Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Hamilton, Ontario
Satisfaction with safety
Hamilton 92%, Ontario 89%*, Canada 88%*
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Hamilton (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
Hamilton 807, Ontario 899, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
Hamilton -26%, Ontario -16%, Canada, -17%
Population and demographics
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton was home to 786,641 people in 2018, and it had a high density population of 573 residents per square kilometre. Over one in four (28%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with the distribution in Ontario (29%) and across Canada (28%).
About 2.0% of Hamilton residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.8%) but lower than Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented one in four (24%) residents, lower than Ontario (29%) but similar to Canada (22%). One in ten (10%) immigrants in Hamilton were recent immigrants (since 2011), similar to Ontario (12%) but lower than Canada (16%). While there was a notably smaller proportion of people who identified as a visible minority in Hamilton (18%) than Ontario (29%), it was closer to the proportion in Canada overall (22%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, nearly two in three (65%) Hamilton 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 Hamilton (4.9%) was lower than in Ontario (5.6%) and Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Hamilton earned a median after-tax annual income of $56,540 in 2017, higher than in Ontario ($53,850) and Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income was slightly lower in Hamilton (15%) than in Ontario (17%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.5 persons per household in Hamilton in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.6) and Canada (2.4). Most (70%) households in Hamilton owned their homes, on par with Ontario (70%) 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 one in four (25%) Hamilton households, slightly lower than in Ontario (28%) but close to Canada (24%). A small proportion (6.3%) of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton were in need of major repairs, similar to Ontario (6.1%) and Canada (6.5%). About one-fifth (18%) of Hamilton families were lone-parent families, similar to Ontario (17%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 386 homeless individuals living in Hamilton.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, two in five (41%) Hamilton residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, on par with Ontario residents (40%) and not significantly different from Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Half (50%) of Hamilton residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, a similar proportion as in Ontario (51%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Hamilton were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (34% versus 63%), similar to Ontario and Canada’s provinces.
- About one in five (19%) Hamilton residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, which was not significantly different from Ontario (21%) or Canada’s provinces (22%).
- More than one in five (22%) Hamilton residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, which was not significantly different from Ontario (25%) or Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 14% of Hamilton residents experienced discrimination, similar to Ontario (15%) and Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 16% of Hamilton residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, significantly lower than in Ontario (20%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- The large majority (81%) of Hamilton residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, significantly higher than in Ontario (76%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (93%) of Hamilton residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, which was similar to the proportion in Ontario (91%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Hamilton residents aged 15 and older, there were 69,000E incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 108E per 1,000 population—which was not significantly different than the rate in Ontario (82) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 3.9% of Hamilton residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, similar to Ontario (4.6%) and Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- More than one in four (27%) Hamilton residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, which was not significantly different than Ontario (25%) but was significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Hamilton, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (37% versus 15%).
- Of those who experienced a physical or sexual assault or unwanted sexual behaviour, one in ten (10%) Hamilton residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, similar to Ontario (12%) and Canada’s provinces (11%).
- For reference, in 2016, the use of public transit as a main mode of commuting was lower in Hamilton (10%) than in Ontario (15%), while Hamilton was closer to Canada overall (12%).
- Of those who experienced a physical or sexual assault or unwanted sexual behaviour in 2018, two in five (40%) Hamilton residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, significantly lower than just over half of those in Ontario (52%) and half of those in Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Hamilton police reported an overall crime rate of 3,953 incidents per 100,000 population, 4% lower than in Ontario (4,113) and 28% lower than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 26% in Hamilton, while a smaller decline was seen in Ontario (-16%) and Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Hamilton declined by 3% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to a decrease in robbery and traffic offences. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Hamilton declined by 26%, compared with a 15% decline in Ontario and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 2,639 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Hamilton in 2018, similar to Ontario (2,621) but 21% lower than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 149 property crimes per 1,000 Hamilton households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was not significantly higher than Ontario (128) and Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 807 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Hamilton, 10% lower than Ontario (899) and 29% lower than Canada overall (1,143).
- In Hamilton, Ontario and Canada, 53% of victims of violent crime were female.
