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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.
IndexLegal/100k peopleAlberta/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime5,327 (estimate)6,3914,223
Violent crime1,027 (estimate)1,2321,042
Property crime4,300 (estimate)5,1593,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticLegalAlbertaNational
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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticLegalAlbertaNational
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.

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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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        Daily Crime In Legal (per 100,000 people)

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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

        StatisticLegalAlbertaNational
        Totaln/a-10.7%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-1.0%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-13.7%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

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        Sturgeon County, AB24,8815982,5053,103
        Gibbons, AB3,4257313,0623,793
        Morinville, AB10,7888183,4254,242
        Bon Accord, AB1,8001,0354,3355,370
        Alexander 134, AB1,2021,1174,6785,795
        Clyde, AB3781,3185,5196,837
        Westlock, AB5,1302,1549,02011,174
        Legal, AB1,5151,0274,3005,327

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Pinawa, MB1,5135661,4872,053
        Noyan, QC1,5137771,5152,292
        Saint-Quentin, NB1,5181,6403,7565,396
        Perth-Andover, NB1,5092,3605,4067,766
        Elk Point, AB1,5095,12021,44426,564
        Legal, AB1,5151,0274,3005,327
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.