Chart 6
Average severity of most recent violent crime attributed to an accused person, by type and number of previous contacts with police since 2018, Canada, 2024
1.
The Crime Severity Index (CSI) was developed to complement the conventional crime rate and other indicators by considering both the number and the severity of crimes in a given area. Each violation is assigned a weight that represents its severity. The severity is based on actual sentences handed down by the courts in all provinces and territories. More serious crimes are assigned higher weights, and less serious offences are assigned lower weights.
Note(s):
Firearm-related violent crime includes incidents where the most serious violation was a firearm-specific violent offence (discharging a firearm with intent, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, pointing a firearm) and other violent crimes where the most serious weapon present in the incident was a firearm. A contact is defined as being an accused person in relation to a police-reported Criminal Code or other federal statute violation (only contacts for violent crimes are shown in this chart). To be considered in scope for this analysis and included in the cohort, the most recent incident for which a person was accused must have been reported during the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Based on the most recent police-reported firearm-related violent crime attributed to an accused person or, if a person was not accused of firearm-related crime in 2024, based on the most recent Criminal Code or other federal statute offence (only those whose most recent offence was a violent crime are included in this chart). Charges may or may not have been laid or recommended by police. Previous contacts included in this analysis must have been reported by police during the period from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2024. An individual may have had prior police contact before this period. Each distinct incident represents one contact, including instances where an accused was arrested once in relation to multiple incidents. Because of quality concerns regarding weapon data, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec is excluded.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| Previous contact for any violent crime | Previous contact for a firearm-related violent crime | |
|---|---|---|
| No previous contact | 113 | 122 |
| One previous contact | 132 | 323 |
| Two to five previous contacts | 156 | 525 |
| More than five previous contacts | 186 | 680 |
1.
The Crime Severity Index (CSI) was developed to complement the conventional crime rate and other indicators by considering both the number and the severity of crimes in a given area. Each violation is assigned a weight that represents its severity. The severity is based on actual sentences handed down by the courts in all provinces and territories. More serious crimes are assigned higher weights, and less serious offences are assigned lower weights.
Note(s):
Firearm-related violent crime includes incidents where the most serious violation was a firearm-specific violent offence (discharging a firearm with intent, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, pointing a firearm) and other violent crimes where the most serious weapon present in the incident was a firearm. A contact is defined as being an accused person in relation to a police-reported Criminal Code or other federal statute violation (only contacts for violent crimes are shown in this chart). To be considered in scope for this analysis and included in the cohort, the most recent incident for which a person was accused must have been reported during the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Based on the most recent police-reported firearm-related violent crime attributed to an accused person or, if a person was not accused of firearm-related crime in 2024, based on the most recent Criminal Code or other federal statute offence (only those whose most recent offence was a violent crime are included in this chart). Charges may or may not have been laid or recommended by police. Previous contacts included in this analysis must have been reported by police during the period from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2024. An individual may have had prior police contact before this period. Each distinct incident represents one contact, including instances where an accused was arrested once in relation to multiple incidents. Because of quality concerns regarding weapon data, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec is excluded.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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