Chart 2
Police-reported crime rates, 1962 to 2014
Note(s):
Information presented in this chart represents data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey Aggregate (UCR), and permits historical comparisons back to 1962. New definitions of crime categories were introduced in 2009 and are only available in the new format back to 1998. As a result, numbers in this chart do not match data released in the new format. Specifically, the definition of violent crime has been expanded. In addition, UCR aggregates include some different offences in the 'other crimes' category. Populations are based on Statistics Canada's July 1 estimates.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
Chart description
The title of the graph is "Police-reported crime rates, 1962 to 2014."
This is a line chart.
The vertical axis is "rate per 100,000 population."
The title of series 1 is "Total."
The title of series 2 is "Violent crimes."
The title of series 3 is "Property crimes."
The title of series 4 is "Other crimes."
Total | Violent crimes | Property crimes | Other crimes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | 2,771 | 221 | 1,891 | 659 |
1963 | 3,022 | 249 | 2,047 | 726 |
1964 | 3,245 | 284 | 2,146 | 815 |
1965 | 3,199 | 299 | 2,091 | 809 |
1966 | 3,511 | 347 | 2,258 | 907 |
1967 | 3,850 | 381 | 2,484 | 985 |
1968 | 4,336 | 423 | 2,826 | 1,087 |
1969 | 4,737 | 453 | 3,120 | 1,164 |
1970 | 5,212 | 481 | 3,515 | 1,217 |
1971 | 5,311 | 492 | 3,649 | 1,170 |
1972 | 5,355 | 497 | 3,634 | 1,224 |
1973 | 5,773 | 524 | 3,704 | 1,546 |
1974 | 6,388 | 553 | 4,151 | 1,684 |
1975 | 6,852 | 585 | 4,498 | 1,769 |
1976 | 6,984 | 584 | 4,533 | 1,867 |
1977 | 6,971 | 572 | 4,466 | 1,933 |
1978 | 7,154 | 580 | 4,579 | 1,995 |
1979 | 7,666 | 610 | 4,903 | 2,153 |
1980 | 8,343 | 636 | 5,444 | 2,263 |
1981 | 8,736 | 654 | 5,759 | 2,322 |
1982 | 8,773 | 671 | 5,840 | 2,262 |
1983 | 8,470 | 679 | 5,608 | 2,182 |
1984 | 8,387 | 701 | 5,501 | 2,185 |
1985 | 8,413 | 735 | 5,451 | 2,227 |
1986 | 8,727 | 785 | 5,550 | 2,392 |
1987 | 8,957 | 829 | 5,553 | 2,575 |
1988 | 8,919 | 868 | 5,439 | 2,613 |
1989 | 8,892 | 911 | 5,289 | 2,692 |
1990 | 9,485 | 973 | 5,612 | 2,900 |
1991 | 10,342 | 1,059 | 6,160 | 3,122 |
1992 | 10,040 | 1,084 | 5,904 | 3,052 |
1993 | 9,538 | 1,082 | 5,575 | 2,881 |
1994 | 9,125 | 1,047 | 5,257 | 2,821 |
1995 | 9,008 | 1,009 | 5,292 | 2,707 |
1996 | 8,932 | 1,002 | 5,274 | 2,656 |
1997 | 8,475 | 993 | 4,880 | 2,603 |
1998 | 8,093 | 995 | 4,569 | 2,529 |
1999 | 7,695 | 971 | 4,276 | 2,449 |
2000 | 7,610 | 996 | 4,081 | 2,534 |
2001 | 7,592 | 995 | 4,004 | 2,593 |
2002 | 7,516 | 980 | 3,976 | 2,560 |
2003 | 7,773 | 978 | 4,125 | 2,670 |
2004 | 7,601 | 957 | 3,976 | 2,668 |
2005 | 7,326 | 962 | 3,744 | 2,620 |
2006 | 7,246 | 968 | 3,605 | 2,673 |
2007 | 6,908 | 952 | 3,335 | 2,621 |
2008 | 6,632 | 938 | 3,096 | 2,598 |
2009 | 6,462 | 926 | 3,005 | 2,531 |
2010 | 6,160 | 907 | 2,802 | 2,451 |
2011 | 5,780 | 869 | 2,586 | 2,324 |
2012 | 5,633 | 842 | 2,521 | 2,270 |
2013 | 5,196 | 767 | 2,344 | 2,085 |
2014 | 5,047 | 732 | 2,327 | 1,989 |
Note(s):
Information presented in this chart represents data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey Aggregate (UCR), and permits historical comparisons back to 1962. New definitions of crime categories were introduced in 2009 and are only available in the new format back to 1998. As a result, numbers in this chart do not match data released in the new format. Specifically, the definition of violent crime has been expanded. In addition, UCR aggregates include some different offences in the 'other crimes' category. Populations are based on Statistics Canada's July 1 estimates.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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