This morning, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics released its annual comparison of police-reported crime statistics for 2024. This data release includes the Crime Severity Index and Crime Rates in various categories at the national, provincial, and Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) levels. This information provides insight into crime trends in the Regina CMA and across Canada, helping the public and decision-makers understand how communities are changing and where resources may be needed.
Crime statistics for the Regina CMA are included in this report, along with a brief overview of important context surrounding Canadian crime in 2024 and trends in the volume and severity of police-reported crime, focusing on national and provincial/territorial levels. Additionally, data is accessible through Statistics Canada dashboards covering selected crime indicators, criminal violations, geographic crime comparisons, hate crime, and homicide.
CRIME RATE
The Regina CMA Total Crime Rate for 2024 decreased by 7% over that of 2023 (7,988) to 7,503 reported crimes per 100,000 population. Regina CMA’s crime rate ranked 9th among 41 CMAs, reflecting its position relative to other mid-sized cities.
Definition: The “Crime Rate” is a measure of the number of crimes per 100,000 population. Using this measure enables comparisons of crime counts over time and between regions.
CRIME SEVERITY INDEX (CSI)
In the Regina CMA, in 2024, the Total Crime Severity Index decreased by 11%, over that of 2023 (113 to 100). This is 11th out of the 41 CMAs for reported crime severity indexes.
Definition: The “Crime Severity Index” accounts for the seriousness of crime by “weighting” crime types based on conviction rates and lengths of sentences – a homicide therefore has a much greater effect on the CSI than a single theft. However, high-volume, low-severity crime types can still have a substantial impact on the CSI.
More definitions:
CCJS utilizes police-reported crime data for its report. Police-reported crime includes:
- Incidents that a complainant (usually a victim or witness) chooses to report to police, or
- Incidents handled by other agencies (such as the Courts or Probation Services) for which there are established procedures for sharing information with police, or
- Incidents that were originally detected by police, often through enforcement initiatives.
Therefore, variables such as the public’s willingness to report to police, information sharing procedures between agencies, police enforcement strategies, and recording practices can have substantial effects on crime statistics.
What is a Census Metropolitan Area?
Source: Statistics Canada, Map: Regina [Census metropolitan area], Saskatchewan 
A CMA refers to an urban core and its surrounding area (based on commuting patterns) with a total population of 100,000 or more and at least 50,000 people residing within the urban core itself. Some CMAs have populations that reside primarily within the urban core while other CMAs have populations that are more dispersed among a number of surrounding communities.
CMAs typically cover more than one police jurisdiction. The Regina CMA (outlined in blue) is policed by the Regina Police Service within the city limits, and by additional RCMP detachments for the largely rural area surrounding the City of Regina. The Regina CMA includes communities such as: White City, Pilot Butte, Balgonie, Lumsden, Regina Beach, Pense, and Belle Plaine.
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