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Provost crime statistics

Crime data for Provost, Alberta.

Updated October 26, 2026·Data year 2025·Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime·Français

These figures are for the Provost RCMP detachment, which polices Provost and the rural area around it.

Provost crime statistics, 2025

Key takeaway

In 2025, police reported 323 incidents in Provost, −16.1% from 2024. Police cleared 37.2% of incidents.

Police service reporting these figures: Provost, Alberta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural

Police-reported incidents

323

↓ −16.1% vs previous year

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01, 2025

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Incidents cleared

37.2%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01, 2025

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Crime Severity Index, Canada

75.0

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025

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Police-reported incidents in Provost, 2010 to 2025

All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.

020040060020102014201820222025323
  • Provost
0200400600201020132016201920222025Provost 323
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01
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Police-reported incidents in Provost, 2010 to 2025
YearIncidents
2010323
2011256
2012239
2013252
2014234
2015358
2016409
2017363
2018235
2019304
2020288
2021330
2022290
2023320
2024385
2025323
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Most reported offences in Provost, 2025

  • Mischief45
  • Assault, level 130
  • Theft $5,000 or under28
  • Breaking and entering22
  • Fail to comply with order20
  • Uttering threats18
  • Fraud17
  • Theft over $5,00015
  • Operation while impaired (alcohol)14
  • Disturb the peace12
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01, 2025
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Most reported offences in Provost, 2025
OffenceIncidents
Mischief45
Assault, level 130
Theft $5,000 or under28
Breaking and entering22
Fail to comply with order20
Uttering threats18
Fraud17
Theft over $5,00015
Operation while impaired (alcohol)14
Disturb the peace12
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Types of crime in Provost, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

  • Property crime56.7 %
  • Violent crime26.6 %
  • Other Criminal Code16.7 %
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0183-01, 2025
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Types of crime in Provost, 2025
TypeIncidents%
Property crime16656.7
Violent crime7826.6
Other Criminal Code4916.7
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Every reported offence

The most reported offences in Provost, 2010 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

02550751002010201420182022202545302822
  • Mischief
  • Assault, level 1
  • Theft $5,000 or under
  • Breaking and entering
0255075100201020132016201920222025Mischief 45Assault, level 1 30Theft $5,000 or under 28Breaking and entering 22
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01
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The most reported offences in Provost, 2010 to 2025
YearMischiefAssault, level 1Theft $5,000 or underBreaking and entering
201039334037
201145133320
201243112924
201343223327
201440123017
201568173722
201681154639
201752233145
201828121725
201936182939
202046182843
20213593839
202231162419
202333243632
202447183743
202545302822
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Provost

Alberta, Canada

Population

1,900

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About Provost

Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, 19 km (12 mi) west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High
23.5°C
Jan Low
-12.5°C
Annual Rain
242 mm
Annual Snow
37 cm

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