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
Sparwood BC RCMP 3,990 92.2
+129.4%
168.1
+312.9%
62.6
+55.4%
Marathon (Manitouwadge) ON OPP 1,682 124.8
+85.7%
313.6
+272.5%
50.4
-17.4%
Roblin MB RCMP 1,603 376.4
+110.4%
662.0
+261.2%
265.5
+48.6%
Grey Bruce (Wiarton) ON OPP 1,996 239.9
+65.3%
472.6
+238.0%
148.9
+0.3%
Tumbler Ridge BC RCMP 2,389 118.2
+185.3%
64.4
+225.7%
140.7
+178.9%
Logan Lake BC RCMP 1,356 119.4
+103.7%
241.3
+210.6%
71.7
+39.3%
Wikwemikong ON Municipal 1,417 663.7
+127.5%
1,153.9
+207.2%
473.4
+81.6%
Lennox and Addington County (Deseronto) ON OPP 1,598 187.2
+106.7%
487.7
+206.3%
68.6
+7.4%
Pinawa MB RCMP 1,512 38.2
+44.7%
33.4
+200.8%
40.5
+23.6%
Matagami QC Municipal 1,340 197.4
+62.3%
415.6
+176.5%
111.9
+0.6%
Little Current (Espanola) ON OPP 3,986 108.5
+52.6%
183.7
+169.9%
79.4
+8.8%
Renfrew ON OPP 8,337 99.6
+57.9%
211.5
+151.0%
55.7
+1.0%
Bouctouche NB RCMP 1,944 67.3
+67.0%
101.1
+143.3%
54.3
+35.4%
Provost AB RCMP 1,834 100.8
+27.6%
92.4
+124.6%
105.0
+10.8%
Agassiz BC RCMP 5,000 285.7
+50.0%
470.0
+119.5%
214.4
+17.4%
Barriere BC RCMP 1,273 112.7
+114.9%
160.7
+115.7%
94.5
+114.4%
Alert Bay BC RCMP 1,000 189.1
+52.6%
275.0
+114.0%
156.4
+27.0%
Westlock AB RCMP 4,820 139.8
+61.2%
133.9
+112.5%
143.4
+47.9%
Morris MB RCMP 1,801 85.6
+29.5%
120.4
+112.1%
72.4
+2.9%
Altona MB Municipal 4,227 79.5
+112.9%
60.1
+111.4%
88.0
+113.3%
Esterhazy SK RCMP 2,191 91.3
+59.4%
178.2
+109.4%
57.3
+22.8%
Sioux Lookout ON OPP 3,781 15.9
+74.7%
14.9
+106.0%
16.4
+65.6%
Lanark County (Carleton Place) ON OPP 13,940 73.9
+61.4%
118.1
+102.7%
56.9
+38.1%
Smiths Falls ON Municipal 9,517 115.1
+22.5%
167.3
+102.6%
95.2
-4.1%
Sicamous BC RCMP 2,041 140.0
+64.3%
186.2
+95.4%
122.8
+49.8%
Russell County (Rockland) ON OPP 13,625 45.0
+37.4%
70.8
+92.4%
35.1
+11.6%
North Bay (Mattawa) ON OPP 1,721 80.5
+4.2%
141.6
+90.8%
56.8
-28.2%
Virden MB RCMP 2,904 106.1
+46.0%
179.7
+86.4%
77.7
+21.6%
Camrose AB Municipal 18,454 103.5
+19.1%
121.4
+86.2%
97.3
+1.0%
Rivière-du-Loup Region QC Municipal 19,081 48.7
+20.9%
85.3
+84.8%
34.4
-10.0%
Essex County (Essex) ON OPP 8,233 31.5
+31.3%
48.3
+83.1%
25.1
+7.9%
Dawson Creek BC RCMP 11,706 262.3
+24.0%
373.2
+82.2%
220.2
+1.9%
Oliver BC RCMP 5,708 179.4
+57.2%
