The Most Dangerous Cities in Alberta - July 2022

 Here are the six cities with the highest crime rates in Alberta in July.

Westaskawin had the highest crime rate with over 6 crimes per 1,000 residents. Edmonton had the second highest crime rate in the province, rising to over 5 crimes per 1,000 residents.Here is the crime rate per 1,000 residents for other cities in Alberta.

• Wetaskiwin 6.32
• Edmonton 5.07
• Cold Lake 4.98
• Grande Prairie 4.76
• Red Deer 4.15
• Calgary* 3.72
• Leduc 3.34
• St. Albert 2.36
• Spruce Grove 2.15
• Brooks 1.88
• Chestermere 1.74
• Fort Saskatchewan 1.59
• Airdrie 1.51
• Strathcona County (Sherwood Park) 1.36
• High River 1.25
• Beaumont 1.01

The Crime Rate Trend For the Most Dangerous Cities in Alberta

This chart below shows the 3 month trend for the six cities with the highest crime rate in July.

Other Places May Be Worse

As high as the crime rate is in these cities, there are places in Alberta where the crime rate is worse.  Data about the crime rate for other communities of Alberta will be released soon.

Concerned Homeowners

No matter how high the crime happens to be in your community any homeowner can secure the safety of their loved ones and valuables by taking the right steps on their property.

What we uncovered after analyzing thousands of property crimes is that most home owners have very poor information regarding what truly keeps them safe. The majority find they had these flaws after they become a victim.

This free Home Security Report identifies where criminals use common flaws in your home security to get away with property crime.

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Explanations About the Data

We gather all the RCMP data, Calgary Police Service Data and Edmonton Police Service property crime data.

Crimes are then compared to the population to get the crimes per 1,000 residents so better comparisons can be made.  Calgary data is only available as recent as April. All other data is based on July 2022 information.