Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Edmonton, Alberta 
Satisfaction with safety
Edmonton 87%, Alberta 87%, Canada 88%
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Edmonton (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
Edmonton 1,189, Alberta 1,319, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
Edmonton -3%, Alberta -5%, Canada -17%
Population and demographics
Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton was home to 1,420,916 people in 2018, and it had a population density of 151 residents per square kilometre. Three in ten (31%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with Alberta (31%) and similar to Canada (28%).
About 5.9% of Edmonton residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, slightly lower than Alberta (6.5%) but slightly higher than Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented one in four (24%) residents, slightly higher than Alberta (21%) and Canada (22%). One in four (25%) immigrants in Edmonton were recent immigrants (since 2011), on par with Alberta (25%) but higher than Canada (16%). More than one in four (28%) Edmonton residents identified as a visible minority, higher than Alberta (23%) and Canada overall (22%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, nearly two in three (65%) Edmonton residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, one in four (25%) had completed high school (or equivalent) as their highest level of education, and one in ten (10%) had completed neither.
In 2018, the unemployment rate in Edmonton (6.4%) was similar to Alberta (6.6%) and slightly higher than Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Edmonton earned a median after-tax annual income of $63,030 in 2017, similar to Alberta ($62,950) but notably higher than Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income in Edmonton (13%) was the same as Alberta (13%) but lower than Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.6 persons per household in Edmonton in 2016, on par with Alberta (2.6) and similar to Canada (2.4). Most (70%) households in Edmonton owned their homes, similar to Alberta (72%) and Canada (68%). When a household spends 30% or more of its income on shelter costs, it is considered to live in unaffordable housing: this was the case for just over one in five (22%) Edmonton households, close to Alberta (21%) and Canada (24%). A small proportion (5.4%) of occupied private dwellings in Edmonton were in need of major repairs, similar to Alberta (5.7%) and Canada (6.5%). About one in six (16%) Edmonton families were lone-parent families, similar to Alberta (14%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 1,971 homeless individuals living in Edmonton.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, one in three (33%) Edmonton residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, similar to Alberta residents (35%) but significantly lower than Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Just under half (48%) of Edmonton residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, significantly lower than the proportion in Alberta (52%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Edmonton were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (34% versus 58%), similar to Alberta and Canada’s provinces.
- Close to one in four (23%) Edmonton residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, similar to Alberta (24%) and Canada’s provinces (22%).
- One in five (21%) Edmonton residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, on par with Alberta (21%) but significantly lower than Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 16% of Edmonton residents experienced discrimination, the same as in Alberta (16%) but significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 14% of Edmonton residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, which was significantly lower than Alberta (17%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- The large majority (72%) of Edmonton residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, similar to Alberta (72%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (89%) of Edmonton residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, on par with the proportion in Alberta (89%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Edmonton residents aged 15 and older, there were 87,000E incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 81E per 1,000 population—which was not significantly different than the rate in Alberta (79) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 4.5% of Edmonton residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, close to Alberta (5.0%) and Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- One in four (26%) Edmonton residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, similar to Alberta (25%) but significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Edmonton, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (34% versus 16%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, one in eight (13%) Edmonton residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, similar to Alberta (11%) and Canada’s provinces (11%).
- For reference, in 2016, public transit was used as a main mode of commuting by one in ten (11%) Edmonton residents, similar to Alberta (10%) and Canada overall (12%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, more than half (54%) of Edmonton residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, as did half of those in Alberta (51%) and Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Edmonton police reported an overall crime rate of 8,779 incidents per 100,000 population, 2% higher than in Alberta (8,607) and 60% higher than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 3% in Edmonton. A similar decline was seen in Alberta (-5%) while there was a larger decline in Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Edmonton increased by 1% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to an increase in shoplifting of $5,000 or under, breaking and entering, and fraud. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Edmonton declined by 6%, compared with virtually no change in Alberta (an increase of less than 1%) and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 5,238 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Edmonton in 2018, 4% lower than in Alberta (5,435) but 57% higher than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 187 property crimes per 1,000 Edmonton households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was close to Alberta (177) but significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 1,189 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Edmonton, 10% lower than Alberta (1,319) but 4% higher than Canada overall (1,143).
- In Edmonton, just over half (52%) of victims of violent crime were female, similar to Alberta (53%) and Canada (53%).
