4,063	444	1,284	1,728
Crabtree, QC	4,064	616	1,201	1,817
Northern Lights County, AB	4,053	870	3,644	4,514

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