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Many of us have the need to feel protected from things that cause us danger or harm. Policing, emergency response, caring neighbourhoods, and our own ability to defend ourselves greatly impact our personal safety and the security of those closest to us.
- Violent Crime Incidences
- Police Reported Hate Crimes
- Forcible Confinement Rate
- Crime Severity Index
Supplementary Local and National Comparison Information
10-1 Violent Crime Incidences measures the number of assaults, sexual assaults, homicides, and other violent incidents in the population.
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Waterloo Region 882 913 899 749 618 739 749 749 677 698 Ontario 1043 1045 1052 1004 962 934 909 908 863 897 Canada 1059 1084 1082 1047 1009 1002 993 995 971 996 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Waterloo Region 698 578 573 630 572 668 607 597 Ontario 897 839 791 757 767 775 759 732 Canada 995 980 977 957 962 968 951 932
Source: Statistics Canada, CAMSIM special order
10-2 Police Reported Hate Crimes occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his/her perceived membership in a certain group.
2006 2007 Waterloo Region 3.3 2.7 Ontario 4.1 3.6
Source: Police-Reported Hate Crime in Canada 2007, Juristat, Statistics Canada, 2009
10-3 The Forcible Confinement* Rate measures how often people are kept somewhere through violence or the threat of violence.
Canada Ontario Waterloo Region
121 168 294
* to unjustly hold anyone against their will through the use of threats, duress, force or the exhibition of force (includes kidnapping)
Source: Forcible Confinement in Canada 2007, Juristat, Statistics Canada, 2009
10-4 The Crime Severity Index measures the level of severity of crimes committed. The higher the number, the more severe crimes are overall.
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Waterloo Region | 100.61 | 93.14 | 87.24 | 80.51 | 81.13 | 78.3 | 84.53 |
| Ontario | 100.72 | 92.31 | 89.04 | 86.54 | 84.54 | 93.15 | 78.2 |
| Canada | 118.84 | 111.24 | 106.73 | 105.3 | 104.14 | 106.84 | 104.11 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||
| Waterloo Region | 78.88 | 79.67 | 71.22 | 68.92 | |||
| Ontario | 76.96 | 78.56 | 74.35 | 70.55 | |||
| Canada | 101.33 | 100.00 | 95.18 | 90.01 |
Source: "Measuring Crime in Canada: Introducing the Crime Severity Index and Improvements to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey" Tables 6 and 7.
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