Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Halifax, Nova Scotia 
Satisfaction with safety
Halifax 86%, Nova Scotia 89%*, Canada 88%
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Halifax (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
Halifax 1,373, Nova Scotia 1,268, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
Halifax -28%, Nova Scotia -27%, Canada -17%
Population and demographics
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax was home to 430,512 people in 2018, and it had a population density of 78 residents per square kilometre. Over one in four (27%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with the distribution in Nova Scotia (26%) and across Canada (28%).
About 4.0% of Halifax residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, lower than Nova Scotia (5.7%) but closer to Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented one in ten (9.4%) residents, higher than Nova Scotia (6.1%) but lower than Canada (21.9%). One in four (25%) immigrants in Halifax were recent immigrants (since 2011), higher than Nova Scotia (21%) and Canada (16%). While there was a larger proportion of people who identified as a visible minority in Halifax (11.4%) than Nova Scotia (6.5%), it was smaller than the proportion in Canada overall (22.3%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, seven in ten (69.6%) Halifax residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, about one in five (22.0%) had completed high school (or equivalent) as their highest level of education, and just under one in ten (8.4%) had completed neither.
In 2018, the unemployment rate in Halifax (5.9%) was lower than in Nova Scotia (7.5%) but similar to Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Halifax earned a median after-tax annual income of $51,720 in 2017, higher than in Nova Scotia ($46,250) but closer to Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income in Halifax (17%) was similar to Nova Scotia (19%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.3 persons per household in Halifax in 2016, similar to Nova Scotia (2.3) and Canada (2.4). Most (60%) households in Halifax owned their homes, lower than Nova Scotia (69%) 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%) Halifax households, slightly higher than in Nova Scotia (22%) but close to Canada (24%). A small proportion (6.6%) of occupied private dwellings in Halifax were in need of major repairs, somewhat lower than Nova Scotia (8.8%) but similar to Canada (6.5%). About one-sixth (17%) of Halifax families were lone-parent families, on par with Nova Scotia (17%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 220 homeless individuals living in Halifax.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, just over one in three (35%) Halifax residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, significantly lower than Nova Scotia residents (39%) but not significantly different from Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Nearly half (44%) of Halifax residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, significantly lower than in Nova Scotia (53%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Halifax were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (30% versus 55%), similar to Nova Scotia and Canada’s provinces.
- About one in four (23%) Halifax residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, similar to Nova Scotia (23%) and Canada’s provinces (22%).
- One in four (25%) Halifax residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, significantly lower than in Nova Scotia (29%) but on par with Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 12% of Halifax residents experienced discrimination, significantly higher than Nova Scotia (11%) but not significantly different from Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 18% of Halifax residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, significantly lower than in Nova Scotia (33%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- Two-thirds (67%) of Halifax residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, significantly lower than in Nova Scotia (77%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (92%) of Halifax residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, which was similar to the proportion in Nova Scotia (91%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Halifax residents aged 15 and older, there were 46,000 incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 129 per 1,000 population—which was significantly higher than the rate in Nova Scotia (94) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 4.4% of Halifax residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, similar to Nova Scotia (4.0%) and Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- Nearly one in four (23%) Halifax residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, which was similar to Nova Scotia (21%) and Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Halifax, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (35% versus 12%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, one in ten (9.5%) Halifax residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, significantly higher than Nova Scotia (5.1%) but closer to Canada’s provinces (11.5%).
- For reference, in 2016, the use of public transit as a main mode of commuting was higher in Halifax (11.8%) than in Nova Scotia (6.4%), while Halifax was closer to Canada overall (12.4%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, two in five (41%) Halifax residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, significantly lower than those in Nova Scotia (50%) and those in Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Halifax police reported an overall crime rate of 5,264 incidents per 100,000 population, 4% higher than in Nova Scotia (5,075) but 4% lower than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 28% in Halifax, while a similar decline was seen in Nova Scotia (-27%) and a smaller decline in Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Halifax increased by 2% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to an increase in sexual assault (level 1) and fraud. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Halifax declined by 30%, compared with a 23% decline in Nova Scotia and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 2,960 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Halifax in 2018, 3% higher than in Nova Scotia (2,864) but 11% lower than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 129 property crimes per 1,000 Halifax households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was significantly higher than Nova Scotia (111) but not significantly different from Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 1,373 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Halifax, 8% higher than Nova Scotia (1,268) and 20% higher than Canada overall (1,143).
