Regina’s crime rate and severity declined in 2024, new stats show

Downtown Regina can be seen from Wascana Park in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

The City of Regina saw its crime rate and severity levels go down in 2024.

The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics has released its annual comparison of police-reported crime statistics for last year.

Regina’s total crime rate was down seven per cent from 2023 – which translates to 7,988 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2023 compared to 7,503 in 2024.

Additionally, the Crime Severity Index (CSI) decreased by 11 per cent in 2024.

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The update marks the first time Regina’s crime rate has seen a decrease since 2020.

The index accounts for the seriousness of each crime by “weighting” crime types based on conviction rates and lengths of sentences.

As an example, researchers say a homicide has a much greater impact on the CSI than a single theft. However, high volumes of lower intensity crimes can still have a “substantial” impact on a city’s CSI.

Overall, the city’s crime rate ranked ninth among 41 census metropolitan areas.

Regina’s metropolitan area includes the city proper, in addition to White City, Pilot Butte, Balgonie, Lumsden, Regina Beach, Pense and Belle Plaine.

-With files from The Canadian Press