118.7
+78.1%
205.2
+53.0%
Redcliff AB RCMP 5,385 66.8
+14.8%
70.0
+74.9%
66.1
+0.2%
Dauphin MB RCMP 8,034 340.4
+39.6%
510.2
+72.7%
275.5
+22.2%
Redwater AB RCMP 1,802 198.4
+10.5%
171.8
+72.4%
210.7
-1.1%
Olds AB RCMP 8,983 101.0
+19.4%
116.6
+71.9%
95.6
+3.9%
Bromont QC Municipal 5,345 40.0
+25.5%
57.4
+71.8%
33.3
+5.9%
Alberton PEI RCMP 1,000 59.3
+8.6%
86.5
+69.6%
48.9
-13.4%
Kirkland Lake ON OPP 6,180 196.4
+24.1%
381.4
+69.1%
124.1
-6.4%
L'Assomption QC Municipal 16,443 43.2
+42.5%
64.8
+69.1%
34.9
+27.6%
Owen Sound ON Municipal 22,318 123.4
+18.1%
200.2
+67.4%
93.7
-5.7%
Hope BC RCMP 4,434 218.9
+39.3%
232.1
+66.6%
215.5
+30.1%
Watrous SK RCMP 1,817 42.3
-7.3%
37.6
+65.9%
44.6
-19.3%
James Bay (Cochrane) ON OPP 3,774 158.2
+35.7%
217.4
+63.9%
135.9
+22.2%
Pemberton BC RCMP 2,970 53.3
+6.6%
53.4
+62.8%
53.7
-6.2%
Grenville County (Prescott) ON OPP 4,078 112.4
+43.2%
178.2
+60.5%
87.0
+31.6%
Abitibi-Ouest Region QC Municipal 20,538 83.9
+33.0%
163.7
+59.6%
52.8
+10.3%
Hampton NB RCMP 3,499 42.7
+39.5%
42.4
+59.3%
43.2
+33.0%
Beaumont AB RCMP 1,209 42.5
+23.3%
59.5
+58.9%
36.1
+7.4%
Corner Brook NL RNC 19,129 74.6
+2.8%
113.0
+58.6%
59.9
-18.8%
Bracebridge (Gravenhurst) ON OPP 5,789 74.7
+18.9%
105.6
+56.6%
63.0
+2.3%
Fort Qu'Appelle SK RCMP 1,866 170.3
+33.1%
193.7
+55.7%
162.4
+24.5%
Clinton BC RCMP 3,113 96.4
+9.4%
74.3
+55.5%
106.0
+1.0%
Caledon ON OPP 1,466 39.1
+23.0%
52.7
+54.2%
34.0
+9.3%
Rainy River District (Atikokan) ON OPP 1,929 70.3
+24.5%
134.5
+54.1%
45.2
+1.4%
St. Anthony NL RCMP 1,986 53.7
+40.9%
65.3
+51.9%
49.5
+35.7%
Argenteuil Region QC Municipal 33,100 82.5
+25.3%
135.9
+51.0%
61.9
+9.0%
Squamish BC RCMP 22,221 80.5
+24.0%
75.0
+50.8%
83.4
+16.5%
Ucluelet BC RCMP 1,940 112.7
+46.4%
91.3
+50.4%
122.2
+45.2%
Martensville SK RCMP 10,499 34.5
+21.9%
39.4
+50.3%
32.8
+11.8%
Unity SK RCMP 2,406 99.3
+20.4%
101.5
+49.1%
99.2
+11.6%
Stratford PEI RCMP 10,927 44.2
+34.8%
52.4
+48.4%
41.3
+28.9%
Melfort SK RCMP 5,718 150.9
+9.3%
143.2
+48.3%
155.3
-0.4%
Superior East (Wawa) ON OPP 2,431 93.7
-20.4%
179.4
+48.3%
60.2
-48.7%
Neepawa MB RCMP 4,938 44.2
+5.4%
47.6
+47.8%
43.2
-6.4%
Maple Creek SK RCMP 2,151 101.0
+47.3%
87.1
+47.8%
107.5
+47.2%
Joliette Region QC Municipal 49,246 71.8
+25.2%
