Safety, air quality and noise in Calgary
Area scores as of 2026-08-01. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.
Safety — higher is safer
Calgary scores 96 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.
Measured figure: 78.4 offences per 10,000 residents.
Safety uses a median of 78.4 offences per 10,000 residents across the 1,534 of 1,711 DAs in this city with published figures for the surrounding police service jurisdiction, from Statistics Canada Uniform Crime Reporting and municipal police services, 2024.
Median across the 1,711 member areas; middle half 94 to 98.
Clean air — higher is cleaner
Calgary scores 7 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.
Measured figure: 23.4 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.
Clean air uses a median of 23.4 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 1,447 of 1,711 DAs in this city with published figures, an annual mean modelled at 1,447 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.
Median across the 1,711 member areas; middle half 0 to 58.
Quiet — higher is quieter
Calgary scores 42 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.
Measured figure: 63.2 decibels (modelled).
Quiet uses a median of 63.2 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 1,447 of 1,711 DAs in this city with published figures, a day-evening-night level taken at 1,447 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.
Median across the 1,711 member areas; middle half 34 to 46.
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