Ponoka County, AB Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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13%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

12%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

21%

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	Ponoka County_{/100k people}	Alberta_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	4,754 (estimate)	6,391	4,223
Violent crime	916 (estimate)	1,232	1,042
Property crime	3,837 (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	Ponoka 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	Ponoka 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	Ponoka 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

Ponoka County, AB Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Ponoka County crime rates are 13% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Ponoka County are 12% lower than the national average
In Ponoka County you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ponoka County is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Ponoka County has n/a

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ponoka County

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ponoka County is 1 in 110

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ponoka County is 1 in 27

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ponoka County is 1 in 22

Year Over Year Crime In Ponoka County

Statistic	Ponoka 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}
Parkland Beach, AB	168	666	2,790	3,456
Rimbey, AB	2,784	1,174	4,919	6,093
Ponoka, AB	7,631	2,310	9,677	11,987
Ponoka County, AB	10,437	916	3,837	4,754

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON	10,437	695	2,012	2,707
Whitecourt, AB	10,433	1,784	7,471	9,255
Chester, NS	10,450	938	2,313	3,251
Bois-des-Filion, QC	10,460	673	1,312	1,984
Mono, ON	10,413	294	852	1,146
Ponoka County, AB	10,437	916	3,837	4,754

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