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Edmonton decreased by 12%, similar to the decline seen in Alberta (-14%) and Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Edmonton decreased by 18%, larger than the decline in Alberta (-13%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women in Edmonton saw a smaller decline between 2009 and 2018 than violent crime against boys and men (-13% versus -26%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was similar in Edmonton (4.8 incidents per 100,000 population), Alberta (4.8) and Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Edmonton increased by 79%, a larger increase than in Alberta (+42%) and Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 288 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Edmonton in 2018, 28% lower than Alberta (401) and 11% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (83%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Edmonton were female, slightly higher than in Alberta (78%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 2.3% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Edmonton between 2009 and 2018, on par with Alberta (2.2%) but slightly lower than Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Edmonton had 37 homicides—a rate of 2.60 per 100,000 population—higher than Alberta (1.88) and Canada (1.76).
- Of the 37 homicide victims in Edmonton, 8 were female (22%). This proportion was slightly lower than Alberta (25%) and Canada (25%).
- The number of homicides in Edmonton decreased from 40 victims in 2008 to 37 victims in 2018.
Charts and tables
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Data table for Chart 1
| Year | Violent Crime Severity Index | Non-violent Crime Severity Index | ||||
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| Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 116 | 98 | 98 | 131 | 132 | 127 |
| 1999 | 112 | 101 | 99 | 125 | 126 | 116 |
| 2000 | 112 | 97 | 98 | 120 | 117 | 110 |
| 2001 | 123 | 103 | 97 | 124 | 119 | 108 |
| 2002 | 115 | 99 | 96 | 134 | 123 | 107 |
| 2003 | 126 | 106 | 98 | 148 | 132 | 110 |
| 2004 | 118 | 103 | 96 | 154 | 132 | 107 |
| 2005 | 122 | 108 | 99 | 148 | 127 | 102 |
| 2006 | 116 | 106 | 100 | 135 | 119 | 100 |
| 2007 | 128 | 108 | 98 | 129 | 117 | 94 |
| 2008 | 131 | 112 | 95 | 120 | 112 | 89 |
| 2009 | 118 | 106 | 94 | 113 | 105 | 85 |
| 2010 | 107 | 98 | 89 | 100 | 98 | 81 |
| 2011 | 105 | 95 | 86 | 80 | 85 | 75 |
| 2012 | 96 | 89 | 82 | 80 | 85 | 73 |
| 2013 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 84 | 85 | 67 |
| 2014 | 95 | 87 | 71 | 86 | 88 | 65 |
| 2015 | 106 | 99 | 75 | 102 | 106 | 68 |
| 2016 | 103 | 93 | 77 | 109 | 110 | 70 |
| 2017 | 108 | 99 | 81 | 115 | 117 | 71 |
| 2018 | 107 | 97 | 82 | 117 | 117 | 72 |
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Note: 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. Data on the Crime Severity Indexes are available as of 1998. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Year | Female victims | Male victims | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 1,167 | 1,359 | 1,206 | 1,255 | 1,268 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 1,227 | 1,426 | 1,209 | 1,162 | 1,253 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 1,155 | 1,297 | 1,124 | 1,073 | 1,169 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 1,166 | 1,281 | 1,079 | 1,066 | 1,158 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 1,084 | 1,199 | 1,004 | 1,045 | 1,082 | 947 |
| 2014 | 1,048 | 1,178 | 952 | 990 | 1,054 | 898 |
| 2015 | 1,121 | 1,212 | 970 | 1,076 | 1,098 | 914 |
| 2016 | 1,034 | 1,192 | 978 | 1,034 | 1,059 | 910 |
| 2017 | 1,074 | 1,201 | 1,019 | 1,000 | 1,071 | 926 |
| 2018 | 1,012 | 1,201 | 1,048 | 930 | 1,057 | 936 |
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Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes victims where the sex was reported as unknown. Victims refer to those aged 89 and younger. Victims aged 90 and older are excluded due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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Data table for Chart 3
| Year | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 2009 | 5,720 | 5,342 | 4,122 |
| 2010 | 4,910 | 4,909 | 3,838 |
| 2011 | 4,040 | 4,371 | 3,536 |
| 2012 | 3,925 | 4,308 | 3,438 |
| 2013 | 4,107 | 4,315 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 4,102 | 4,376 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 4,744 | 5,247 | 3,231 |
| 2016 | 5,034 | 5,335 | 3,239 |
| 2017 | 5,209 | 5,530 | 3,266 |
| 2018 | 5,238 | 5,435 | 3,339 |
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Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. For a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | Percent difference between Edmonton and Alberta | Percent difference between Edmonton and Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 8,779 | 8,607 | 5,488 | 2 | 60 |
| Total violent crime | 1,189 | 1,319 | 1,143 | -10 | 4 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 | -7 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 6 | 9 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 664 | 799 | 649 | -17 | 2 |
| Other violent offences | 411 | 413 | 389 | -0.5 | 5 |
| Total property crime | 5,238 | 5,435 | 3,339 | -4 | 57 |
| Breaking and entering | 675 | 738 | 431 | -9 | 56 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 2,883 | 2,785 | 1,720 | 3 | 68 |
| Fraud | 689 | 583 | 402 | 18 | 71 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 751 | 1,070 | 699 | -30 | 7 |
| Other property crime offences | 241 | 258 | 86 | -7 | 180 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 2,351 | 1,853 | 1,006 | 27 | 134 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 360 | 412 | 339 | -13 | 6 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 192 | 268 | 178 | -28 | 8 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 61 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -61 | -69 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -17 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 149 | 125 | 148 | 19 | 0.2 |
