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25%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
2%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
34%
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.
IndexWestlock County/100k peopleAlberta/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime5,288 (estimate)6,3914,223
Violent crime1,019 (estimate)1,2321,042
Property crime4,268 (estimate)5,1593,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWestlock CountyAlbertaNational
Total incidentsn/a385,6812,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a8,7225,856
Change in 100k raten/a-13.0%-9.8%
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.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticWestlock CountyAlbertaNational
All (12+ years)n/a2,6611,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,0771,108
Adults (18+)n/a2,8061,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWestlock CountyAlbertaNational
Clearance raten/a3437
Clearance rate changen/a2.4%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a5458
Clearance rate propertyn/a2727
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.

Westlock County, AB Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Westlock County crime rates are 25% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Westlock County are 2% lower than the national average
    • In Westlock County you have a 1 in 19 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Westlock County is safer than 51% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Westlock County has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Westlock County (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Westlock County

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Westlock County is 1 in 99
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Westlock County is 1 in 24
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Westlock County is 1 in 19

        Year Over Year Crime In Westlock County

        StatisticWestlock CountyAlbertaNational
        Totaln/a-10.7%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-1.0%-3.6%
        Propertyn/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
        Larkspur, AB471,1544,8315,985
        Clyde, AB3781,3185,5196,837
        Westlock, AB5,1302,1549,02011,174
        Westlock County, AB6,5651,0194,2685,288

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Barrington, NS6,5681,2203,0084,228
        Plessisville, QC6,5458031,5652,368
        Gimli, MB6,5451,8004,7316,532
        North Middlesex, ON6,5856421,8592,501
        Shannon, QC6,5304889511,438
        Westlock County, AB6,5651,0194,2685,288
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.