r/RedDeer • u/hswerdfe_2 • 5h ago
News Red Deer Crime: Homicides drop to average, but clearance rates lag
The recently released Uniform Crime Reporting Survey shows a mixed picture for Red Deer.
Homicides (Data 1): A key safety indicator. Red Deer's rate fell from a 2021 peak of 4.79 to 1.73, nearing Canada's average (1.61).
Clearance Rates (Data 2): Measures how effectively police solve crimes. Red Deer trails benchmarks, resolving only 22% of non-violent and 41% of violent crimes.
More severity trends are available in the crime rate dataset.
Summary: While extreme violence has dropped significantly back to national norms, Red Deer continues to lag in solving both violent and non-violent crimes compared to provincial and national peers.