Alberta's Crime Severity Index falls 10.4% in 2025, StatCan says
The national agency's annual measure tracks both how much crime occurs and how serious it is, offering a broader picture than raw crime counts alone.
Why it matters
The index offers Albertans a data-based way to gauge whether crime trends are improving or worsening across the province.
Statistics Canada has reported that Alberta's Crime Severity Index (CSI) dropped 10.4 per cent in 2025 compared with the previous year.
The CSI is a measure used by the federal agency to track changes in policed crime over time, accounting for both the volume of incidents reported and the relative seriousness of those offences, rather than simply counting total crimes.
The figures were released as part of Statistics Canada's ongoing national crime statistics reporting, which compares severity trends across provinces and territories.
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