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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.
IndexWhite Sands/100k peopleAlberta/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,755 (estimate)6,3914,223
Violent crime917 (estimate)1,2321,042
Property crime3,839 (estimate)5,1593,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWhite SandsAlbertaNational
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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWhite SandsAlbertaNational
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

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

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        Daily Crime In White Sands (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in White Sands

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in White Sands is 1 in 110
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in White Sands is 1 in 27
        The chance of being a victim of crime in White Sands is 1 in 22

        Year Over Year Crime In White Sands

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

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        Bashaw, AB8257253,0373,762
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        Donalda, AB2031,2735,3296,602
        Stettler, AB5,9551,9878,32010,307
        White Sands, AB1299173,8394,755

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
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        Admirals Beach, NL1281,4853,7755,260
        White Sands, AB1299173,8394,755
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.