118.4
+47.4%
53.8
+10.5%
Pelican Narrows SK RCMP 2,133 1,752.5
+37.5%
3,775.2
+47.1%
958.8
+24.6%
Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout) ON OPP 3,781 271.5
+41.9%
557.9
+46.9%
159.3
+35.4%
Duncan BC RCMP 24,358 482.6
+109.1%
269.9
+46.3%
571.7
+127.5%
Dryden ON OPP 5,355 162.4
+21.7%
313.0
+46.1%
103.5
+1.3%
Princeton BC RCMP 2,826 126.8
+27.3%
166.1
+46.0%
112.2
+18.3%
Rosetown SK RCMP 2,384 51.4
-2.2%
48.3
+45.9%
53.1
-12.7%
Ashcroft BC RCMP 1,182 147.5
+21.0%
137.7
+45.9%
152.6
+13.9%
Cornwall PEI RCMP 6,574 42.0
+28.0%
51.9
+45.9%
38.5
+20.0%
Deer Lake NL RCMP 4,346 81.3
+38.2%
96.7
+45.3%
75.8
+34.8%
Edmundston NB Municipal 13,125 89.3
+34.4%
99.0
+44.9%
86.1
+30.1%
Port Moody BC Municipal 36,680 41.2
+0.1%
37.6
+44.4%
43.0
-9.6%
Appalaches Region QC Municipal 107,000 49.4
+28.9%
78.7
+44.2%
38.0
+18.5%
Rimbey AB RCMP 2,258 134.4
+17.8%
83.8
+43.7%
155.7
+13.4%
Innisfail AB RCMP 7,016 82.4
-10.8%
90.0
+43.4%
80.1
-23.8%
Selkirk MB RCMP 9,761 167.9
+17.4%
205.7
+42.7%
154.2
+7.2%
Vermilion AB RCMP 3,552 143.8
+3.3%
124.5
+42.2%
152.8
-5.1%
Nakusp BC RCMP 1,112 114.7
+46.9%
89.4
+42.0%
125.8
+48.4%
Kindersley SK RCMP 2,938 87.8
+10.5%
82.4
+40.9%
90.6
+2.5%
Northumberland (Brighton) ON OPP 5,847 52.7
+15.8%
87.4
+40.8%
39.3
0.0%
Estevan SK Municipal 10,629 115.5
+32.4%
163.9
+39.3%
97.1
+28.1%
Marathon ON OPP 3,022 56.5
+23.9%
73.9
+38.9%
50.0
+16.5%
Port Hardy BC RCMP 3,393 277.5
+48.2%
422.7
+38.0%
221.9
+57.0%
Outlook SK RCMP 2,112 38.3
+6.5%
35.6
+36.6%
39.7
-1.3%
Grande Cache AB RCMP 3,037 182.4
-9.0%
296.9
+36.5%
138.2
-29.2%
Sussex NB RCMP 5,447 88.5
+21.5%
89.9
+36.4%
88.7
+16.4%
Manawan QC Municipal 1,597 369.8
+23.2%
946.7
+34.9%
142.4
+0.2%
Peace River AB RCMP 4,264 276.9
+16.2%
294.7
+34.8%
272.2
+9.7%
Armstrong BC RCMP 5,323 93.7
+51.5%
84.2
+34.5%
98.3
+58.4%
Vanderhoof BC RCMP 1,967 144.6
+41.4%
190.5
+34.2%
127.5
+46.1%
Lanark County (Montague) ON OPP 1,896 28.9
-2.9%
26.0
+33.9%
30.3
-11.2%
Kensington PEI Municipal 1,743 61.8
-0.7%
44.1
+33.3%
69.4
-6.8%
La Ronge SK RCMP 5,317 797.5
+16.9%
1,407.8
+33.0%
560.3
+4.2%
Ponoka AB RCMP 7,032 202.6
+8.4%
298.8
+32.1%
165.8
-4.1%
Yorkton SK RCMP 15,969 181.1
+8.7%
206.5
+31.7%
172.5
+0.3%
Pincher Creek AB RCMP 3,463 116.0
+19.0%
