People cannot enjoy life if they feel their safety and security are at risk. Violent crime rates are one measure of safety. Property crimes, safety when driving, and general feelings of safety are other ways to measure safety.

• Motor Vehicle Theft Rate
• Property Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
• Operating Cost ($) for Police Services per Capital
• Percent Generally Satisfied with Personal Safety
• Percent Feeling Safe Walking in their Neighbourhood After Dark
• Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources
• Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources - Where Waterloo Region Stands

2-1 Motor Vehicle Theft Rate Per 100,000 Population, 1991-2006

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, CANSIM Table 252-0013

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2-2 Property Crime Rate per 100,000 Population 1991-2006

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 252-0013

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2-3 Operating Cost ($) for Police Services per Capital: 2005, 2006

Source: MPMP Reports 2005, 2006

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2-4 % Generally Satisfied with Personal Safety, 2004

Source: http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-566-XIE/85-566-XIE2005001.pdf
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-565-XIE/85-565-XIE2005001.pdf

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2-5 % Feeling Safe Walking Alone in Their Neighbourhood After Dark, 2004

Source: : http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-566-XIE/85-566-XIE2005001.pdf
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-565-XIE/85-565-XIE2005001.pdf

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1-5 Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources

1-6 Vital Signs® Canada Original Data Sources – Where Waterloo Region Stands

II-4 Police Officers per 100,000

At 145 police officers per 100,000 in 2007, the number of police officers in Kitchener was 25.6 per cent lower than the national average (195) and 24.5 per cent lower than the provincial average (192). The rate was up 1.4 per cent from 143 in 2006.

Source for 2007 data: Statistics Canada. Police Resources in Canada 2007, pages 16 , 17 and 29.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-225-XIE/85-225-XIE2007000.pdf
Source for 2006 data: Statistics Canada. Police Resources in Canada 2006, Table 4a, p.25.
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/85-225-XIE/85-225-XIE2006000.pdf
Source for 1999 data: Statistics Canada. Police Resources in Canada 2000, pages 21, 38, 40 and 48.
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/85-225-XIE/0000085-225-XIE.pdf

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II-5: Perceptions of Crime

n.a implies that figures are too unreliable to be published

In terms of personal safety and perception of crime, in 2004, 96 per cent of persons in Kitchener felt generally satisfied with their personal safety. This was 2 per cent higher than the national and the provincial averages.

Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2004. cycle 18 overview: personal safety and perceptions of the criminal justice system. Information for provinces from the General Survey on Victimization, Cycle 18: An Overview of Findings, 2004 ,Table 4.

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II-7: Police Reported Hate Crimes per 100,000

At 2.6 hate crimes per 100,000 population in 2006, the rate in Kitchener was 16 per cent below the national rate of 3.1 hate crimes per 100,000 population.

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