User:The Interior/Edmonton crime section

Along with other prairie cities such as Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina, Edmonton has greater crime rates than the national average. The city experienced a decrease in crime in the 1990s, an increase in the early 2000s, and another downturn at the end of the decade. In 2012, Maclean's ranked Edmonton as Canada's 19th most dangerous city. The city also has a higher rate of violent crime than the national average. In 2012, there were 29 homicides, down from 48 in 2011. The city's police force, Edmonton Police Service, was founded in 1892, and had approximately 1,400 officers in 2012.