124.3
+29.8%
113.6
+14.9%
Hanover ON Municipal 7,761 95.5
-5.3%
128.7
+29.6%
83.0
-18.9%
Beaverlodge AB RCMP 2,251 109.6
-15.7%
127.7
+29.1%
103.2
-28.1%
Souris MB RCMP 1,935 52.5
+18.4%
39.2
+29.1%
58.3
+15.8%
Valleyview AB RCMP 1,280 314.4
+20.9%
436.5
+29.0%
268.3
+16.1%
Swan River MB RCMP 3,989 557.0
+14.1%
507.9
+28.3%
581.3
+9.9%
Spruce Grove AB RCMP 39,348 90.7
+16.3%
84.6
+27.8%
93.9
+12.6%
Black Lake SK RCMP 3,266 1,877.2
+24.8%
1,750.7
+27.7%
1,943.6
+23.8%
St-Pierre-Jolys MB RCMP 1,305 53.5
+19.6%
58.3
+27.5%
52.0
+16.3%
Swift Current SK RCMP 16,304 112.1
+20.2%
87.5
+26.7%
122.9
+18.5%
St. Andrews NB RCMP 1,001 70.9
+94.7%
60.2
+26.2%
75.8
+135.2%
Wynyard SK RCMP 1,667 53.6
-30.6%
28.6
+26.1%
64.0
-35.8%
Vegreville AB RCMP 5,383 161.6
+15.9%
107.1
+25.2%
184.8
+13.9%
Canmore AB RCMP 13,268 60.1
-2.1%
60.3
+25.2%
60.6
-9.9%
Lewisporte NL RCMP 2,064 49.3
+32.5%
53.5
+24.8%
48.0
+36.1%
Sarnia ON Municipal 73,944 87.4
+10.7%
108.2
+24.5%
79.9
+4.4%
Lake Cowichan BC RCMP 3,181 117.8
+35.7%
144.8
+23.9%
108.0
+42.9%
Russell County (Casselman) ON OPP 3,970 51.7
+29.7%
60.0
+23.2%
48.9
+33.2%
Lac La Biche AB RCMP 2,138 295.0
+23.8%
353.3
+23.2%
274.2
+24.2%
Winkler MB Municipal 15,335 48.4
-3.0%
57.7
+23.2%
45.1
-12.5%
Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL RCMP 6,996 309.9
+8.5%
331.3
+21.7%
303.9
+3.7%
White Rock BC RCMP 109,167 90.5
+18.8%
68.8
+21.6%
100.0
+18.1%
Carlyle SK RCMP 1,519 125.3
+8.0%
157.5
+21.6%
113.4
+1.7%
Magog QC Municipal 22,222 47.2
+10.2%
69.3
+21.5%
38.8
+3.3%
Grande Prairie AB RCMP 63,172 160.3
-0.4%
170.4
+21.4%
157.7
-7.6%
Arthabaska Region QC Municipal 74,348 54.6
+12.8%
87.8
+20.6%
41.7
+6.9%
Cobourg ON Municipal 19,830 69.8
+5.6%
97.7
+19.6%
59.3
-1.9%
Shelburne NS RCMP 1,439 166.9
+3.5%
209.1
+19.6%
151.4
-3.7%
Wood Buffalo (Ft. McMurray, Anzac, Conklin) AB RCMP 72,326 132.4
+15.3%
124.0
+19.0%
136.8
+14.0%
Fredericton NB Municipal 64,614 101.1
+2.9%
101.7
+17.5%
101.6
-2.0%
Minnedosa MB RCMP 2,407 87.2
-17.8%
85.5
+17.1%
88.6
-26.3%
Meadow Lake SK RCMP 5,141 364.1
+13.4%
475.1
+16.6%
322.8
+11.6%
Upper Ottawa Valley (Pembroke) ON OPP 16,571 104.3
+9.5%
141.4
+16.0%
90.3
+5.8%
Brooks AB RCMP 14,904 100.3
+5.9%
158.6
+15.7%
77.9
-1.0%
Windsor ON Municipal 5,514 84.6
