Rankings

Moving to Canada? Which metro areas had the lowest Crime Severity Index in 2025, from Barrie to Ottawa and Québec, plus practical factors newcomers should weigh.

Red Deer, Lethbridge, Edmonton and Calgary ranked by 2025 Crime Severity Index and crime rate, with trends, car theft and how to check any Alberta address.

Crime rate and Crime Severity Index for all 41 Canadian metro areas in 2025, ranked from highest to lowest, with year-on-year changes from Statistics Canada.

Moncton has Atlantic Canada’s highest crime severity in 2025; Saint John rose 20%. Compare Halifax, St. John’s, Fredericton and the four Atlantic provinces.

Saskatchewan and Manitoba have Canada’s highest provincial crime severity. See 2025 data for Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina — all three fell last year.

Crime Severity Index and crime rate for every Canadian province and territory in 2025, with the 2015–2025 trend. Saskatchewan and Manitoba lead the provinces.