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Crime statistics and police areas for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
These figures are for the Yellowknife RCMP detachment, which polices Yellowknife and the rural area around it.
Police service reporting these figures: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural
Police-reported incidents
7,982
−9.8% vs previous year
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0185-01, 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 | 7,221 |
| 2011 | 7,617 |
| 2012 | 7,551 |
| 2013 | 8,000 |
| 2014 | 7,497 |
| 2015 | 8,228 |
| 2016 | 7,183 |
| 2017 | 6,788 |
| 2018 | 6,365 |
| 2019 | 8,063 |
| 2020 | 9,200 |
| 2021 | 8,820 |
| 2022 | 9,577 |
| 2023 | 9,770 |
| 2024 | 8,854 |
| 2025 | 7,982 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mischief | 3,170 |
| Disturb the peace | 1,246 |
| Assault, level 1 | 875 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 398 |
| Fail to comply with order | 328 |
| Uttering threats | 244 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 187 |
| Fraud | 142 |
| Breaking and entering | 130 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 115 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 4,189 | 54.8 |
| Other Criminal Code | 1,807 | 23.6 |
| Violent crime | 1,651 | 21.6 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Mischief | Disturb the peace | Assault, level 1 | Theft $5,000 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,333 | 2,104 | 450 | 294 |
| 2011 | 2,378 | 2,559 | 448 | 319 |
| 2012 | 2,598 | 2,605 | 415 | 308 |
| 2013 | 3,212 | 2,509 | 366 | 308 |
| 2014 | 3,097 | 2,413 | 293 | 334 |
| 2015 | 3,496 | 2,549 | 420 | 300 |
| 2016 | 2,818 | 1,956 | 525 | 274 |
| 2017 | 2,456 | 1,815 | 549 | 288 |
| 2018 | 2,358 | 1,586 | 489 | 256 |
| 2019 | 2,703 | 2,076 | 670 | 388 |
| 2020 | 3,556 | 2,398 | 741 | 301 |
| 2021 | 3,088 | 2,318 | 819 | 273 |
| 2022 | 3,546 | 1,978 | 984 | 307 |
| 2023 | 4,334 | 1,905 | 871 | 399 |
| 2024 | 3,702 | 1,489 | 831 | 475 |
| 2025 | 3,170 | 1,246 | 875 | 398 |
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Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River.
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.
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Balance between formal charges and diversionary programs for youth offenders.
Incidents
131
▼ 17.6% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
567.8
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Impaired driving incidents in Yellowknife
(476.8 per 100,000)Impaired driving trend (2010–2025)
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By Type
39
Total Charged
39
Adults Charged
0
Youth Charged
In 2025, police in Yellowknife reported 110 impaired driving incidents. That is 9.1% fewer than in 2024. The most common type was Impaired by alcohol (86 incidents). The rate was 476.8 per 100,000 people. 39 people were charged: 39 adults and 0 youth.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
$148,000
Median Income
5.8%
Unemployment
35.2
Median Age
3.9%
Growth (2016–2021)
4.3%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)
$148,000
Median Household Income
74.4%
Employment Rate
5.8%
Unemployment Rate
$448,000
Avg. Dwelling Value
$1,804
Avg. Monthly Rent
The median after-tax household income was $148,000, and the unemployment rate was 5.8%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. How we use this data
842
Adults Charged
+31.6% YoY31
Youth Charged
-22.5% YoY3.6%
Youth Share
873
Total Charged
Adult rate: 4639.1 per 100,000
Youth rate: 1866.3 per 100,000
2025
Adults: 842
Youth: 31
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Adult Δ (2010–2025)
-13.3%
Youth Δ (2010–2025)
-62.7%
In 2025, police in Yellowknife charged 842 adults and 31 youth. Youth were 3.6% of the people charged. Since 2010, charges against youth changed by -62.7% and charges against adults by -13.3%.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
29
▼ 12.1% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
125.7
Breakdown
Related items are counted by Statistics Canada under violent crime or federal statutes, not in the weapons total.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
4,189
▼ 13.8% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
18157.0
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
1,651
▲ 6.2% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
7156.2
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Incidents
158
▲ 10.5% vs 2024
Rate per 100K
684.8
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
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Total Incidents
108
▼ 14.3% vs 2024
SA L1 Rate / 100K
468.1
Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
Total Incidents
110
▼ 9.1% vs 2024
Drug Rate / 100K
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Breakdown
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. How we use this data
