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  • 41. Police personnel and expenditures in Canada, 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022013
    Description:

    This infographic is a visual representation using some of the data from the 2021 Police Administration Survey. Findings reported on the infographic include results on key indicators such as police strength, number of police officers, COVID-19 data, number of calls for service, police personnel data and financial cost-drivers for police services.

    Release date: 2022-03-31
  • 42. Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022022
    Description:

    Using police-reported data from the 2020 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this infographic is a visual representation of some of these data. Findings include results at the national, provincial, and territorial levels. Also included are findings related to the type and motivation of hate crimes committed in Canada, as well as the most serious violations reported in each incident.

    Release date: 2022-03-17
  • 43. Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2020
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100005
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines the nature and extent of police-reported hate crime in Canada. Key topics include motivations for hate crime (e.g., race/ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation), types of offences, geographical comparisons, and victim/accused characteristics. The article uses data from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey which gathers data from police records.

    Release date: 2022-03-17
  • 44. Police-reported crime in Canada, 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021053
    Description:

    Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2020.

    Release date: 2021-07-27
  • 45. Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2020
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202100100013
    Description:

    This annual Juristat article presents findings from the 2020 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. It examines trends in the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime for both violent and non-violent offences at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels. Specific violations, such as homicide, sexual assault, fraud, shoplifting and breaking and entering are examined, as well as trends in youth accused of crime.

    Release date: 2021-07-27
  • 46. Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2019 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202100100002
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines the nature and extent of police-reported hate crime in Canada. Key topics include motivations for hate crime (e.g., race/ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation), types of offences, geographical comparisons, and victim/accused characteristics. The article uses data from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey which gathers data from police records. 

    Release date: 2021-03-29
  • 47. Police resources in Canada, 2019 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202000100015
    Description: This Juristat article examines trends in police resources for Canada, the provinces and territories, and select police services. The number of police officers per 100,000 population (rate of police strength) is presented for each of the national, provincial/territorial, and for select police services. Information on police rank, age group, hiring, departures, eligibility to retire, part-time positions, and long-term leave are provided, as well as the number of Indigenous peoples and visible minority self-identified at national, provincial/ territorial levels and/or for select police services. Additionally, detailed data on operating expenditures and capital expenditures on policing (a component of justice system spending) are presented for the national and provincial/territorial levels. Lastly, information on the number of civilians and special constables, their duties and functions in police services and information on current and emerging issues related to policing are presented at various levels.
    Release date: 2020-12-08
  • 48. Public perceptions of the police in Canada's provinces, 2019 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202000100014
    Description: This Juristat article presents findings from the 2019 General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety. The article examines confidence in police and perceptions of police performance among Canadians living in the provinces as well as within the largest cities in Canada. For additional context, the article also examines Canadians' perceptions of the criminal court and prison systems.
    Release date: 2020-11-25
  • 49. Crime reported by police serving areas where the majority of the population is Indigenous, 2018 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202000100013
    Description:

    This article examines the nature of crime reported in 2018 by police services that were identified in this study as serving populations where over half the residents were Indigenous. The study used data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey to identify those offences which account for differences between rates of crime reported by police serving majority Indigenous populations when compared with police serving predominantly non-Indigenous populations. In addition, the article examines the characteristics of criminal incidents in these communities and presents information on the socioeconomic conditions of the populations served by these police services.

    Release date: 2020-11-18
  • 50. Police-reported crime in Canada, 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020054
    Description:

    Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2019.

    Release date: 2020-10-29
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  • 1. Recontact with police among child and youth victims of violent crime, 2010 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100006
    Description: This Juristat article uses data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey to identify a cohort of unique child and youth (aged 0 to 17) victims of violent crime in 2010. It then follows their subsequent contact with police as victims of violent crime and persons accused of violent, property, or other types of crime through to the end of 2024.
    Release date: 2026-04-29
  • 2. Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026005
    Description: Using police-reported data from the 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this infographic is a visual representation of some of these data. Findings include results at the national, provincial, and territorial levels. Also included are findings related to the type and motivation of hate crimes committed in Canada, as well as the most serious violations reported in each incident.
    Release date: 2026-03-30
  • 3. Accused persons living in rural areas and their subsequent contacts with police, 2014 to 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025055
    Description: Using police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, this infographic presents data on subsequent contacts with police over a nine-year period for individuals living in rural areas of the Canadian provinces who were accused of a crime in 2014.
    Release date: 2025-12-09
  • 4. Patterns of re-offending among accused persons living in rural areas of the Canadian provinces, 2014 to 2023
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100007
    Description: This Juristat article uses police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey to examine re-offending patterns among accused persons living in rural areas of the provinces who came into contact with police in 2014. This analysis examines several key dimensions related to re-contact with police, including the prevalence of re-contact, frequency of re-contact, time to re-contact and nature of re-contact over a nine-year reference period.
    Release date: 2025-12-09
  • 5. Re-contact with police among accused persons living in rural areas of the Canadian provinces 2014 to 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202534340167
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-12-09
  • 6. Trends in police-reported crime in Canada and the United States: A comparative analysis
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100011
    Description: This comparative analysis of crime trends in Canada and United States uses police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting programs in both countries, focusing on trends from 1998 to 2023. In doing so, this study provides a better understanding of the similarities and differences in patterns in police-reported crime for the two neighbouring countries over time, as well as insight into the characteristics of crimes in Canada and the United States (e.g., use of firearms in violent crime).
    Release date: 2025-10-08
  • 7. Regional variations in police-reported crime: Comparing Canada and the United States
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100012
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting programs in Canada and the United States, this study examines the prevalence of police-reported crime for specific regions within each country and how these patterns may vary between the two countries. Besides examining broader geographic regions, it also compares police-reported crime at more specific levels of geography, namely between urban and rural areas, as well as across the largest metropolitan areas.
    Release date: 2025-10-08
  • 8. Police-reported crime in Canada, 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025041
    Description: Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also included are the categories of crime which were reported in 2024.
    Release date: 2025-07-22
  • 9. Framework for the Use, Analysis, Interpretation and Dissemination of Police-reported Indigenous and Racialized Identity Data Through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
    Articles and reports: 11-633-X2025002
    Description: This report presents an Analytical Framework for police-reported Indigenous and racialized identity data on accused persons and victims involved in criminal incidents, collected through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. This framework has two main objectives: (1) support the responsible and ethical use of PIRID by proposing a set of guiding principles, which are intended to help avoid further stigmatizing and marginalizing communities through the use of these data; and (2) equip data users with tools and guidance for careful and culturally competent data interpretation, ultimately contributing to the development of evidence to support decision making for the creation of more equitable outcomes in policing.
    Release date: 2025-07-16
  • 10. Characteristics of police-reported crime in rural areas, 2023: Provincial fact sheets
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100006
    Description: The rural crime fact sheets use data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey to examine the nature and extent of police-reported crime in rural areas of each province, making comparisons with urban areas. Where applicable, rural and urban areas are further disaggregated by northern and southern region. The analysis focuses on types of crime reported by police, as well as victim and accused characteristics.
    Release date: 2025-06-10
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  • 1. Police Administration Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3301
    Description: The purpose of the Police Administration Survey (PAS) is to collect statistics on public policing personnel and expenditures from municipal, provincial and federal police services in Canada. The information collected is used by federal and provincial policy makers, individual police services as well as officials responsible for police budgets. The data are also used by the media for the purpose of providing information to the general public.
  • 2. RCMP Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4412
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to assess the experiences of individuals who have lodged complaints against the RCMP and individuals who were involved in a complaint review.

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