The Crime Severity Index (CSI) monitors the severity level of police-reported crime. The CSI measures the overall seriousness of crime from one year to the next by tracking both the prevalence of crime within a community, and the seriousness of the crimes committed. This provides a better understanding of the impact that crime has on individual community members, their families, and the community as a whole. (U of Waterloo)
Hover over a city's chart icon to see its CSI over time.
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| City / Town | Police |
Pop.
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CSI
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% CHNG
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CSI
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% CHNG
|
CSI
|
% CHNG
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Shelburne | NS | RCMP | 1,439 | 85.1 |
+2.0%
|
151.1 |
+63.3%
| 59.5 |
-26.1%
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Millbrook | NS | RCMP | 1,739 | 415.9 |
+0.3%
|
526.6 |
-24.7%
| 375.1 |
+23.2%
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Digby | NS | RCMP | 2,001 | 118.2 |
+0.2%
|
142.4 |
+1.0%
| 109.5 |
-0.2%
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Pictou | NS | RCMP | 2,643 | 123.4 |
+3.6%
|
106.5 |
-27.2%
| 131.2 |
+20.1%
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Antigonish | NS | RCMP | 5,620 | 96.1 |
-24.1%
|
99.8 |
-31.0%
| 95.5 |
-20.7%
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Yarmouth | NS | RCMP | 7,848 | 177.0 |
+24.8%
|
297.8 |
+64.7%
| 130.3 |
+2.2%
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Bridgewater | NS | Municipal | 8,790 | 73.3 |
-11.5%
|
77.4 |
-17.6%
| 72.3 |
-8.6%
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Amherst | NS | Municipal | 9,548 | 156.8 |
-9.4%
|
122.0 |
-20.6%
| 172.0 |
-5.6%
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Kentville | NS | Municipal | 14,905 | 79.6 |
+11.1%
|
88.2 |
+6.6%
| 76.9 |
+13.3%
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Antigonish County | NS | RCMP | 19,200 | 76.0 |
+40.7%
|
126.9 |
+126.9%
| 56.2 |
+4.8%
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New Glasgow Region | NS | Municipal | 19,316 | 116.4 |
-13.6%
|
147.8 |
-1.1%
| 104.9 |
-19.4%
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Annapolis County | NS | RCMP | 20,000 | 96.0 |
-2.1%
|
121.9 |
+18.7%
| 86.5 |
-10.9%
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Truro | NS | Municipal | 23,583 | 95.6 |
+5.2%
|
104.1 |
+1.4%
| 93.0 |
+7.0%
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Cape Breton (Sydney, Glace Bay, New Waterford) | NS | Municipal | 94,284 | 42.7 |
-4.2%
|
58.0 |
+14.3%
| 36.9 |
-13.1%
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Halifax Regional Municipality | NS | 465,703 | 74.0 |
+3.5%
|
93.6 |
-3.8%
| 66.7 |
+8.0%
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Source: Statistics Canada