Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 
Satisfaction with safety
Saskatoon 84%, Saskatchewan 89%*, Canada 88%
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Saskatoon (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
Saskatoon 1,158, Saskatchewan 1,975, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
Saskatoon -19%, Saskatchewan -9%, Canada -17%
Population and demographics
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon was home to 322,568 people in 2018, and it had a population density of 55 residents per square kilometre. One in three (32%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with the distribution in Saskatchewan (32%) but slightly higher than Canada (28%).
One in ten (10.8%) Saskatoon residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, lower than Saskatchewan (16.3%) but twice as high as Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented one in six (16%) residents, higher than Saskatchewan (11%) but lower than Canada (22%). Two in five (41%) immigrants in Saskatoon were recent immigrants (since 2011), on par with Saskatchewan (43%) but far higher than Canada (16%). One in six (17%) Saskatoon residents identified as a visible minority, higher than Saskatchewan (11%) but lower than the proportion in Canada overall (22%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, two in three (65.7%) Saskatoon residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, one in four (26.1%) had completed high school (or equivalent) as their highest level of education, and less than one in ten (8.2%) had completed neither.
In 2018, the unemployment rate in Saskatoon (6.7%) was slightly higher than Saskatchewan (6.1%) and Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Saskatoon earned a median after-tax annual income of $58,410 in 2017, higher than in Saskatchewan ($55,450) and Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income in Saskatoon (16%) was similar to Saskatchewan (18%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.5 persons per household in Saskatoon in 2016, on par with Saskatchewan (2.5) and Canada (2.4). Most (70%) households in Saskatoon owned their homes, similar to Saskatchewan (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 close to one in four (23%) Saskatoon households, higher than Saskatchewan (20%) but similar to Canada (24%). A small proportion (4.7%) of occupied private dwellings in Saskatoon were in need of major repairs, lower than Saskatchewan (8.7%) and Canada (6.5%). About one-sixth (16%) of Saskatoon families were lone-parent families, on par with Saskatchewan (16%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 475 homeless individuals living in Saskatoon.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, three in ten (30%) Saskatoon residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, which was significantly lower than Saskatchewan residents (37%) and Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Half (51%) of Saskatoon residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, which was not significantly different from Saskatchewan (56%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Saskatoon were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (42% versus 58%), similar to Saskatchewan and Canada’s provinces.
- One in five (19%) Saskatoon residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, close to Saskatchewan (22%) and Canada’s provinces (22%).
- One in six (17%) Saskatoon residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, significantly lower than in Saskatchewan (26%) and Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 18% of Saskatoon residents experienced discrimination, similar to Saskatchewan (15%) but significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 15% of Saskatoon residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, significantly lower than in Saskatchewan (31%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- The large majority (68%) of Saskatoon residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, significantly lower than in Saskatchewan (75%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (90%) of Saskatoon residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, on par with Saskatchewan (90%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Saskatoon residents aged 15 and older, there were 35,000E incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 142E per 1,000 population—which was not significantly different than the rate in Saskatchewan (104) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 4.7% of Saskatoon residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, which was not significantly different from Saskatchewan (5.0%) and Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- One in four (25%) Saskatoon residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, similar to Saskatchewan (23%) and Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Saskatoon, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (36% versus 16%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, a small proportion (3.8%) Saskatoon residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, similar to Saskatchewan (2.6%) but significantly lower than Canada’s provinces (11.5%).
- For reference, in 2016, the use of public transit as a main mode of commuting was slightly higher in Saskatoon (4.3%) than in Saskatchewan (2.9%), but it was far lower than Canada overall (12.4%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, more than two in five (43%) Saskatoon residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, similar to Saskatchewan (46%) but significantly lower than Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Saskatoon police reported an overall crime rate of 8,795 incidents per 100,000 population, 23% lower than in Saskatchewan (11,461) and 60% higher than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 19% in Saskatoon, while a smaller decline was seen in Saskatchewan (-9%) and a similar decline in Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Saskatoon was virtually unchanged between 2017 and 2018 (an increase of less than 1%), mostly due to an increase in fraud, homicide, and breaking and entering. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Saskatoon declined by 15%, compared with a 9% decline in Saskatchewan and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 5,353 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Saskatoon in 2018, 17% lower than in Saskatchewan (6,437) but 60% higher than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 201 property crimes per 1,000 Saskatoon households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was not significantly different from Saskatchewan (183) but was significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 1,158 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Saskatoon, 41% lower than Saskatchewan (1,975) but 1% higher than Canada overall (1,143).
- In Saskatoon, over half (53%) of victims of violent crime were female, similar to Saskatchewan (56%) and Canada (53%).