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Hamilton declined by 31%, more than double the decline seen in Ontario (-14%) and Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Hamilton declined by 25%, which was greater than the decline in Ontario (-11%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women declined to a smaller extent in Hamilton than violent crime against boys and men between 2009 and 2018 (-21% versus -34%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was more than three times higher in Hamilton (17.1 incidents per 100,000 population) than in Ontario (5.3) and Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Hamilton increased by 15%, a larger increase than in Ontario (+10%) but smaller than in Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 256 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Hamilton in 2018, 5% higher than Ontario (243) but 21% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (86%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Hamilton were female, higher than in Ontario (81%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 2.7% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Hamilton between 2009 and 2018, lower than in Ontario (4.2%) and Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Hamilton had 9 homicides—a rate of 1.17 per 100,000 population—lower than Ontario (1.86) and Canada (1.76).
- Of the 9 homicide victims in Hamilton, 2 were female (22%). This was a lower proportion than in Ontario (27%) but closer to Canada (25%).
- The number of homicides in Hamilton increased from 6 victims in 2008 to 9 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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| Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 79 | 85 | 98 | 109 | 107 | 127 |
| 1999 | 92 | 83 | 99 | 105 | 96 | 116 |
| 2000 | 90 | 85 | 98 | 98 | 91 | 110 |
| 2001 | 89 | 85 | 97 | 106 | 87 | 108 |
| 2002 | 92 | 82 | 96 | 99 | 85 | 107 |
| 2003 | 88 | 81 | 98 | 97 | 84 | 110 |
| 2004 | 81 | 79 | 96 | 82 | 78 | 107 |
| 2005 | 89 | 83 | 99 | 82 | 74 | 102 |
| 2006 | 92 | 87 | 100 | 82 | 75 | 100 |
| 2007 | 99 | 86 | 98 | 79 | 70 | 94 |
| 2008 | 89 | 82 | 95 | 74 | 67 | 89 |
| 2009 | 86 | 82 | 94 | 70 | 64 | 85 |
| 2010 | 81 | 78 | 89 | 68 | 61 | 81 |
| 2011 | 75 | 73 | 86 | 61 | 57 | 75 |
| 2012 | 63 | 70 | 82 | 60 | 55 | 73 |
| 2013 | 60 | 62 | 74 | 54 | 49 | 67 |
| 2014 | 56 | 58 | 71 | 50 | 47 | 65 |
| 2015 | 56 | 60 | 75 | 50 | 48 | 68 |
| 2016 | 67 | 65 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 70 |
| 2017 | 76 | 70 | 81 | 53 | 51 | 71 |
| 2018 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 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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Data table for Chart 2
| Year | Female victims | Male victims | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 1,208 | 937 | 1,206 | 1,295 | 940 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 1,217 | 917 | 1,209 | 1,381 | 913 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 1,159 | 872 | 1,124 | 1,259 | 859 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 1,010 | 824 | 1,079 | 984 | 809 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 899 | 771 | 1,004 | 841 | 726 | 947 |
| 2014 | 902 | 721 | 952 | 885 | 675 | 898 |
| 2015 | 780 | 729 | 970 | 830 | 687 | 914 |
| 2016 | 851 | 741 | 978 | 929 | 708 | 910 |
| 2017 | 871 | 790 | 1,019 | 959 | 739 | 926 |
| 2018 | 955 | 834 | 1,048 | 851 | 766 | 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. Excludes the portion of Halton Regional Police Service that polices the Hamilton census metropolitan area. 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 | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 2009 | 3,612 | 3,193 | 4,122 |
| 2010 | 3,445 | 2,968 | 3,838 |
| 2011 | 3,156 | 2,760 | 3,536 |
| 2012 | 3,042 | 2,648 | 3,438 |
| 2013 | 2,640 | 2,365 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 2,394 | 2,281 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 2,416 | 2,290 | 3,231 |
| 2016 | 2,337 | 2,315 | 3,239 |
| 2017 | 2,568 | 2,428 | 3,266 |
| 2018 | 2,639 | 2,621 | 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 | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | Percent difference between Hamilton and Ontario | Percent difference between Hamilton and Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 3,953 | 4,113 | 5,488 | -4 | -28 |
| Total violent crime | 807 | 899 | 1,143 | -10 | -29 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 2 | 5 | 4 | -65 | -60 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 98 | 91 | 101 | 8 | -3 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 461 | 500 | 649 | -8 | -29 |
| Other violent offences | 246 | 303 | 389 | -19 | -37 |
| Total property crime | 2,639 | 2,621 | 3,339 | 0.7 | -21 |
| Breaking and entering | 334 | 319 | 431 | 4 | -23 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 1,514 | 1,506 | 1,720 | 0.6 | -12 |
| Fraud | 353 | 381 | 402 | -7 | -12 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 376 | 372 | 699 | 1 | -46 |
| Other property crime offences | 62 | 43 | 86 | 43 | -28 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 507 | 593 | 1,006 | -15 | -50 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 138 | 199 | 339 | -31 | -59 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 92 | 92 | 178 | -0.1 | -48 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -27 | -62 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -30 | -42 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -66 | -49 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 40 | 99 | 148 | -59 | -73 |