+4.8%
93.6
+15.5%
81.8
+0.6%
Regina SK Municipal 224,996 117.4
+2.2%
150.2
+15.5%
105.2
-4.1%
Québec QC Municipal 549,459 61.8
+14.2%
90.5
+15.4%
50.8
+13.3%
Whitecourt AB RCMP 9,195 142.0
+33.1%
145.5
+14.4%
141.8
+42.6%
Rocky Mountain House AB RCMP 6,518 165.2
-10.1%
196.4
+14.0%
154.1
-18.8%
Mission BC RCMP 36,193 134.9
+18.3%
151.3
+13.9%
129.5
+20.5%
Prince George BC RCMP 67,339 233.1
+11.1%
253.7
+13.3%
226.8
+10.1%
Rainy River District (Fort Frances) ON OPP 7,159 141.6
+14.8%
204.2
+13.3%
117.7
+15.9%
Elkford BC RCMP 1,908 51.8
+37.9%
69.0
+13.1%
45.3
+59.1%
Barrhead AB RCMP 4,055 101.6
+5.9%
95.8
+12.6%
104.8
+3.7%
Prince Rupert BC RCMP 11,814 217.8
+12.7%
343.8
+12.4%
169.2
+13.0%
Canora SK RCMP 1,763 66.9
-8.2%
88.0
+12.1%
59.0
-17.1%
Parksville BC RCMP 27,330 122.6
+18.8%
101.6
+11.8%
132.0
+21.2%
Delta BC Municipal 108,455 63.9
+8.2%
69.9
+11.7%
62.1
+6.6%
Brockville ON Municipal 22,293 102.3
-0.1%
130.1
+11.6%
92.1
-5.7%
Granby QC Municipal 62,624 58.2
+13.0%
79.1
+11.6%
50.3
+13.9%
Terrace BC RCMP 14,633 212.6
+23.4%
177.4
+11.5%
228.5
+27.7%
Communauté métropolitaine de Québec QC 839,311 52.9
+11.7%
76.5
+11.5%
44.0
+11.9%
Orillia ON OPP 33,379 101.1
+1.1%
165.9
+11.3%
76.1
-6.4%
Killarney MB RCMP 2,499 85.4
+17.3%
72.3
+11.1%
91.3
+19.4%
Hudson Bay SK RCMP 1,332 57.7
-2.1%
63.5
+11.0%
55.9
-7.0%
Shediac NB RCMP 8,563 64.8
+7.9%
63.6
+11.0%
65.8
+6.8%
St. Paul AB RCMP 5,685 415.7
-5.8%
424.7
+10.9%
415.5
-11.2%
Akwesasne Mohawk ON Municipal 12,000 43.4
-4.1%
48.6
+10.6%
41.7
-9.7%
Grey Bruce (Meaford) ON OPP 5,078 44.8
+15.3%
41.4
+10.5%
46.6
+17.2%
Lethbridge AB Municipal 98,406 143.9
+6.3%
143.9
+10.0%
145.2
+4.9%
Two Hills AB RCMP 1,379 131.0
+6.2%
80.1
+10.0%
152.5
+5.4%
North Battleford SK RCMP 13,649 598.5
+6.6%
661.4
+9.7%
578.4
+5.2%
Haliburton Highlands ON OPP 20,571 47.5
-5.4%
55.4
+9.5%
44.7
-11.4%
Lacombe AB Municipal 12,835 60.3
+5.0%
41.8
+8.6%
68.2
+4.1%
Chilliwack BC RCMP 81,622 153.4
+19.5%
155.8
+8.1%
153.8
+24.8%
Sherbrooke QC Municipal 151,157 53.3
+2.2%
79.3
+8.1%
43.3
-1.7%
St. Thomas ON Municipal 45,732 68.0
-13.6%
70.0
+7.7%
67.8
-20.1%
Smithers BC RCMP 5,316 249.3
+27.1%
239.6
+7.6%
255.3
+36.3%
Drayton Valley AB RCMP 6,970 154.3
-13.8%
169.2
+7.6%
149.6