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Saskatoon declined by 40%, larger than the decline in Saskatchewan (-21%) and Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Saskatoon declined by 34%, which was larger than the decline in Saskatchewan (-10%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women in Saskatoon saw a somewhat smaller decline between 2009 and 2018 than violent crime against boys and men (-38% versus -42%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was higher in Saskatoon (3.4 incidents per 100,000 population) than in Saskatchewan (2.6) but lower than Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Saskatoon increased from 0.3 to 3.4 per 100,000 population (+921%), a larger increase than in Saskatchewan (+123%) and Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 287 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Saskatoon in 2018, 56% lower than Saskatchewan (657) and 11% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (86%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Saskatoon were female, somewhat higher than in Saskatchewan (80%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 3.3% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Saskatoon between 2009 and 2018, slightly higher than in Saskatchewan (2.6%) but close to Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Saskatoon had 8 homicides—a rate of 2.44 per 100,000 population—close to Saskatchewan (2.93) but higher than Canada (1.76).
- Of the 8 homicide victims in Saskatoon, 1 was female (13%). Meanwhile, 21% of homicides in Saskatchewan and 25% of homicides in Canada involved a female victim.
- The number of homicides in Saskatoon increased from 5 victims in 2008 to 8 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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| Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 169 | 142 | 98 | 183 | 189 | 127 |
| 1999 | 159 | 135 | 99 | 181 | 180 | 116 |
| 2000 | 177 | 146 | 98 | 189 | 178 | 110 |
| 2001 | 173 | 156 | 97 | 188 | 184 | 108 |
| 2002 | 189 | 160 | 96 | 181 | 182 | 107 |
| 2003 | 228 | 187 | 98 | 216 | 204 | 110 |
| 2004 | 179 | 166 | 96 | 195 | 202 | 107 |
| 2005 | 200 | 171 | 99 | 177 | 185 | 102 |
| 2006 | 205 | 177 | 100 | 150 | 168 | 100 |
| 2007 | 209 | 170 | 98 | 139 | 163 | 94 |
| 2008 | 166 | 153 | 95 | 129 | 152 | 89 |
| 2009 | 156 | 155 | 94 | 125 | 147 | 85 |
| 2010 | 156 | 153 | 89 | 118 | 146 | 81 |
| 2011 | 130 | 143 | 86 | 109 | 144 | 75 |
| 2012 | 127 | 134 | 82 | 100 | 140 | 73 |
| 2013 | 112 | 123 | 74 | 97 | 128 | 67 |
| 2014 | 124 | 124 | 71 | 107 | 125 | 65 |
| 2015 | 115 | 138 | 75 | 114 | 138 | 68 |
| 2016 | 113 | 151 | 77 | 121 | 151 | 70 |
| 2017 | 111 | 146 | 81 | 120 | 142 | 71 |
| 2018 | 109 | 138 | 82 | 121 | 139 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 1,733 | 2,610 | 1,206 | 1,651 | 2,061 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 1,701 | 2,729 | 1,209 | 1,658 | 2,125 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 1,624 | 2,437 | 1,124 | 1,505 | 1,926 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 1,423 | 2,187 | 1,079 | 1,366 | 1,820 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 1,338 | 2,061 | 1,004 | 1,210 | 1,622 | 947 |
| 2014 | 1,274 | 2,027 | 952 | 1,224 | 1,609 | 898 |
| 2015 | 1,153 | 2,063 | 970 | 1,105 | 1,651 | 914 |
| 2016 | 1,117 | 2,097 | 978 | 1,060 | 1,616 | 910 |
| 2017 | 1,091 | 2,102 | 1,019 | 1,041 | 1,619 | 926 |
| 2018 | 1,071 | 1,982 | 1,048 | 960 | 1,518 | 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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| Year | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 2009 | 5,973 | 7,149 | 4,122 |
| 2010 | 5,296 | 6,856 | 3,838 |
| 2011 | 5,456 | 6,748 | 3,536 |
| 2012 | 4,715 | 6,170 | 3,438 |
| 2013 | 4,537 | 5,731 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 4,783 | 5,700 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 5,113 | 6,297 | 3,231 |
| 2016 | 5,437 | 6,645 | 3,239 |
| 2017 | 5,190 | 6,291 | 3,266 |
| 2018 | 5,353 | 6,437 | 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 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | Percent difference between Saskatoon and Saskatchewan | Percent difference between Saskatoon and Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 8,795 | 11,461 | 5,488 | -23 | 60 |
| Total violent crime | 1,158 | 1,975 | 1,143 | -41 | 1 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 5 | 6 | 4 | -18 | 15 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 121 | 141 | 101 | -14 | 20 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 688 | 1,280 | 649 | -46 | 6 |
| Other violent offences | 344 | 549 | 389 | -37 | -12 |
| Total property crime | 5,353 | 6,437 | 3,339 | -17 | 60 |
| Breaking and entering | 867 | 867 | 431 | -0.1 | 101 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 2,656 | 2,480 | 1,720 | 7 | 54 |
| Fraud | 680 | 573 | 402 | 19 | 69 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 1,022 | 2,302 | 699 | -56 | 46 |
| Other property crime offences | 128 | 214 | 86 | -40 | 48 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 2,284 | 3,049 | 1,006 | -25 | 127 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 277 | 783 | 339 | -65 | -18 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 175 | 510 | 178 | -66 | -1 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 6 | 22 | 12 | -70 | -46 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 254 | -55 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -100 | -100 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 95 | 252 | 148 | -62 | -36 |
