Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario
Satisfaction with safety
St. Catharines–Niagara 91%, Ontario 89%, Canada 88%*
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from St. Catharines–Niagara (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
St. Catharines–Niagara 673, Ontario 899, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
St. Catharines–Niagara -29%, Ontario -16%, Canada, -17%
Population and demographics
St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario
St. Catharines–Niagara was home to 429,036 people in 2018, and it had a population density of 307 residents per square kilometre. Just over one in four (27%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with the distribution in Ontario (29%) and across Canada (28%).
About 2.9% of St. Catharines–Niagara residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.8%) but much lower than Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented about one in six (17%) residents, far lower than Ontario (29%) but closer to Canada (22%). Less than one in ten (7.4%) immigrants in St. Catharines–Niagara were recent immigrants (since 2011), lower than Ontario (12.3%) and Canada (16.1%). There was a notably smaller proportion of people who identified as a visible minority in St. Catharines–Niagara (9.3%) than Ontario (29.3%) and Canada overall (22.3%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, six in ten (59%) St. Catharines–Niagara residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, three in ten (30%) 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 St. Catharines–Niagara (6.6%) was higher than in Ontario (5.6%) and Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in St. Catharines–Niagara earned a median after-tax annual income of $49,610 in 2017, lower than in Ontario ($53,850) and Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income was similar in St. Catharines–Niagara (16%), Ontario (17%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.4 persons per household in St. Catharines–Niagara in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.6) and Canada (2.4). Most (73%) households in St. Catharines–Niagara owned their homes, similar to 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%) St. Catharines–Niagara households, slightly lower than in Ontario (28%) but on par with Canada (24%). A small proportion (6.5%) of occupied private dwellings in St. Catharines–Niagara were in need of major repairs, similar to Ontario (6.1%) and Canada (6.5%). About one-fifth (18%) of St. Catharines–Niagara families were lone-parent families, similar to Ontario (17%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 625 homeless individuals living in St. Catharines–Niagara.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, nearly half (46%) of St. Catharines–Niagara residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, which was not significantly different from Ontario residents (40%) but was significantly higher than Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Three in five (61%) St. Catharines–Niagara residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, significantly higher than Ontario (51%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in St. Catharines–Niagara were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (49% versus 70%), similar to Ontario and Canada’s provinces.
- About one in six (16%) St. Catharines–Niagara residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, which was not significantly different from Ontario (21%) but was significantly lower than Canada’s provinces (22%).
- Three in ten (30%) St. Catharines–Niagara residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, which was not significantly different from Ontario (25%) and Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 10%E of St. Catharines–Niagara residents experienced discrimination, significantly lower than Ontario (15%) but not significantly different from Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 25% of St. Catharines–Niagara residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, which was not significantly different from Ontario (20%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- The large majority (83%) of St. Catharines–Niagara residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, which was significantly higher than in Ontario (76%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (89%) of St. Catharines–Niagara 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
- In 2018, three in ten (31%) St. Catharines–Niagara residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, which was not significantly different from Ontario (25%) and Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In St. Catharines–Niagara, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (42% versus 17%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, nearly half (47%) of St. Catharines–Niagara residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, as did half of those in Ontario (52%) and those in Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, St. Catharines–Niagara police reported an overall crime rate of 3,996 incidents per 100,000 population, 3% lower than in Ontario (4,113) and 27% lower than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 29% in St. Catharines–Niagara, while a smaller decline was seen in Ontario (-16%) and Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in St. Catharines–Niagara increased by 15% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to an increase in trafficking, production and distribution of cannabis (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act) and cocaine, and breaking and entering. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in St. Catharines–Niagara declined by 14%, compared with a 15% decline in Ontario and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 2,755 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in St. Catharines–Niagara in 2018, 5% higher than in Ontario (2,621) but 17% lower than Canada (3,339).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 673 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in St. Catharines–Niagara, 25% lower than Ontario (899) and 41% lower than Canada overall (1,143).
- Over half of victims of violent crime were female in St. Catharines–Niagara (54%), Ontario (53%) and Canada (53%).
