Fort Smith

Crime data for Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

Fort Smith Safety Score

Below Average

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

1,117

↑ 23.0%

Historical Trend (2010 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

41.7%

Cases solved by police

466 Solved651 Unsolved

Most Common

Property Crime

49%

Property

Violent

Other

Top 5 Reported Violations

Most frequent specific criminal code violations in 2024.

Historical Trend by Violation

No trend data available.

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Data: 2024

Safety Score and CSI data are not available for this police service jurisdiction. Please refer to the crime breakdown below.

Crime Breakdown

2024

Property Crime

49.0%479

Violent Crime

27.9%273

Other Offences

23.1%226

Homicide data shown for Canada (national level)

Homicides

2024

788↓1.0%vs 2023

Homicide victims in Canada

(1.91 per 100k)

Homicide Trend (1961–2024)

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By Method

788 victims(-1.0%)

🔫Shooting

28636.3%

🔪Stabbing

25031.7%

👊Beating

13116.6%

📋Other methods used

445.6%

⛓️Strangulation

313.9%

❓Methods used unknown

293.7%

🔥Fire (burns or suffocation)

172.2%

Homicide rate:1.91 per 100,000

In 2024, Canada recorded 788 homicide victims, a decrease of 1.0% from 2023. The most common method was Shooting (286 victims, 36.3% of total), followed by Stabbing (250 victims, 31.7%). The homicide rate was 1.91 per 100,000 population.

Source: Statistics Canada, Homicide Survey — Tables 35-10-0068-01, 35-10-0069-01, 35-10-0071-01

Impaired Driving

2024

54↓26.0%vs 2023

Impaired driving incidents in Fort Smith

(2134.4 per 100k)

Impaired Driving Trend (2010–2024)

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By Type

54 incidents(-26.0%)

🍺Impaired by alcohol

46100%

🩸Failure to provide blood sample

00%

💀Causing death

00%

🏥Causing bodily harm

00%

💨Failure to provide breath sample

00%

Total Charged

Adults Charged

Youth Charged

Impaired driving rate:2134.4 per 100,000

In 2024, Fort Smith recorded 54 impaired driving incidents, a decrease of 26.0% from 2023. The most common offence type was Impaired by alcohol (46 incidents, 100% of sub-types), followed by Failure to provide blood sample (0 incidents, 0%). The impaired driving rate was 2134.4 per 100,000 population. A total of 19 persons were charged, including 18 adults and 1 youth.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

⚖️

Adult vs Youth Charged

2024

155

Adults Charged

+37.2% YoY

Youth Charged

-33.3% YoY

1.3%

Youth Share

157

Total Charged

Adult rate: 7742.3 per 100,000

2024

Adults: 155

Youth: 2

Adults (left axis) Youth (right axis)

Dual-axis: each line has its own scale · Click to view year details

Adult Δ (2010–2024)

-16.2%

Youth Δ (2010–2024)

-96.6%

In 2024, Fort Smith recorded 155 adults charged and 2 youth charged across all Criminal Code violations. Youth accounted for 1.3% of all persons charged. Since 2010, youth charges have changed by -96.6%, while adult charges changed by -16.2%.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

🚗Motor Vehicle Theft🔴 VERY HIGH

2024

11incidents

434.8 per 100,000 population

+111%

Since 2010

18.2%

Solved Rate

2016

Peak Year

—

CSI Impact

How Cases Are Cleared

Cleared by Charge1 (50%)

Cleared Otherwise1 (50%)

"Cleared otherwise" includes cases where charges cannot be laid (e.g., suspect deceased, diplomatic immunity, victim declines).

Unfounded Reports

35.3%

of all reported MVT

vs National Average▲ 87% above

This Location434.8

National Avg232.5

Rate per 100KNational AvgPeak Year (2016)

Fort Smith recorded 11 motor vehicle thefts in 2024 (434.8 per 100K), down from a peak rate of 800.3 in 2016. 18.2% of cases resulted in clearance.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177. Click chart to select year.

🔫

Firearms & Weapons

2024

Incidents

▼ 28.6% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

197.6

Breakdown

Possession of weapons

545.5%

Firearms Act

436.4%

Discharge firearm

19.1%

Pointing a firearm

19.1%

Weapons trafficking

00%

Unsafe storage

00%

🏠

Property Crime

2024

Incidents

479

▲ 19.8% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

18932.8

Breakdown

Mischief

40185%

Theft under $5K

4910.4%

Motor vehicle theft

112.3%

Break & Enter

102.1%

Theft over $5K

10.2%

Arson

00%

Shoplifting $5K+

00%

🔪

Violent Crime

2024

Incidents

273

▲ 37.2% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

10790.5

Breakdown

Assault Level 1

13164.2%

Assault Level 2

4220.6%

Criminal Harassment

146.9%

Sexual Assault L1

83.9%

Uttering Threats

73.4%

Robbery

21%

Assault Level 3

00%

💰

Fraud & Identity Crime

2024

Incidents

▼ 30.0% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

276.7

Breakdown

Identity Theft

00%

Identity Fraud

00%

🔞

Sexual Violence

2024

Content warning: This section contains data about sexual offences

Total Incidents

▲ 8.3% vs 2023

SA L1 Rate / 100K

316.2

Breakdown

Sexual Assault L1

861.5%

Sexual Assault L2

323.1%

Violations Against Children

17.7%

Voyeurism

17.7%

Sexual Assault L3

00%

Non-consensual Images

00%

🏚️

Breaking & Entering

2024

Incidents

▼ 23.1% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

395.3

Breakdown

Standard B&E

10100%

B&E to Steal Firearm

00%

🍺

Substance-Related Crime

2024

Total Incidents

▼ 26.0% vs 2023

Drug Rate / 100K

—

Breakdown

Impaired Driving

54100%

Cannabis Possession

00%

Cannabis Trafficking

00%

Fort Smith

Northwest Territories, Canada

Population

2,248

Established

1966

Wikipedia

About Fort Smith

Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the Alberta border along the 60th parallel north.

Livability Score

85/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

119Very High

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

25.7°C

Jan Low

-17.1°C

Annual Rain

127 mm

Annual Snow

70 cm

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References & Sources

Wikipedia

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Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.

Fort Smith Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

1,117

41.7%

Property Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime

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About Fort Smith

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Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime