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Crime Severity Index in Canada by city | 2023

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)

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Overall Violent crime Non-violent crime
City / Town Police
Pop.
CSI
% CHNG
CSI
% CHNG
CSI
% CHNG
Greater Toronto Area ON 6,202,225 58.5
+10.8%
77.7
+1.6%
51.4
+17.2%
Greater Montréal QC 4,318,128 63.2
+2.2%
89.7
+1.4%
53.2
+2.7%
Toronto ON Municipal 2,794,356 69.2
+11.3%
96.0
+2.5%
59.1
+17.8%
Metro Vancouver BC 2,463,431 90.2
-2.4%
79.3
-7.4%
95.4
-0.6%
Montréal QC Municipal 1,762,949 80.0
+0.9%
113.9
+2.1%
67.1
+0.0%
Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton) ON Municipal 1,499,917 51.4
+7.9%
67.3
-3.5%
45.5
+15.9%
Calgary AB Municipal 1,305,550 72.5
-9.6%
82.5
-1.4%
69.1
-13.0%
York Region ON Municipal 1,239,500 54.6
+15.2%
68.2
+6.6%
49.7
+20.5%
Edmonton AB Municipal 1,151,635 113.3
+0.6%
134.5
+4.4%
105.7
-1.2%
Ottawa ON Municipal 1,017,449 55.8
+3.1%
66.5
-1.6%
52.0
+5.6%
Communauté métropolitaine de Québec QC 839,311 52.9
+11.7%
76.5
+11.5%
44.0
+11.9%
Winnipeg Metropolitan Region MB 834,678 129.1
-5.6%
193.2
+1.3%
104.5
-10.2%
Hamilton Metropolitan Area ON 785,184 59.5
+5.2%
74.3
+3.9%
54.1
+5.9%
Winnipeg MB Municipal 749,607 135.8
-5.9%
207.1
+1.1%
108.4
-10.7%
Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax) ON Municipal 696,992 46.8
+5.4%
60.2
-0.7%
41.9
+9.2%
Waterloo Region (Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo) ON Municipal 673,910 75.5
-4.4%
92.6
-5.7%
69.4
-3.7%
Vancouver BC Municipal 662,248 97.0
+5.6%
102.8
-2.8%
95.5
+9.6%
Halton Region (Oakville, Burlington, Milton) ON Municipal 596,637 31.4
+0.7%
31.7
-14.7%
31.6
+8.6%
Hamilton ON Municipal 569,353 67.9
+5.0%
87.8
+4.7%
60.4
+5.1%
Surrey BC RCMP 568,322 110.8
+9.0%
79.8
-12.3%
124.1
+16.3%
Québec QC Municipal 549,459 61.8
+14.2%
90.5
+15.4%
50.8
+13.3%
Halifax Regional Municipality NS 465,703 72.0
-1.3%
97.1
-6.6%
62.6
+2.3%
St. Catharines - Niagara Region ON 447,888 54.5
-2.3%
66.9
+1.5%
50.0
-4.3%
London ON Municipal 423,369 70.1
-13.7%
87.1
-9.9%
63.9
-15.6%
Greater Victoria BC 418,661 79.9
+6.8%
74.1
-18.4%
82.9
+19.9%
Saskatoon Metropolitan Area SK 317,480 116.3
-0.6%
137.5
0.0%
108.8
-0.8%
Gatineau QC Municipal 291,041 67.6
+1.8%
97.7
+4.1%
56.1
+0.3%
Burnaby BC RCMP 249,125 74.3
-3.7%
64.3
-13.4%
78.9
-0.1%
Saskatoon SK Municipal 247,201 131.0
+1.2%
156.7
+3.4%
121.8
+0.0%
Regina SK Municipal 224,996 117.4
+2.2%
150.2
+15.5%
105.2
-4.1%
St. John's NL RNC 185,565 82.5
+3.2%
106.2
+2.1%
73.7
+3.8%
Kelowna BC RCMP 181,380 137.6
-7.3%
126.2
+4.3%
143.4
-10.8%
Codiac Region (Moncton, Dieppe, Riverview) NB RCMP 157,717 115.4
-4.9%
117.6
-9.2%
115.4
-3.1%
Barrie ON Municipal 154,676 61.8
+8.8%
75.2
+6.5%
57.0
+10.0%
Sherbrooke QC Municipal 151,157 53.3
+2.2%
79.3
+8.1%
43.3
-1.7%
Coquitlam BC RCMP 148,625 65.5
-0.1%
68.6
-8.8%
64.8
+4.1%
Guelph ON Municipal 144,356 55.5
-7.0%
65.5
-2.0%
52.0
-9.3%
Langley Township BC RCMP 137,399 72.9
-3.0%
73.0
-17.6%
73.4
+4.3%
St. Catharines ON Municipal 136,803 54.5
-2.3%
66.9
+1.5%
50.0
-4.3%
Abbotsford BC Municipal 132,300 100.2
+24.2%
93.9
-9.7%
103.6
+43.8%
Trois-Rivières QC Municipal 128,057 62.4
+7.4%
89.9
+1.8%
52.0
+11.6%
Kingston ON Municipal 127,943 84.1
-0.5%
75.3
-14.5%
88.4
+5.4%
Thunder Bay ON Municipal 122,258 103.0
-4.4%
192.0
-9.9%
68.4
+2.8%
Saanich BC Municipal 118,687 43.8
-18.4%
47.2
-44.5%
42.9
+2.8%
White Rock BC RCMP 109,167 90.5
+18.8%
68.8
+21.6%
100.0
+18.1%
Delta BC Municipal 108,455 63.9
+8.2%
69.9
+11.7%
62.1
+6.6%
Appalaches Region QC Municipal 107,000 49.4
+28.9%
78.7
+44.2%
38.0
+18.5%
Nanaimo BC RCMP 106,079 135.0
-1.9%
134.4
-7.9%
136.4
+0.7%
Brantford ON Municipal 104,413 78.0
-9.9%
92.6
-27.3%
72.8
+2.7%
Red Deer AB RCMP 99,846 146.9
-10.6%
150.7
-8.9%
146.6
-11.3%
Lethbridge AB Municipal 98,406 143.9
+6.3%
143.9
+10.0%
145.2
+4.9%
Cape Breton (Sydney, Glace Bay, New Waterford) NS Municipal 94,284 44.0
-18.9%
49.6
-31.2%
42.2
-11.6%
Kamloops BC RCMP 92,442 172.0
+8.2%
136.7
-3.8%
187.6
+12.3%
Greater Sudbury ON Municipal 92,093 75.8
-7.0%
126.6
-6.7%
56.1
-7.2%
Victoria BC Municipal 91,867 171.1
+10.7%
146.2
-9.4%
182.5
+19.2%
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC Municipal 88,083 47.2
-7.7%
72.3
-4.9%
37.5
-9.8%
North Vancouver District BC RCMP 85,935 37.3
+2.7%
34.9
-17.7%
38.6
+12.8%
Peterborough ON Municipal 83,651 72.3
-5.1%
96.0
-1.0%
63.5
-7.4%
Chilliwack BC RCMP 81,622 153.4
+19.5%
155.8
+8.1%
153.8
+24.8%
Kawartha Lakes ON Municipal 79,247 80.4
+21.6%
74.1
-3.1%
83.6
+33.6%
Belleville ON Municipal 75,052 78.7
-4.4%
84.7
-4.5%
77.0
-4.4%

Source: Statistics Canada