Westlock County, AB Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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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.
Index	Westlock County_{/100k people}	Alberta_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	5,288 (estimate)	6,391	4,223
Violent crime	1,019 (estimate)	1,232	1,042
Property crime	4,268 (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	Westlock 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	Westlock 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	Westlock 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

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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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

Statistic	Westlock 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}
Larkspur, AB	47	1,154	4,831	5,985
Clyde, AB	378	1,318	5,519	6,837
Westlock, AB	5,130	2,154	9,020	11,174
Westlock County, AB	6,565	1,019	4,268	5,288

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Barrington, NS	6,568	1,220	3,008	4,228
North Middlesex, ON	6,585	642	1,859	2,501
Plessisville, QC	6,545	803	1,565	2,368
Gimli, MB	6,545	1,800	4,731	6,532
Shannon, QC	6,530	488	951	1,438
Westlock County, AB	6,565	1,019	4,268	5,288

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