If you’re a business owner in Lethbridge, Alberta, it may be time to take a hard look at your security strategy.
Even though Lethbridge only has a population of 104,524, it had the highest Crime Severity Index (CSI) in Canada in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The CSI scores take into consideration the number of overall incidents reported to police and the severity of the crime committed for a specific area over the course of a year.
In Lethbridge, the CSI was 128.7 in 2021. While this number is down from 2020, it is the highest score out of the 35 census metropolitan areas that are tracked. This includes:
- Calgary, Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Toronto, Ontari
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon Saskatchewan
- Kelowna, BC
- Abbotsford-Mission, BC
- Vancouver, BC
- Victoria, BC
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lethbridge is also 27.3 points higher than Alberta’s provincial average. When it comes to crime rates, Lethbridge has 9,836 crimes per 100,000 people. Globally, Lethbridge has the 56th highest crime index.
While the non-violent crime rates are down from 2020, violent crimes in Lethbridge are up 2.7%. These violent crimes include homicide, assault, violent firearm offences, robbery and extortion. Non-violent crimes include property damage, speeding tickets and prostitution.
Here’s just some of the incident data related to common violent and non-violent crimes in Lethbridge:
- Robbery – 59 incidents, up from 2020
- Extortion – 56 incidents, up from 2020
- Property crime – 7,790 incidents, down from 2020
- Breaking and entering – 1,135 indicents, down from 2020
- Motor vehicle theft – 414 incidents, up from 2020
- Theft over $5,000 – 91 incidents, up from 2020
- Theft under $5,000 – 3,681 incidents, down from 2020
- Trespass at night – 64, down from 2020
Protect your business with a verified security solution
If you are a business owner in Lethbridge, one of the best steps you can take to ensure your property stays free of crime is installing a verified security system.
At Sonitrol, we are renowned for helping law enforcement identify real security threats through real-time verification. This ability is increasingly important as more and more communities adopt Verified Video Surveillance Response Policies. It also results in a very low 3% false alarm rate vs 98% from other systems.
Coupled with the partnerships Sonitrol has built with local police, these low rates are the reason why the men and women in blue hurry to Sonitrol alarms ... and not to others.
We also have:
- The best apprehension rate in the industry (over 175,000 apprehensions to date!)
- Early detection, full verification and 100% coverage, making it easy for you to protect your business.
- An average response time of 3.5 minutes.
- A guarantee and commitment to service through warranties, satisfaction guarantees and more.
- Innovative, integrated security solutions.
- A reputation from deterring criminals because they know what the Sonitrol name means – quick responses and higher apprehension rates.
For more information on how Sonitrol security solutions can protect your Lethbridge company, contact us today.
