▁Code ▁off ences , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁into ▁a ▁crime ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 2 8 ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁off ences ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁provincial ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 2 5 ▁off ences . ▁During ▁that ▁year , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁average , ▁the ▁RC MP ▁reported ▁much ▁higher ▁crime ▁rates ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁for ▁c oca ine , ▁can nab is , ▁non - sex ual ▁assault s , ▁property ▁damage , ▁and ▁ar son ▁related ▁off ences . ▁However , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁lower ▁crime ▁rates ▁for ▁rob ber y , ▁the ft ▁from ▁motor ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁business ▁break - and - ent ers . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁u pl and ▁pra i ries ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁River , ▁experiences ▁a ▁cold ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁( close ▁to ▁sub ar ctic ), ▁with ▁cold ▁winter s ▁and ▁warm ▁sum mers . ▁Although ▁winter s ▁can ▁be ▁fr ig id , ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁mil der ▁winter s ▁than ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Canada ▁( es pecially ▁considering ▁its ▁relatively ▁nor ther ly ▁latitude ) ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁They ▁tend ▁to ▁block ▁ar ctic ▁air ▁masses ▁coming ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁north / n orth west , ▁although ▁they ▁can ▁certainly ▁still ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁pre domin antly ▁south w ester ly ▁wind ▁blow s