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Downtown Commercial Core

City Centre

Centre Calgary

A community in Calgary's downtown core, home to 7,257 residents. Safety score 4 out of 100 (crime increased 14% year-over-year). Average home value $249,659, 63% below the city median. A major commercial centre with 839 active businesses, one of Calgary's densest dining scenes, a predominantly renter population, strong transit connectivity, and $115M in active development projects, anchored by University of Calgary Downtown Campus.

Safety Score4out of 100
Assessed Value$249,659-62.6% vs city avg
Population7,257residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
23.3%
Owner-Occupied
76.7%
Renter
37.1
Median Age
$73,429
Avg Income
54.3%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 4 means Downtown Commercial Core has lower crime rates than 4% of Calgary communities, based on property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime rates are calculated using Census 2021 population. Actual current population may differ.

Note: CPS suppresses values under 5 incidents (shown as 2.5).

Crime
Property + Violent
935incidents
▲13.9% yoy
vs 821 previous year
128.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
6,139incidents
▲12.7% yoy
vs 5,448 previous year
845.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 67.8)

Quarterly Crime Trend

Quarterly incident counts

Quarterly Disorder Trend

Quarterly incident counts

Crime Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Violent Crime
558incidents
76.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
377incidents
51.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Disturbances
1,073(76%)
147.9 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
189(13%)
26.0 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
75(5%)
10.3 per 1,000
Other
68(5%)
9.4 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Transit
2,142▲14% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
1,311▼2% yoy
3.
Graffiti
646▲21% yoy
4.
Bylaw
516▼7% yoy
5.
Snow/Ice
449▼26% yoy
5,981total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Row
$261,450
20 units
Apartment
$249,560
2,380 units

CREB City Centre District Benchmarks(2026-02-01)
Detached
$967,800 ▲+0.3% yoy
Semi-Detached
$951,400 ▲+1.7% yoy
Row
$594,400 ▼-1.5% yoy
Apartment
$305,600 ▼-11.4% yoy
View City Centre District Details →

Business & Development

2026-03
dining-oriented
Dining: 372Retail: 268Services: 155Industrial: 19
Business Activity
Active Licenses
851licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
286permits
▼25% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Housing Units Approved:771▲185% yoy
Investment:$500.3M▼16% yoy

Top Business Types

1.
Retail
275
2.
Food Service
258
3.
Personal Service
90
4.
Contractor
87
5.
Other
54

Community Highlights

Landmarks

Local Amenities

Groceries

Pharmacies

Places of Worship

Hotels

Restaurants & Cafes

Major Projects

1active projects$115M total investment

Under Construction

  • Barron Building Residential ConversionResidential · $115M

Source: Alberta Major Projects

Schools

2025
W.H.Cushing Workplace School
CBESchool
BOW VALLEY COLLEGE
OtherSchool
UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
OtherSchool
3 schools

Transit

107transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 1→Bowness/Forest Lawn
  • Route 2→Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW
  • Route 3→Sandstone/Elbow Dr SW
  • Route 4→Huntington
  • Route 5→North Haven

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