60 Saskatchewan RCMP detachment areas over the Canadian Crime Severity Index

July 22, 2026 - Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
From: Saskatchewan RCMP

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Today, the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics will report on the 2025 Crime Severity Index (CSI). The CSI assesses communities based on violent offences, non-violent offences, and the overall CSI (all offences combined) which factors in both volume and severity of crimes. 

For 2025, the Canadian CSI is 75.01 and the Saskatchewan CSI is 146.64. The following information pertains to the Saskatchewan RCMP detachment areas with a population over 1000:

• 60 of 84 Saskatchewan RCMP detachment areas are over the Canadian CSI.
• Of the 60 detachments areas, 11 are more than 10 times the Canadian CSI.
• Of the 60 detachments areas, 25 are located in northern Saskatchewan.

The complete list of Saskatchewan police service areas and their CSI scores can be found here: CSI in Saskatchewan

*This link includes all police jurisdictions in the province and excludes communities or detachment areas that have a population less than 1000.

How is the Saskatchewan RCMP responding?

These crime realities must be met with impactful, meaningful action. The Saskatchewan RCMP continues to examine and implement options that bridge today’s policing realities with modern service delivery.

• Rotational Drive-In Models: Police service delivery modernizations are being tested to ensure adequate staffing levels and effective policing methods. This includes creating a hub and satellite detachments within Pelican Narrows, and surrounding detachment areas – which strengthens the police presence in the communities, increases resources in each detachment area, and ensures officers have access to the backup they need to respond safely and effectively to calls for service. This rotational model enables officers to live in the Saskatoon area and report for duty in their respective community, rotating between two teams every eight days. During the eight days of being on duty, they reside in the communities they are serving. A previous analysis of similar rotational models in other Saskatchewan detachment areas have shown reduced staffing and workload strains, enhanced policing service and more community engagement. Additionally, communities have provided feedback noting that this rotational model attracts and retains more experienced officers, giving the detachment stability and keeping it adequately staffed. Further consultation with communities and assessments will take place to determine if rotational drive-in models will be implemented elsewhere in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction.
• Strengthening Investigations: The Saskatchewan RCMP are investing in intelligence-led policing by aligning resources and hiring additional analysts who turn significant volumes of data into actionable information that supports investigations and public safety. This helps investigators identify evolving crime trends, uncover links between incidents, and allocate resources more effectively – supporting faster and more informed investigative decisions.
• Strategic and Targeted Enforcement: From April 1, 2025, to July 15, 2026, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) conducted 410 deployments to Saskatchewan communities, 164 of those to northern communities. During those deployments, the Warrant Enforcement Response Teams (WEST) were in northern communities executing warrants for prolific offenders and providing critical support to frontline officers during periods of high call volume. Additionally, the Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) are highly visible in communities, working alongside detachment officers to respond to high-risk incidents and target organized crime networks involved in illicit drugs and firearms. Every strategic patrol is guided by data analysis, ensuring resources are deployed where they are needed most and can have the greatest impact.

“As Saskatchewan’s provincial police service, we have an obligation to make every effort to enhance our service delivery to combat crimes and continue to evolve with the changing policing environment,” says Superintendent Amber Clark with Saskatchewan RCMP. “That's why we're not standing still. We're modernizing how we police, investing in intelligence-led approaches, and strengthening partnerships to target prolific offenders, disrupt drug networks and continue focusing on our core mandate: community safety.”

We remain committed to sharing factual information with the public, even if it reflects difficult realities for communities and our officers. Over the coming days, the Saskatchewan RCMP will be releasing further crime statistics regarding our calls for service, prolific offenders, warrants executed, breach of conditions, impaired driving, illicit drugs, and homicides – along with the actions we are taking to reduce crime, hold offenders accountable and enhance community safety across Saskatchewan.