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Crime in Canada | |
|---|---|
| Crime rates* (2022) | |
| Violent Criminal Code violations | |
| Homicide | 2.25 (2022 Stat) |
| Attempted murder | 2.16 |
| Sexual assault | 90 |
| Assault | 503 |
| Robbery | 56 |
| Uttering threats | 224 |
| Total violent crime violations | 1,365 |
| Property crime violations | |
| Breaking and entering | 341 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 271 |
| Theft over $5,000 | 62 |
| Theft under $5,000 | 963 |
| Mischief | 807 |
| Total property crime violations | 3,314 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. Census population: 35,151,728[1] Source: Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2021 and 2022 | |
Crime in Canada is generally considered low overall.[2] Under the Canadian constitution, the power to establish criminal law & rules of investigation is vested in the federal Parliament. The provinces share responsibility for law enforcement (although provincial policing in many jurisdictions is contracted to the federal Royal Canadian Mounted Police), and while the power to prosecute criminal offences is assigned to the federal government, responsibility for prosecutions is delegated to the provinces for most types of criminal offences. Laws and sentencing guidelines are uniform throughout the country, but provinces vary in their level of enforcement.[3]
According to Statistics Canada, overall crime in Canada had been steadily declining since the late 1990s as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI) and the Violent Crime Severity Index (VCSI), with a more recent uptick since an all-time low in 2014.[4] Both measures of crime saw an 8% to 10% decrease between 2010 and 2018.[4] Violent crime, specifically homicide, has declined in Canada by over 40% since its peak in 1975, placing Canada 95th in the world by homicide rate—far worse than Australia, England, France and Ireland, and relatively close to poorer European countries. It is tied for first in the Americas with Chile (homicide rates are 2.7 times lower than in the United States).
More current crimes that are increasing include drug-related offences, fraud, sexual assault and theft, with fraud increasing 46% between 2008 and 2018.[5] The Crime Severity Index (CSI) in Canada rose by 2% in 2023, marking the third consecutive year of increase and the continuation of a trend that began in 2015.[6] The overall increase was significantly influenced by a rise in reported fraud, which was still identified as a major factor, extortion and child pornography cases, which soared by 52% in 2023.[6] According to the Institute for Economics & Peace Global Peace Index, Canada is ranked the 11th safest country in the world out of 163 countries.[7]
- ^ Statistics Canada (February 8, 2017). "Population size and growth in Canada: Key results from the 2016 Census". Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Phongolo, Sinethemba (2024-03-22). "The Crime Rate in Canada: Everything You Need to Know". mdccanada.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "Top 16 Worst Major Cities in Canada by Crime Rate 2019". Immigroup. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ a b "www150.statcan.gc.ca". Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2018". 22 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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