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Crime data for Bow Island, Alberta.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
These figures are for the Bow Island RCMP detachment, which polices Bow Island and the rural area around it.
Police service reporting these figures: Bow Island, Alberta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural
Police-reported incidents
207
+24.7% vs previous year
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01, 2025
How to read thisCrime Severity Index, Canada
75.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025
How to read thisAll violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 194 |
| 2011 | 184 |
| 2012 | 211 |
| 2013 | 185 |
| 2014 | 266 |
| 2015 | 116 |
| 2016 | 157 |
| 2017 | 199 |
| 2018 | 159 |
| 2019 | 174 |
| 2020 | 174 |
| 2021 | 163 |
| 2022 | 170 |
| 2023 | 161 |
| 2024 | 166 |
| 2025 | 207 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Breaking and entering | 29 |
| Fraud | 27 |
| Mischief | 26 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 21 |
| Assault, level 1 | 16 |
| Uttering threats | 8 |
| Fail to comply with order | 8 |
| Indecent/Harassing communications | 6 |
| Criminal harassment | 5 |
| Disturb the peace | 5 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 135 | 67.8 |
| Violent crime | 43 | 21.6 |
| Other Criminal Code | 21 | 10.6 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Breaking and entering | Fraud | Mischief | Theft $5,000 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 34 |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 17 |
| 2012 | 22 | 6 | 62 | 20 |
| 2013 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 14 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 13 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 21 |
| 2018 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 17 |
| 2019 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 |
| 2024 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 12 |
| 2025 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 21 |
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Bow Island is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3 in southern Alberta, approximately 100 km (62 mi) north of the United States border, 320 km (200 mi) southeast of Calgary and 51 km (32 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat.
Annual historical averages
Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.
