4Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, Canada: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Canada · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 998 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 41 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 16,682 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Statistics Canada (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Aggravated sexual assault (level 3) | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Sexual assault with a weapon or bodily harm (level 2) | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Sexual assault (level 1) | 58 | 84.4 | 86.4 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault (level 3) | 6 | 8.7 | 9.7 |
| Assault with a weapon or bodily harm (level 2) | 196 | 285.2 | 212.3 |
| Common assault (level 1) | 266 | 387.1 | 522.3 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 25 | 36.4 | 55.1 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Breaking and entering | 391 | 569 | 261.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 122 | 177.5 | 200.3 |
| Theft over $5,000 (not vehicles) | 49 | 71.3 | 60.9 |
| Theft of $5,000 or less (not vehicles) | 1,706 | 2,482.8 | 1,305.3 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug violations | 111 | 161.5 | 141.8 |
| Like every row here: Statistics Canada counts each incident by its most serious violation. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Mischief (property damage) | 665 | 967.8 | 725.1 |
Source: Statistics Canada, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 58 |
| Violence | 468 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,268 |
| Drugs | 111 |
| Damage and public order | 665 |
Other places nearby
- Redcliff 6/10
- Redcliff rural area 9/10
- Bow Island rural area 10/10
- Brooks 4/10
- Brooks rural area 10/10
- Taber 5/10
- Taber rural area 10/10
- Coaldale 8/10
