REGINA — Crime in Regina has declined sharply.
According to Statistics Canada, the Regina Census Metropolitan Area recorded a crime rate of 6,543 in 2025, with its crime severity index down by 12 per cent from 2024.
“It's encouraging. It's a reinforcement of the good work that we're doing here in the city,” said RPS Chief Lorilee Davies at a media scrum Wednesday.
Out of 41 census metropolitan areas, Regina now ranks 13th for crime severity index in the country.
Davies alluded to the drop being caused by prevention and investigation related to crimes, including break-and-enter and vehicle theft.
“It's prevention, providing people with the information to ensure that they're not being victimized, but it's also the investigative part of it, holding offenders accountable. If we can arrest someone on the first break and enter that they do, as opposed to catching them on the seventh break and enter.”
It’s a positive direction for the RPS considering they ranked number 1 in the crime severity index nearly a decade ago.
“The fact that in nine years we've dropped is fantastic.”
Stats from Statistics Canada also show the percentage of cases solved has increased in nine years.
“Our clearance rate is 46.88 per cent in 2025, and I look back to 2016, and it was 39.09 per cent,” said Davies.
Clearance rates apply to all crimes solved besides traffic.
Despite seeing improvements, Davies said there is work still to be done, including shoplifting.
“Shoplifting nationally and in the city continues to be a pressure point. So continuing work with our partners, loss prevention officers, and targeting retail thefts is certainly a priority for us.”
Arson also continues to be a constant issue for police, as Davies explained why.
“It’s more of a crime of opportunity. There’s a good chance that the bin fires are the biggest pressure point for us. I think a lot of people see those as a crime with no victim. Unfortunately, those fires can spread, obviously, to adjoining buildings, garages, and residents, and so it's certainly a concern for us.”
Moving forward, Davies said these results can give the RPS a perspective on who's leading in the country and survey best practices.
