Statistics Canada released the Crime Statistics for 2020, as well as the Crime Severity Index (CSI) values for 325 police services policing communities over 10,000 population. Weyburn ranked 52st out of 325 on the Overall Crime Severity Index, and Estevan ranked 53rd.

As Chief of Police with the Weyburn Police Service Jamie Blunden explained, the two cities differ in a few ways.

"The Violent Crime Severity index for them is 78.53, ours is 73.99, which means we're in better shape for violent crime, but, we look back over at our non violent crimes, so those property crimes that are non violent in nature, we're lagging behind them slightly, so we're sitting in 37th. They're sitting in 40th, so they are three better than us right now."

For Overall Crime Severity Index, Weyburn ranked 51/325 with a CSI value of 108.47; for Violent Crime Severity Index, Weyburn ranked 126/325 with a CSI value of 73.99; for Non-Violent Crime Severity Index, Weyburn ranked 37/325 with a CSI value of 120.62.

Comparatively, for Overall CSI, Estevan ranked #53 with a CSI value of 108.27; for Violent CSI, they ranked #116 with a CSI value of 78.53; and for Non-Violent CSI, Estevan ranked #40 with a CSI value of 118.72.

"When you put it all together, the overall value and the overall score, I mean we're 108.47. They are 108.27, so we're almost neck and neck with that, and so you know when I look at it from our perspective, I think we're doing very well in the Violent Crime Severity Index, and looking after those things, I think what we need to do is look a little bit more at those smaller crimes that are happening within our community."

Blunden noted the rankings can be confusing, but a high number is a good number.

"325th on the list, that's the best spot to be in, versus if you have a value of 700 like North Battleford does, for a certain area, that's your numbers are skyrocketed and ultimately at the end of the day, it puts you into that spot where you've got a lot of crime going on."

North Battleford's Overall CSI ranked #2 with a CSI value of 454.03; Violent CSI ranked #2 with a CSI value of 540.98; Non-Violent CSI ranked #1 with a CSI value of 377.56.

Prince Albert's Overall CSI ranked #7 with a CSI value of 249.28; Violent CSI ranked #5 with a CSI value of 375.26; Non-Violent CSI ranked #10 with a CSI value of 203.38.

Yorkton's Overall CSI ranked #30 with a CSI value of 128.56; Violent CSI ranked #33 with a CSI value of 142.23; Non-Violent CSI ranked #34 with a CSI value of 123.34.

Saskatoon Overall CSI ranked #39 with a CSI value of 118.33; Violent CSI ranked #34 with a CSI value of 137.53; Non-Violent CSI ranked #50 with a CSI value of 111.15.

Regina's Overall CSI ranked #47 with a CSI value of 110.41; Violent CSI ranked #36 with a CSI value of 135.65; Non-Violent CSI ranked #60 with a CSI value of 101.07.

Weyburn's Overall CSI ranked #51 with a CSI value of 108.47; Violent CSI ranked #126 with a CSI value of 73.99; Non-Violent CSI ranked #37 with a CSI value of 120.62.

Estevan's Overall CSI ranked #53 with a CSI value of 108.27; Violent CSI ranked #116 with a CSI value of 78.53; Non-Violent CSI ranked #40 with a CSI value of 118.72.

Moose Jaw's Overall CSI ranked #59 with a CSI value of 104.28; Violent CSI ranked #140 with a CSI value of 69.76; Non-Violent CSI ranked #43 with a CSI value of 116.44.

Swift Current's Overall CSI ranked #68 with a CSI value of 97.43; Violent CSI ranked #89 with a CSI value of 92.62; Non-Violent CSI ranked #61 with a CSI value of 98.93.