Table 4
Crime Severity Index by province, urban and rural police services, 2017
| Province | Crime Severity Index | % change 2009 to 2017 | Violent Crime Severity Index | % change 2009 to 2017 | Non-violent Crime Severity Index | % change 2009 to 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| index | percent | index | percent | index | percent | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||
| Urban | 65.0 | -24 | 78.6 | 20 | 59.9 | -36 |
| Rural | 60.8 | -2 | 59.8 | 4 | 61.0 | -4 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| Urban | 48.3 | -37 | 41.0 | -21 | 50.8 | -41 |
| Rural | 38.7 | -23 | 35.0 | 5 | 39.9 | -29 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Urban | 65.6 | -30 | 82.8 | -22 | 59.2 | -33 |
| Rural | 66.4 | -2 | 69.4 | 16 | 65.2 | -8 |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| Urban | 71.5 | -1 | 69.1 | -2 | 72.2 | -1 |
| Rural | 64.7 | -3 | 70.3 | -7 | 62.5 | -1 |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Urban | 56.6 | -32 | 70.6 | -17 | 51.5 | -37 |
| Rural | 59.5 | -21 | 77.7 | 29 | 52.9 | -35 |
| Ontario | ||||||
| Urban | 55.4 | -21 | 69.5 | -18 | 50.2 | -22 |
| Rural | 52.5 | -16 | 62.2 | 12 | 48.9 | -25 |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Urban | 112.4 | -18 | 155.9 | -16 | 96.5 | -19 |
| Rural | 130.1 | -5 | 167.9 | 5 | 116.1 | -10 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Urban | 127.8 | -13 | 120.4 | -23 | 130.2 | -9 |
| Rural | 165.7 | 5 | 180.2 | 15 | 160.1 | 1 |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Urban | 103.4 | 2 | 92.0 | -11 | 107.3 | 6 |
| Rural | 139.8 | 17 | 114.7 | -2 | 148.5 | 23 |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Urban | 91.0 | -19 | 75.3 | -35 | 96.4 | -14 |
| Rural | 73.2 | -30 | 76.5 | -20 | 71.9 | -33 |
| All provinces | ||||||
| Urban | 70.1 | -19 | 77.2 | -19 | 67.4 | -19 |
| Rural | 82.1 | -7 | 90.2 | 9 | 79.0 | -12 |
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Note: The Crime Severity Indexes are based on Criminal Code incidents, including traffic offences, as well as other federal statute violations. The base index was set at 100 for 2006 for Canada. Urban police services serve an area where the majority of the population lives within a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). Rural police services serve an area where the majority of the population lives outside a CMA or CA. A CMA or a CA is comprised of or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA or CA may have more than one police service. Excludes data from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Canadian Police Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Police-reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with offences. In some instances, police or municipalities may choose to deal with offences using municipal by-laws or provincial legislation instead of Criminal Code provisions. Figures are based on the most serious offence in the incident. An incident can include more than one offence. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population, and population counts are based on the July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada's Demography Division. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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