Safety: Total Violent Criminal Code Violations per 100,000 People

Violent crimes involve harm or threats of harm to people and a low violent crime rate can significantly improve the lives of a population.

In Canada, the incidence of violent crime decreased 14.5% from 2000 to 2011, an average of 1.7% per year. In this time period, by far the largest decline occurred in abductions, followed by violent crime with firearms, and robberies.

Between 2000 and 2011, the violent crime rate actually fell in all major CMAs except for Edmonton, Québec, Kitchener, and St. John’s.  Interestingly, the rate shrunk the most in Victoria, followed by Toronto.