- Over half of victims of violent crime were female in Halifax (54%), Nova Scotia (55%) and Canada (53%).
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Halifax declined by 21%, smaller than the decline seen in Nova Scotia (-26%) but larger than the decline in Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Halifax declined by 18%, which was greater than the decline in Nova Scotia (-12%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women in Halifax declined to a smaller extent between 2009 and 2018 than violent crime against boys and men (-31% versus -43%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was slightly higher in Halifax (3.9 incidents per 100,000 population) than in Nova Scotia (3.4) but somewhat lower than Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Halifax increased from 1.7 to 3.9 per 100,000 population (+134%), a much larger increase than in Nova Scotia (+20%) and Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 309 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Halifax in 2018, 7% lower than Nova Scotia (332) and 4% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (80%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Halifax were female, similar to Nova Scotia (78%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 3.8% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Halifax between 2009 and 2018, close to Nova Scotia (3.7%) and Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Halifax had 7 homicides—a rate of 1.63 per 100,000 population—somewhat higher than Nova Scotia (1.15) but close to Canada (1.76).
- Of the 7 homicide victims in Halifax, 3 were female (43%). This was a higher proportion than in Nova Scotia (36%) and Canada (25%).
- The number of homicides in Halifax remained the same with 7 victims in 2008 and 7 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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| Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 111 | 85 | 98 | 143 | 113 | 127 |
| 1999 | 106 | 88 | 99 | 141 | 111 | 116 |
| 2000 | 121 | 89 | 98 | 120 | 98 | 110 |
| 2001 | 136 | 94 | 97 | 115 | 92 | 108 |
| 2002 | 131 | 95 | 96 | 114 | 94 | 107 |
| 2003 | 132 | 99 | 98 | 117 | 102 | 110 |
| 2004 | 148 | 105 | 96 | 130 | 107 | 107 |
| 2005 | 153 | 105 | 99 | 120 | 101 | 102 |
| 2006 | 155 | 107 | 100 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| 2007 | 126 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 92 | 94 |
| 2008 | 117 | 89 | 95 | 89 | 82 | 89 |
| 2009 | 121 | 90 | 94 | 89 | 82 | 85 |
| 2010 | 107 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 83 | 81 |
| 2011 | 115 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| 2012 | 94 | 78 | 82 | 69 | 76 | 73 |
| 2013 | 85 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 69 | 67 |
| 2014 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 64 | 67 | 65 |
| 2015 | 84 | 71 | 75 | 58 | 60 | 68 |
| 2016 | 82 | 71 | 77 | 56 | 59 | 70 |
| 2017 | 89 | 79 | 81 | 58 | 62 | 71 |
| 2018 | 96 | 78 | 82 | 57 | 60 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 1,529 | 1,435 | 1,206 | 1,629 | 1,398 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 1,423 | 1,432 | 1,209 | 1,492 | 1,373 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 1,156 | 1,216 | 1,124 | 1,339 | 1,253 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 985 | 1,196 | 1,079 | 1,089 | 1,213 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 986 | 1,122 | 1,004 | 956 | 1,055 | 947 |
| 2014 | 817 | 1,013 | 952 | 832 | 989 | 898 |
| 2015 | 825 | 985 | 970 | 778 | 920 | 914 |
| 2016 | 792 | 959 | 978 | 722 | 866 | 910 |
| 2017 | 1,017 | 1,075 | 1,019 | 943 | 938 | 926 |
| 2018 | 1,048 | 1,076 | 1,048 | 924 | 918 | 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 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | 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 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | Percent difference between Halifax and Nova Scotia | Percent difference between Halifax and Nova Scotia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 5,264 | 5,075 | 5,488 | 4 | -4 |
| Total violent crime | 1,373 | 1,268 | 1,143 | 8 | 20 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -12 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 187 | 136 | 101 | 37 | 85 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 628 | 637 | 649 | -1 | -3 |
| Other violent offences | 554 | 491 | 389 | 13 | 42 |
| Total property crime | 2,960 | 2,864 | 3,339 | 3 | -11 |
| Breaking and entering | 239 | 281 | 431 | -15 | -45 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 1,717 | 1,357 | 1,720 | 27 | -0.2 |
| Fraud | 384 | 475 | 402 | -19 | -4 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 509 | 666 | 699 | -24 | -27 |
| Other property crime offences | 111 | 84 | 86 | 32 | 29 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 930 | 944 | 1,006 | -1 | -8 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 268 | 347 | 339 | -23 | -21 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 200 | 263 | 178 | -24 | 13 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 8 | 19 | 12 | -57 | -32 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -100 | -100 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -26 | -8 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 59 | 64 | 148 | -8 | -60 |
