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The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – Aug 2023

Darren Boyer, September 15 2023

The level of town crime rose so significantly that for the first time the top half of all towns, (38 of 76) had a higher crime rate than the top half of cities (8 of 16).  That is big. The six highest rural crime locations had triple the amount of crime at least ½ of the other counties in the province

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Crime Prevention Issues

The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – July 2023

Darren Boyer, August 10 2023

This chart shows the cities with the highest crime rates in Alberta for July 2023. Property crime escalating to extreme levels creates hidden waste and costs taxpayers, especially homeowners. See the breakdown below. To see the latest you may want to visit - The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – August

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta – June 2023

Darren Boyer, July 11 2023

The highest crime rates in the province occur in the cities. The largest cities don’t always have the highest crime rate though. Calgary, the largest city in the province ranked 48th, leaving many other cities and towns with a much higher crime rate. The top 10 places for property crime on a per resident basis are mostly towns. See the rankings...

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Home Security

The Excavator That Got Away To Steal An ATM

Darren Boyer, June 9 2023

When the credit union staff arrived for work on Monday this is what part of their building looked like. Sometime around 3am an excavator was stolen at a nearby construction site and as then driven to this building and used to rip the ATM out of the building. When done, they put the ATM on a stolen truck and drove

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta - May 2023

Darren Boyer, June 7 2023

The six cities with the highest property crime rates per resident were Cold Lake, Red Deer, Wetaskawin, Grande Prairie, Leduc and Edmonton. Calgary was #7 on the list. This is how many property crimes took place in each city in May. Cold Lake 107Red Deer 463Wetaskiwin 58Grande Prairie 271Leduc 114Edmonton 3294Calgary* 3868Fort Saskatchewan...

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta - April 2023 Edition

Darren Boyer, May 4 2023

Of these six cities, Edmonton and region had the highest overall crime rates. Edmonton residents experienced 3459 property crimes during April. This is 3.42 crimes per 1,000 residents. Half of the cities in Alberta had less than 2.01 crimes per 1,000 residents. This difference between the Edmonton crime rate, and what half the cities experienced,...

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The Most Dangerous Cities In Alberta - March 2023 Edition

Darren Boyer, April 10 2023

To see the latest you may want to visit - The Highest Crime Rates In Alberta – August 2023 These are the police reported crime rankings for 162 cities, towns, counties and communities across Alberta during March 2023. All rankings are done on a per 1,000 resident basis so the comparisons are

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The Most Dangerous Cities, Towns And Rural Places in Alberta February 2023

Darren Boyer, March 13 2023

These rankings show the places with the highest crime rates in February 2023.   At the end of the post is a list of 124 communities and where they ranked from the worst property crime levels to the lowest. All rankings are done on a per 1,000 resident basis to help make an equal

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The Most Dangerous Cities, Towns And Counties in Alberta In January 2023

Darren Boyer, February 11 2023

The Cities with the highest property crime rates in Alberta in January 2023 are shown in the chart below. Wetaskawin had the highest crime rate for a City in January. It was also #1 in December. Total property crimes were 79Cold Lake was #2. Total property crimes were - 86Edmonton was #3. Total property crimes were - 3728Red Deer was #4. Total...

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The Most Dangerous Cities, Towns And Counties in Alberta - Dec 2022

Darren Boyer, January 13 2023

Wetaskawin had the highest crime rate for a City in December.  It was #2 in December.  Total property crimes were 58 Cold Lake was #2.  It was #1 in November.   Total property crimes were - 65Red Deer was #3.  It was #3 in November.   Total property crimes were - 324Calgary* was #4.  It was #5 in November.   Total property crimes were -...

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