Crime rate:
Measures the number of criminal incidents reported to the police, per 100,000 persons.
Crime severity index:
Based on the number of serious criminal incidents reported to the police.
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR):
Monthly standardized reports of police-reported crimes sent by police forces to Statistics Canada; aggregated results are published annually.
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Where do these statistics come from?The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) -- part of Statistics Canada -- is the main source of crime and justice statistics in Canada. It gathers data every year from several sources: police departments, courts, and correctional facilities. Statistics Canada also conducts a crime victimization survey every five years. Results from these surveys are compiled into tables, and published in Statistics Canada's data tables. Experts at the CCJS also analyze the results and write up reports and publish articles in Juristat. |
Source: Statistics Canada. (2023). Criminal violations. Police-Reported Information Hub. [Data]. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2023027-eng.htm
For summarized tables, trends and expert analysis, search in Juristat, Here are a few other options:
To dig into the statistics, you can link to Statistics Canada's Data Tables from these surveys:
For summarized data, see these publications:
To dig into the data, you can link to Statistics Canada's Data Tables from these surveys:
Every 5 years, Statistics Canada conducts a national survey on victimization as part of its General Social Survey (GSS) program. In 2019, this was called the General Social Survey: Canadians' Safety. (Also called the GSS Victimization.) Some data is also drawn from the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for incidents reported to police.
For summarized tables and trends, see these publications:
To dig into the data, see these files from DataBC:
If you want to do some serious number-crunching, or crime mapping, see:
Please see the links to Public Opinion Sources on the Library's Statistics research Guide. Here are just a couple of examples::