Statistics Canada reports that both the rates and severity of crime were down almost across the board in 2025.
Canada’s crime severity index dropped five per cent last year, agency says
The Canadian Press
· Posted: Jul 22, 2026 4:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Police tape is shown in Calgary, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
Statistics Canada reports that both the rates and severity of crime were down almost across the board in 2025.
The agency said on Wednesday Canada’s crime severity index dropped five per cent last year for the second annual decline in a row.
The index — which measures both the number of crimes compared to population and the relative severity of all police-reported crimes — stands at 75.01 after rising to 81.27 over the previous eight years.
Declines in the crime severity index were recorded in every province and territory except New Brunswick and Nunavut, and in most major cities.
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