Sudbury's Vital Signs Report 2007
Safety
Sudburians have seen drops in the incidence of some crimes while the number of fires in Greater Sudbury have increased.
- Sudbury's property crime rate fell 55% from 1991-2005. Greater Sudbury's property crime rate is still 14% higher than the Ontario average and 14% lower than the Canadian average. 46
- The incidence of fires (including vehicle, structural and grass fires) has increased from 267 in 2003 and 448 in 2004 to 574 in 2005. 25
- In 1995 Sudbury's Police Services recorded 1,564 assaults. In 2005, this figure dropped to 950. 47
- Over the ten year period 1995-2005 Greater Sudbury's total recorded criminal offences have declined by over one third. 51 (see Figure 10)
Figure 10. Total Criminal Offences
25. Municipal Performance Measurement Program (September, 2006). City of Greater Sudbury 2005 Report to Citizens.
http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/content/dept_as/documents/2005MPMP_comp_eng1.pdf
Last accessed on September 19, 2007 Back
46. Community Foundations of Canada (2007). Property Crime rate per 100,000 Population in Vital Signs communities, 1991-2006. Based on Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Cansim Table 252-0013.
http://www.vitalsignscanada.ca/rpt2007/table-II-2.pdf
Last accessed on September 25, 2007 Back
47. KeyFacts, City of Greater Sudbury (June 2007). Criminal Offences by type, 1995-2005.
http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/content/keyfacts/documents/CrimOffences%5Ftype%5FJune07%2Epdf
Last accessed on September 21, 2007 Back
51. KeyFacts, City of Greater Sudbury (June, 2007). Criminal Offences 1995-2005
http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/content/keyfacts/documents/CrimOffences%5Ftotal%5FJune07%2Epdf
Last accessed on September 22, 2007 Back