| Total drug offences | 224 | 146 | 225 | 53 | -0.4 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 5 | 29 | 70 | -84 | -93 |
| Total all offences | 4,319 | 4,487 | 6,123 | -4 | -29 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 955 | 851 | 834 | 766 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 206 | 26 | 152 | 22 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 182 | 20 | 130 | 17 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 178 | 19 | 128 | 17 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 503 | 563 | 467 | 510 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 492 | 524 | 456 | 463 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 97 | 138 | 83 | 126 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 393 | 375 | 369 | 327 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 9 | 36 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 246 | 259 | 213 | 227 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 51 | 117 | 27 | 83 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 2 | 0 | 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. | 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 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 48 | 12 | 52 | 16 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 100 | 104 | 85 | 102 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 9 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 7 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 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. | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other violent offences | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 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 | Hamilton | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 27,083 | 3,513 | 513,941 | 3,588 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 20,349 | 2,639 | 375,402 | 2,621 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 2,572 | 334 | 45,736 | 319 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 323 | 42 | 4,854 | 34 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 2,220 | 288 | 23,952 | 167 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 275 | 36 | 5,887 | 41 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 9,181 | 1,191 | 185,837 | 1,297 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 2,232 | 289 | 49,193 | 343 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 21 | 3 | 426 | 3 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 472 | 61 | 4,907 | 34 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 2,896 | 376 | 53,236 | 372 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 157 | 20 | 1,374 | 10 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 3,907 | 507 | 84,959 | 593 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 212 | 27 | 4,415 | 31 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 35 | 5 | 1,669 | 12 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 1 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0.4 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 39 | 5 | 5,075 | 35 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 3,366 | 437 | 66,876 | 467 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 254 | 33 | 6,837 | 48 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 1,061 | 138 | 28,446 | 199 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 711 | 92 | 13,216 | 92 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 35 | 5 | 894 | 6 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 80 | 0.6 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 311 | 40 | 14,201 | 99 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 1,729 | 224 | 20,937 | 146 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 37 | 5 | 4,197 | 29 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 10 | 1 | 94 | 0.7 | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 12 | 2 | 1,076 | 8 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 15 | 2 | 3,027 | 21 | 21,149 | 57 |
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 | 8,210 | 1,176 | -3 | 26,091 | 3,736 | -3 | 37,352 | 5,348 | -3 |
| 2009 | 7,764 | 1,101 | -6 | 25,479 | 3,612 | -3 | 36,183 | 5,130 | -4 |
| 2010 | 8,082 | 1,140 | 4 | 24,423 | 3,445 | -5 | 35,513 | 5,009 | -2 |
| 2011 | 7,669 | 1,071 | -6 | 22,602 | 3,156 | -8 | 33,204 | 4,636 | -7 |
| 2012 | 6,314 | 873 | -19 | 22,009 | 3,042 | -4 | 31,354 | 4,333 | -7 |
| 2013 | 5,578 | 764 | -12 | 19,285 | 2,640 | -13 | 27,931 | 3,824 | -12 |
| 2014 | 5,695 | 773 | 1 | 17,630 | 2,394 | -9 | 26,439 | 3,590 | -6 |
| 2015 | 5,277 | 711 | -8 | 17,925 | 2,416 | 0.9 | 26,364 | 3,554 | -1 |
| 2016 | 5,843 | 779 | 10 | 17,525 | 2,337 | -3 | 26,903 | 3,587 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 6,331 | 833 | 7 | 19,519 | 2,568 | 10 | 29,962 | 3,942 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6,219 | 807 | -3 | 20,349 | 2,639 | 3 | 30,475 | 3,953 | 0.3 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | -24 | -31 | Note ...: not applicable | -22 | -29 | Note ...: not applicable | -18 | -26 | 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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