| Total drug offences | 253 | 246 | 225 | 3 | 12 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 14 | 43 | 70 | -68 | -80 |
| Total all offences | 9,407 | 9,308 | 6,123 | 1 | 54 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 1,012 | 930 | 1,201 | 1,057 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 1 | 4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 194 | 23 | 184 | 20 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 155 | 16 | 147 | 15 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 152 | 15 | 143 | 14 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 39 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 598 | 681 | 769 | 786 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 591 | 645 | 756 | 736 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 17 | 31 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 136 | 221 | 153 | 239 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 438 | 393 | 592 | 475 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 4 | 22 | 9 | 43 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 218 | 220 | 248 | 246 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 39 | 100 | 36 | 91 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 20 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. |
| Extortion | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 29 | 8 | 37 | 10 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 82 | 83 | 103 | 109 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 31 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other violent offences | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9 | 12 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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| Type of offence | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 117,146 | 8,217 | 344,085 | 7,989 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 74,679 | 5,238 | 234,076 | 5,435 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 9,617 | 675 | 31,807 | 738 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 2,962 | 208 | 9,925 | 230 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 6,603 | 463 | 23,507 | 546 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 1,161 | 81 | 4,008 | 93 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 33,332 | 2,338 | 92,448 | 2,146 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 8,338 | 585 | 22,096 | 513 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 336 | 24 | 724 | 17 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 1,144 | 80 | 2,281 | 53 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 10,713 | 751 | 46,081 | 1,070 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 473 | 33 | 1,199 | 28 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 33,519 | 2,351 | 79,822 | 1,853 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 1,265 | 89 | 2,914 | 68 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 182 | 13 | 518 | 12 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 10 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.3 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 1,838 | 129 | 16,021 | 372 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 28,382 | 1,991 | 55,478 | 1,288 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 1,835 | 129 | 4,869 | 113 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 5,139 | 360 | 17,745 | 412 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 2,741 | 192 | 11,528 | 268 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 274 | 19 | 805 | 19 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 3 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.5 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 3 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.2 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 2,118 | 149 | 5,380 | 125 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 3,610 | 253 | 10,580 | 246 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 199 | 14 | 1,862 | 43 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 83 | 6 | 426 | 10 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 114 | 8 | 1,434 | 33 | 21,149 | 57 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Year | Violent crime | Property crime | Total crime | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | |
| 2008 | 15,497 | 1,357 | 2 | 68,228 | 5,974 | -11 | 102,902 | 9,010 | -3 |
| 2009 | 15,673 | 1,341 | -1 | 66,872 | 5,720 | -4 | 101,741 | 8,702 | -3 |
| 2010 | 15,197 | 1,277 | -5 | 58,437 | 4,910 | -14 | 93,058 | 7,819 | -10 |
| 2011 | 14,747 | 1,217 | -5 | 48,963 | 4,040 | -18 | 83,487 | 6,888 | -12 |
| 2012 | 14,904 | 1,202 | -1 | 48,674 | 3,925 | -3 | 83,681 | 6,747 | -2 |
| 2013 | 14,663 | 1,147 | -5 | 52,496 | 4,107 | 5 | 87,379 | 6,836 | 1 |
| 2014 | 14,554 | 1,104 | -4 | 54,092 | 4,102 | -0.1 | 90,614 | 6,872 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 16,058 | 1,194 | 8 | 63,813 | 4,744 | 16 | 104,216 | 7,748 | 13 |
| 2016 | 15,719 | 1,146 | -4 | 69,037 | 5,034 | 6 | 113,174 | 8,252 | 7 |
| 2017 | 16,847 | 1,206 | 5 | 72,772 | 5,209 | 3 | 121,434 | 8,693 | 5 |
| 2018 | 16,956 | 1,189 | -1 | 74,679 | 5,238 | 0.6 | 125,154 | 8,779 | 1 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | 9 | -12 | Note ...: not applicable | 9 | -12 | Note ...: not applicable | 22 | -3 | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2 and for a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Total crime includes violent, property and other types of crimes. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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