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in St. Catharines–Niagara declined by 37%, more than double the decline seen in Ontario (-14%) and Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in St. Catharines–Niagara declined by 22%, which was greater than the decline in Ontario (-11%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women in St. Catharines–Niagara between 2009 and 2018 declined to the same extent as violent crime against boys and men (both -33%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was much lower in St. Catharines–Niagara (1.7 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 St. Catharines–Niagara decreased by 24%, while there was an increase in Ontario (+10%) and Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 147 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in St. Catharines–Niagara in 2018, 39% lower than Ontario (243) and 54% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (86%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in St. Catharines–Niagara were female, somewhat higher than in Ontario (81%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 1.8% of police-reported intimate partner violence in St. Catharines–Niagara between 2009 and 2018, lower than in Ontario (4.2%) and Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, St. Catharines–Niagara had 2 homicides—a rate of 0.42 per 100,000 population—lower than Ontario (1.86) and Canada (1.76).
- Neither of the 2 homicides in St. Catharines–Niagara involved a female victim. Meanwhile, 27% of homicide victims in Ontario and 25% of homicide victims in Canada were female.
- The number of homicides in St. Catharines–Niagara decreased from 6 victims in 2008 to 2 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 63 | 85 | 98 | 125 | 107 | 127 |
| 1999 | 67 | 83 | 99 | 115 | 96 | 116 |
| 2000 | 62 | 85 | 98 | 105 | 91 | 110 |
| 2001 | 64 | 85 | 97 | 112 | 87 | 108 |
| 2002 | 76 | 82 | 96 | 110 | 85 | 107 |
| 2003 | 68 | 81 | 98 | 102 | 84 | 110 |
| 2004 | 62 | 79 | 96 | 86 | 78 | 107 |
| 2005 | 72 | 83 | 99 | 88 | 74 | 102 |
| 2006 | 73 | 87 | 100 | 90 | 75 | 100 |
| 2007 | 65 | 86 | 98 | 86 | 70 | 94 |
| 2008 | 69 | 82 | 95 | 85 | 67 | 89 |
| 2009 | 64 | 82 | 94 | 81 | 64 | 85 |
| 2010 | 57 | 78 | 89 | 75 | 61 | 81 |
| 2011 | 49 | 73 | 86 | 66 | 57 | 75 |
| 2012 | 54 | 70 | 82 | 68 | 55 | 73 |
| 2013 | 49 | 62 | 74 | 60 | 49 | 67 |
| 2014 | 41 | 58 | 71 | 54 | 47 | 65 |
| 2015 | 42 | 60 | 75 | 55 | 48 | 68 |
| 2016 | 38 | 65 | 77 | 54 | 49 | 70 |
| 2017 | 46 | 70 | 81 | 65 | 51 | 71 |
| 2018 | 53 | 73 | 82 | 75 | 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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| Year | Female victims | Male victims | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 982 | 937 | 1,206 | 860 | 940 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 938 | 917 | 1,209 | 799 | 913 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 759 | 872 | 1,124 | 680 | 859 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 805 | 824 | 1,079 | 704 | 809 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 717 | 771 | 1,004 | 576 | 726 | 947 |
| 2014 | 567 | 721 | 952 | 553 | 675 | 898 |
| 2015 | 538 | 729 | 970 | 491 | 687 | 914 |
| 2016 | 509 | 741 | 978 | 470 | 708 | 910 |
| 2017 | 559 | 790 | 1,019 | 513 | 739 | 926 |
| 2018 | 662 | 834 | 1,048 | 575 | 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. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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| Year | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 2009 | 3,879 | 3,193 | 4,122 |
| 2010 | 3,579 | 2,968 | 3,838 |
| 2011 | 3,187 | 2,760 | 3,536 |
| 2012 | 3,255 | 2,648 | 3,438 |
| 2013 | 2,806 | 2,365 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 2,497 | 2,281 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 2,565 | 2,290 | 3,231 |
| 2016 | 2,480 | 2,315 | 3,239 |
| 2017 | 2,628 | 2,428 | 3,266 |
| 2018 | 2,755 | 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 | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | Percent difference between St. Catharines–Niagara and Ontario | Percent difference between St. Catharines–Niagara and Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 3,996 | 4,113 | 5,488 | -3 | -27 |
| Total violent crime | 673 | 899 | 1,143 | -25 | -41 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 3 | 5 | 4 | -29 | -20 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 95 | 91 | 101 | 4 | -6 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 339 | 500 | 649 | -32 | -48 |
| Other violent offences | 235 | 303 | 389 | -22 | -40 |
| Total property crime | 2,755 | 2,621 | 3,339 | 5 | -17 |
| Breaking and entering | 447 | 319 | 431 | 40 | 4 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 1,480 | 1,506 | 1,720 | -2 | -14 |
| Fraud | 395 | 381 | 402 | 4 | -2 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 382 | 372 | 699 | 3 | -45 |
| Other property crime offences | 51 | 43 | 86 | 18 | -40 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 569 | 593 | 1,006 | -4 | -43 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 201 | 199 | 339 | 1 | -41 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 101 | 92 | 178 | 9 | -43 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 12 | -90 | -95 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 127 | 88 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -100 | -100 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 99 | 99 | 148 | -0.5 | -33 |
