Decrease of crime severity in Sylvan Lake

Decrease of crime severity in Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake has seen a decrease in crime severity. The detachment’s municipal Crime Severity Index (CSI) decreased from 83.9 per cent in 2024 to 74.9 per cent in 2025. This represents a decrease of 10.7 per cent. As well, the detachment’s provincial CSI also decreased. In 2024 it averaged 76.4 per cent, and in 2025 it went down to 59.2 per cent. “Seeing such a decrease in the CSI for both the Municipality and the rural areas around Sylvan Lake s…