In 2024, Edmonton’s violent CSI saw a 10% decrease, compared to 2023 levels. Additionally, Edmonton’s violent crime rate decreased by 3% in 2024 and was lower than both the national and provincial average.
“These figures demonstrate encouraging results that are a direct product of targeted police work that dedicates the right resources to the right places, through initiatives like our Transit Community Safety (TRACS) teams and our Guns and Gangs Strategy,” says Interim Chief Warren Driechel. “In addition, we continued to see an increase in proactive policing efforts through 2024, which has a significant impact in disrupting crime and is a contributor to seeing violent crime trend to a 5-year low. Over the past 18 months, we have leaned heavily on high-visibility policing placements in areas like transit hubs and core communities. We know we need to turn the tide in terms of how Edmontonians perceive crime and disorder in these areas.”
At the same time, other areas have ticked up in the 2024 report, many of which are tied to the disorder that is still highly visible across many communities and is closely aligned with what the community is telling us about their perceptions of crime. In 2024, shoplifting under $5,000 increased by 12%, a number which is likely underreported, and which is both criminal and a precursor to much of the disorder seen on the street. Methamphetamine and opioid possession have increased in the same period by 116% and 152% respectively and police calls on matters such as ‘trouble with person’, encampment complaints, trespassing and checks on welfare have all been increasing year over year since 2020, and continued to rise in 2024. Calls for service about disorder steadily increase over the last 4-years, culminating at nearly 100,000 calls in 2024.
“These incidents have a significant impact on the well-being of the community and on how safe our communities feel,” added Driechel. “We will continue to emphasize our proactive policing and will work with our partners in government and in the community to respond to conditions on the street, along with the criminal precursors to much of the disorder we see.”
In addition, we will continue to lobby for an increase in accountability within the justice system overall, the need for which is obvious as we saw a 19% increase in probation breaches and a 4% increase in failures to comply with orders in 2024.
As our city continues to grow, so does our approach to addressing the sentiment surrounding crime and disorder while we continue the promising progress we’ve made on lowering our crime rates.
The EPS is honoured to serve Edmonton and remains committed to making our city a better, safer place to live, work and visit.
EPS Launches Public Dashboard
This year, the EPS is presenting the 2024 crime statistics in a dashboard so that members of the media and public have easy access to the data and trends surrounding Edmonton’s crime rate, top violations as well as their comparisons to provincial and national figures.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2024 YEAR-END CRIME ANALYSIS
Edmonton’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) decreased by 5% between 2023 and 2024
Edmonton’s total crime rate decreased by 6% between 2023 and 2024
Edmonton’s violent CSI decreased by 10% between 2023 and 2024
Edmonton’s violent crime rate decreased by 3% between 2023 and 2024
Disorder calls for service have increased by 8.6% between 2023 and 2024
Police generated calls for service from 2020 to 2025