-20.9%
Taber AB Municipal 8,978 86.1
+7.2%
70.9
+7.3%
92.9
+7.2%
Truro NS Municipal 23,583 89.2
+2.5%
102.0
+7.1%
84.8
+0.4%
Charlottetown PEI Municipal 52,390 90.8
+16.7%
89.9
+7.1%
91.9
+20.9%
York Region ON Municipal 1,239,500 54.6
+15.2%
68.2
+6.6%
49.7
+20.5%
Barrie ON Municipal 154,676 61.8
+8.8%
75.2
+6.5%
57.0
+10.0%
Acton Region QC Municipal 9,377 48.4
+0.4%
74.5
+6.5%
38.4
-3.9%
Sault Ste. Marie ON Municipal 64,923 111.5
-4.7%
144.8
+6.2%
99.1
-10.1%
Quesnel BC RCMP 12,110 322.3
+29.1%
252.0
+6.1%
353.0
+37.6%
Cranbrook BC RCMP 20,008 157.8
+25.6%
150.9
+5.7%
161.9
+35.1%
Hamilton ON Municipal 569,353 67.9
+5.0%
87.8
+4.7%
60.4
+5.1%
Prince Albert SK Municipal 36,768 334.0
+13.9%
496.3
+4.6%
271.9
+21.8%
Assiniboia SK RCMP 2,333 60.4
+11.0%
56.8
+4.5%
62.4
+13.6%
Upper Ottawa Valley (Petawawa) ON OPP 14,382 30.3
+22.8%
41.8
+4.4%
26.0
+38.5%
Edmonton AB Municipal 1,151,635 113.3
+0.6%
134.5
+4.4%
105.7
-1.2%
Cornwall ON Municipal 47,286 119.6
+7.6%
149.6
+4.4%
108.5
+9.5%
Kelowna BC RCMP 181,380 137.6
-7.3%
126.2
+4.3%
143.4
-10.8%
Gatineau QC Municipal 291,041 67.6
+1.8%
97.7
+4.1%
56.1
+0.3%
Bathurst NB Municipal 15,985 101.3
+5.9%
132.0
+4.0%
89.9
+7.1%
Lumsden SK RCMP 1,800 65.3
-1.7%
49.4
+4.0%
72.2
-3.1%
Hamilton Metropolitan Area ON 785,184 59.5
+5.2%
74.3
+3.9%
54.1
+5.9%
Thompson MB RCMP 12,329 580.2
+5.6%
1,062.2
+3.7%
392.5
+7.6%
Medicine Hat AB Municipal 63,382 82.6
+0.1%
79.1
+3.5%
84.8
-1.1%
Saskatoon SK Municipal 247,201 131.0
+1.2%
156.7
+3.4%
121.8
+0.0%
Merritt BC RCMP 5,248 239.9
+3.5%
256.2
+3.3%
235.4
+3.7%
Arnprior ON OPP 11,305 46.9
-0.3%
59.1
+3.1%
42.4
-2.1%
Kenora ON OPP 10,974 132.6
+3.5%
170.1
+3.1%
118.8
+3.7%
Montague PEI RCMP 1,896 169.8
+32.0%
190.9
+3.0%
162.8
+52.0%
Humboldt SK RCMP 5,313 66.2
+1.4%
64.6
+2.9%
67.4
+0.9%
Salmon Arm BC RCMP 16,065 104.2
+20.1%
63.8
+2.7%
121.2
+24.5%
Tisdale SK RCMP 2,878 138.7
+22.3%
142.4
+2.6%
138.5
+32.7%
Toronto ON Municipal 2,794,356 69.2
+11.3%
96.0
+2.5%
59.1
+17.8%
Kent BC RCMP 3,936 71.3
+3.7%
92.2
+2.5%
63.5
+4.4%
Sylvan Lake AB RCMP 16,142 86.5
+5.1%
75.1
+2.3%
91.9
+6.1%
Montréal QC Municipal 1,762,949 80.0
+0.9%
113.9
+2.1%
67.1
+0.0%
St. John's NL RNC 185,565 82.5
+3.2%
106.2
+2.1%
73.7
+3.8%
Athabasca AB RCMP 1,181