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Safety
Total Violent Criminal Code Violations per 100,000 People
Significance
• A safer society has, all else equal, a higher level of well-being.
• Violent crimes involve harm or threats of harm to people and a low violent crime rate can significantly improve the lives of a population.
• Understanding which communities have low violent crime rates can help people to make informed decisions about where to live.
Core Indicator
• The number of total violent criminal code violations per 100,000 people is used to measure the incidence of violent crime.
• In Canada the incidence of violent crime decreased 14.5% from 2000 to 2011, an average of 1.7% per year (see following chart).
Total Violent Criminal Code Violations Per 100,000 People in Canada
1998-2011
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20111,200
1,250
1,300
1,350
1,400
1,450
1,500
1,550
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 252-0051 (UCR)
Decline in Violent Crime Rate
• The decline seen between 2000 and 2011 can be examined in further detail by looking at specific violations (see following chart).
• By far the largest decline occurred in abductions (52%), followed by violent crime with firearms (23%), and robberies (13.4%).
• In contrast, forced confinement (kidnapping) increased by 55.6 %.
Percent Change in Violent Criminal Code Violations per 100,000 people by
detailed Violations in Canada, 2000-2011
-60.0
-40.0
-20.0
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 252-0051 (UCR)
Canada’s Major CMAs
• Among Canada’s largest census metropolitan areas (CMAs), only St. John’s, Halifax, and Winnipeg had more violent criminal code violations per 100,000 than the Canadian average in 2011 (see following chart).
• Ottawa’s violent crime rate – the lowest among the major CMAs in 2011 – was nearly half the Canadian average.
Total Violent Criminal Code Violations per 100,000 people in Major CMAs, 2011
St. J
ohn's
Halifax
Win
nipe
g
Canad
a
Edmon
ton
Victor
ia
Vanco
uver
Sudb
ury
Hamilt
on
Kings
ton
Mon
tréal
Kitche
ner
Londo
n
Toron
to
Québe
c
Calgary
Ottawa
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 252-0051 (UCR)
CMA Trends (2000 to 2011)
• Between 2000 and 2011, the violent crime rate actually fell in all major CMAs except for Edmonton, Québec, Kitchener, and St. John’s (see
following chart).
• St. John’s had by far the largest increase in violent crime (26.6%), followed by Kitchener (6.7%).
• The violent crime rate shrunk the most in Victoria (down 33.6%), followed by Toronto (down 32.1%).
Percent Change in Total Violent Criminal Code Violations per 100,000
People in Major CMAs, 2000-2011
Victor
ia
Toron
to
Calgary
Vanco
uver
Hamilt
on
Ottawa
Halifax
Win
nipe
g
Mon
tréal
Sudb
ury
Londo
n
Kings
ton
Canad
a
Edmon
ton
Québe
c
Kitche
ner
St. J
ohn's
-40.0
-30.0
-20.0
-10.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 252-0051 (UCR)