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Crime data for Ponoka, Alberta.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
The rural area around it is policed separately: Ponoka RCMP rural detachment
Police service reporting these figures: Ponoka, Alberta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal
Police-reported incidents
1,260
−8.7% 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 | 1,280 |
| 2011 | 1,260 |
| 2012 | 1,294 |
| 2013 | 1,103 |
| 2014 | 1,205 |
| 2015 | 1,644 |
| 2016 | 1,543 |
| 2017 | 1,330 |
| 2018 | 1,306 |
| 2019 | 1,450 |
| 2020 | 1,255 |
| 2021 | 1,377 |
| 2022 | 1,373 |
| 2023 | 1,317 |
| 2024 | 1,380 |
| 2025 | 1,260 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mischief | 315 |
| Disturb the peace | 218 |
| Assault, level 1 | 114 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 80 |
| Fraud | 63 |
| Fail to comply with order | 53 |
| Breaking and entering | 47 |
| Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle | 38 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 35 |
| Uttering threats | 28 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 649 | 53.8 |
| Other Criminal Code | 324 | 26.9 |
| Violent crime | 233 | 19.3 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Mischief | Disturb the peace | Assault, level 1 | Theft $5,000 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 135 | 255 | 100 | 104 |
| 2011 | 151 | 199 | 106 | 128 |
| 2012 | 139 | 147 | 111 | 116 |
| 2013 | 123 | 127 | 96 | 108 |
| 2014 | 189 | 240 | 83 | 101 |
| 2015 | 262 | 298 | 107 | 148 |
| 2016 | 284 | 228 | 104 | 119 |
| 2017 | 259 | 240 | 87 | 129 |
| 2018 | 209 | 193 | 106 | 104 |
| 2019 | 195 | 229 | 99 | 103 |
| 2020 | 185 | 187 | 88 | 97 |
| 2021 | 249 | 147 | 93 | 114 |
| 2022 | 234 | 203 | 106 | 123 |
| 2023 | 256 | 168 | 94 | 121 |
| 2024 | 318 | 210 | 86 | 110 |
| 2025 | 315 | 218 | 114 | 80 |
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Ponoka is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 53, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of Red Deer and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Edmonton.
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.
