Calgary Community Disorder Calls for Service

15 disorder call types, including Drunk, Disturbance, and Noise complaints, are tracked by the Calgary Police Service. Data originates from Computer Aided Dispatch and online reporting systems, with monthly static updates. Disorder counts are not directly comparable to pre-2024 reporting due to a methodology update.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in Disorder Event Count by Year and Month across Calgary communities.
• Compare prevalence of specific disorder Category types (e.g., Noise complaint, Suspicious person) between different Community areas.
• Model the relationship between Community and Event Count for specific disorder categories like Mental health concern or Drugs.

Strengths

• Tracks 15 distinct disorder call categories, providing granular event classification.
• Data is updated monthly from authoritative CAD and records management systems.
• Methodology documentation explains the removal of categories like property damage in 2024.

Limitations

• Event Counts are not directly comparable to data before January 2024 due to methodology changes.
• Only includes public-generated calls (Advised, Callback, Dispatched), excluding police-generated calls.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

Calgary Police Service Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and records management system (SENTRY).

Collection Method

Public-generated calls for service (Advised, Callback, Dispatched) are geocoded to communities via CAD.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated monthly; last update was 2026-04-01.

Geography

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, aggregated by Community.