| Total drug offences | 332 | 146 | 225 | 127 | 48 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 16 | 29 | 70 | -44 | -77 |
| Total all offences | 4,546 | 4,487 | 6,123 | 1 | -26 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 662 | 575 | 834 | 766 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 159 | 24 | 152 | 22 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 133 | 16 | 130 | 17 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 132 | 16 | 128 | 17 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 313 | 366 | 467 | 510 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 303 | 330 | 456 | 463 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 57 | 110 | 83 | 126 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 243 | 209 | 369 | 327 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 7 | 34 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 187 | 180 | 213 | 227 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 0.8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 30 | 44 | 27 | 83 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 7 | 0.4 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 0.4 | 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 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 43 | 11 | 52 | 16 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 78 | 106 | 85 | 102 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 15 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0.8 | 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 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 0.8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 0.8 | 1 | 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 | St. Catharines–Niagara | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 18,299 | 3,873 | 513,941 | 3,588 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 13,016 | 2,755 | 375,402 | 2,621 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 2,113 | 447 | 45,736 | 319 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 178 | 38 | 4,854 | 34 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 842 | 178 | 23,952 | 167 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 180 | 38 | 5,887 | 41 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 5,971 | 1,264 | 185,837 | 1,297 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 1,614 | 342 | 49,193 | 343 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 30 | 6 | 426 | 3 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 220 | 47 | 4,907 | 34 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 1,803 | 382 | 53,236 | 372 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 65 | 14 | 1,374 | 10 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 2,686 | 569 | 84,959 | 593 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 99 | 21 | 4,415 | 31 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 50 | 11 | 1,669 | 12 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0.4 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 28 | 6 | 5,075 | 35 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 2,245 | 475 | 66,876 | 467 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 264 | 56 | 6,837 | 48 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 950 | 201 | 28,446 | 199 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 475 | 101 | 13,216 | 92 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 3 | 0.6 | 894 | 6 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 6 | 1 | 80 | 0.6 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 466 | 99 | 14,201 | 99 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 1,570 | 332 | 20,937 | 146 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 77 | 16 | 4,197 | 29 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 1 | 0.2 | 94 | 0.7 | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 14 | 3 | 1,076 | 8 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 62 | 13 | 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 | 4,709 | 1,069 | 11 | 17,798 | 4,039 | 0.5 | 24,787 | 5,624 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4,159 | 944 | -12 | 17,097 | 3,879 | -4 | 23,399 | 5,308 | -6 |
| 2010 | 4,110 | 930 | -1 | 15,813 | 3,579 | -8 | 22,035 | 4,987 | -6 |
| 2011 | 3,362 | 759 | -18 | 14,115 | 3,187 | -11 | 19,351 | 4,369 | -12 |
| 2012 | 3,671 | 824 | 9 | 14,497 | 3,255 | 2 | 20,167 | 4,528 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3,240 | 725 | -12 | 12,549 | 2,806 | -14 | 17,772 | 3,974 | -12 |
| 2014 | 2,714 | 603 | -17 | 11,231 | 2,497 | -11 | 15,835 | 3,520 | -11 |
| 2015 | 2,538 | 560 | -7 | 11,636 | 2,565 | 3 | 15,928 | 3,511 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | 2,436 | 530 | -5 | 11,391 | 2,480 | -3 | 15,978 | 3,479 | -0.9 |
| 2017 | 2,725 | 585 | 10 | 12,234 | 2,628 | 6 | 17,366 | 3,731 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3,178 | 673 | 15 | 13,016 | 2,755 | 5 | 18,880 | 3,996 | 7 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | -33 | -37 | Note ...: not applicable | -27 | -32 | Note ...: not applicable | -24 | -29 | 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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