| Total drug offences | 210 | 208 | 225 | 0.8 | -7 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 18 | 33 | 70 | -46 | -75 |
| Total all offences | 5,759 | 5,663 | 6,123 | 2 | -6 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 1,048 | 924 | 1,076 | 918 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 266 | 101 | 204 | 59 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 232 | 92 | 170 | 52 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 229 | 91 | 167 | 52 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 34 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 602 | 654 | 624 | 644 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 591 | 583 | 612 | 580 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 112 | 128 | 96 | 126 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 475 | 443 | 511 | 441 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 10 | 71 | 10 | 64 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 177 | 164 | 245 | 209 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 41 | 68 | 22 | 38 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 24 | 0.9 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 18 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 59 | 66 | 113 | 129 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other violent offences | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 0.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 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 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 18,880 | 4,386 | 42,188 | 4,395 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 12,744 | 2,960 | 27,488 | 2,864 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 1,028 | 239 | 2,701 | 281 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 421 | 98 | 562 | 59 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 324 | 75 | 894 | 93 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 147 | 34 | 305 | 32 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 6,921 | 1,608 | 11,827 | 1,232 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 1,527 | 355 | 4,336 | 452 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 17 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 110 | 26 | 182 | 19 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 2,193 | 509 | 6,395 | 666 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 56 | 13 | 243 | 25 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 4,005 | 930 | 9,058 | 944 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 217 | 50 | 394 | 41 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 82 | 19 | 157 | 16 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 109 | 25 | 1,275 | 133 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 3,312 | 769 | 6,233 | 649 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 280 | 65 | 994 | 104 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 1,152 | 268 | 3,331 | 347 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 861 | 200 | 2,527 | 263 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 35 | 8 | 183 | 19 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 255 | 59 | 616 | 64 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 903 | 210 | 1,997 | 208 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 76 | 18 | 314 | 33 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 39 | 9 | 109 | 11 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 29 | 7 | 197 | 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 | 6,741 | 1,729 | -7 | 17,734 | 4,547 | -11 | 28,446 | 7,294 | -8 |
| 2009 | 6,603 | 1,677 | -3 | 18,326 | 4,655 | 2 | 28,471 | 7,232 | -0.9 |
| 2010 | 6,240 | 1,567 | -7 | 19,619 | 4,926 | 6 | 29,623 | 7,438 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5,567 | 1,385 | -12 | 17,263 | 4,293 | -13 | 26,495 | 6,590 | -11 |
| 2012 | 4,744 | 1,173 | -15 | 15,574 | 3,851 | -10 | 24,020 | 5,940 | -10 |
| 2013 | 4,535 | 1,118 | -5 | 13,888 | 3,424 | -11 | 21,766 | 5,366 | -10 |
| 2014 | 4,885 | 1,200 | 7 | 13,579 | 3,336 | -3 | 21,875 | 5,374 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 4,640 | 1,137 | -5 | 12,263 | 3,005 | -10 | 20,204 | 4,951 | -8 |
| 2016 | 4,355 | 1,052 | -7 | 12,040 | 2,908 | -3 | 19,897 | 4,806 | -3 |
| 2017 | 5,414 | 1,283 | 22 | 12,311 | 2,918 | 0.3 | 21,557 | 5,109 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5,911 | 1,373 | 7 | 12,744 | 2,960 | 1 | 22,660 | 5,264 | 3 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | -12 | -21 | Note ...: not applicable | -28 | -35 | Note ...: not applicable | -20 | -28 | 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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Note: This fact sheet contains data that come from multiple sources across multiple reference years. Some figures may be presented differently than in other Statistics Canada publications due to rounding. For detailed information on data definitions and sources, please refer to the Safe Cities profile series: Definitions and data sources document.
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