| Total drug offences | 200 | 245 | 225 | -19 | -11 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 72 | 117 | 70 | -39 | 2 |
| Total all offences | 9,343 | 12,607 | 6,123 | -26 | 53 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 1,071 | 960 | 1,982 | 1,518 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 213 | 23 | 254 | 28 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 186 | 19 | 204 | 20 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 184 | 19 | 199 | 19 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 26 | 4 | 50 | 9 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 679 | 700 | 1,414 | 1,181 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 664 | 623 | 1,387 | 1,083 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 12 | 34 | 17 | 49 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 149 | 241 | 271 | 389 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 503 | 349 | 1,099 | 645 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 12 | 62 | 22 | 90 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 177 | 228 | 313 | 299 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 49 | 140 | 43 | 98 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 14 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 23 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 62 | 56 | 165 | 151 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 9 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other violent offences | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 |
| Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 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 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 26,863 | 8,185 | 123,543 | 10,631 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 17,568 | 5,353 | 74,800 | 6,437 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 2,844 | 867 | 10,080 | 867 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 325 | 99 | 1,814 | 156 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 1,183 | 360 | 5,699 | 490 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 150 | 46 | 618 | 53 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 7,385 | 2,250 | 22,507 | 1,937 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 1,903 | 580 | 5,957 | 513 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 42 | 13 | 80 | 7 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 288 | 88 | 624 | 54 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 3,354 | 1,022 | 26,747 | 2,302 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 94 | 29 | 674 | 58 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 7,497 | 2,284 | 35,431 | 3,049 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 512 | 156 | 1,514 | 130 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 55 | 17 | 215 | 19 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 260 | 79 | 6,835 | 588 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 6,340 | 1,932 | 24,869 | 2,140 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 330 | 101 | 1,995 | 172 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 908 | 277 | 9,103 | 783 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 575 | 175 | 5,926 | 510 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 21 | 6 | 251 | 22 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 311 | 95 | 2,924 | 252 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 655 | 200 | 2,852 | 245 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 235 | 72 | 1,357 | 117 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 220 | 67 | 920 | 79 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 14 | 4 | 436 | 38 | 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | 4,962 | 1,923 | -8 | 15,447 | 5,985 | -14 | 27,934 | 10,824 | -9 |
| 2009 | 4,698 | 1,774 | -8 | 15,819 | 5,973 | -0.2 | 27,140 | 10,248 | -5 |
| 2010 | 4,825 | 1,776 | 0.1 | 14,391 | 5,296 | -11 | 25,616 | 9,427 | -8 |
| 2011 | 4,597 | 1,653 | -7 | 15,172 | 5,456 | 3 | 26,316 | 9,463 | 0.4 |
| 2012 | 4,252 | 1,481 | -10 | 13,534 | 4,715 | -14 | 24,583 | 8,564 | -10 |
| 2013 | 3,925 | 1,334 | -10 | 13,343 | 4,537 | -4 | 23,822 | 8,099 | -5 |
| 2014 | 4,027 | 1,339 | 0.4 | 14,381 | 4,783 | 5 | 25,230 | 8,392 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3,853 | 1,261 | -6 | 15,629 | 5,113 | 7 | 26,278 | 8,597 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3,827 | 1,219 | -3 | 17,074 | 5,437 | 6 | 28,678 | 9,133 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3,920 | 1,218 | 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. | 16,697 | 5,190 | -5 | 28,616 | 8,894 | -3 |
| 2018 | 3,799 | 1,158 | -5 | 17,568 | 5,353 | 3 | 28,864 | 8,795 | -1 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | -23 | -40 | Note ...: not applicable | 14 | -11 | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | -19 | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable 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. 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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