Crime trends

Canada’s violent crime rate was 1,443 per 100,000 in 2025. See violent crime by city, the violent Crime Severity Index, and what “violent crime” includes.

Police-reported shoplifting in Canada rose 11% in 2025, the fifth increase in a row and 79% above 2015. See which cities have the highest rates and why.

62% of Canadians think local crime rose, but the Crime Severity Index fell 5% in 2025. What went down, what went up (shoplifting, harassment, drugs) and why.

Canada recorded 672 homicide victims in 2025, a rate of 1.61 per 100,000 and the largest drop since 1986. See counts and rates by city and province.

What Canada’s Crime Severity Index measures, why 2006 = 100, how it differs from the crime rate, and how to compare cities fairly. With 2025 examples.

Police in Canada reported 4,708 hate crimes in 2025, down 3% from 2024. What the figures show, what they miss, and how to report a hate crime or incident.

Police-reported fraud in Canada is 61% above 2015 and extortion has more than tripled. See 2025 fraud rates by city and simple ways to protect yourself.

Canada’s crime rate was 5,585 incidents per 100,000 in 2025 and the Crime Severity Index fell 5% to 75.0. Trends since 2015, key crimes and provinces.

Crime Severity Index and crime rates for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in 2025, and the context needed to read northern crime data fairly.

Car theft in Canada fell 16% in 2025 to 83,652 vehicles. See the cities with the highest rates, the big drops in Toronto and Montréal, and prevention tips.