New BrunswickCrime and justice1998–2025 · Annual

How did the crime severity index change in New Brunswick?

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Crime severity index increased in New Brunswick.

Overall change
+0.38 index points
0.4% increase
Start · 1998
89.98 Index
Latest · 2025
90.36 Index

Statistics Canada · Table 35-10-0026-01Updated

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Measure
Crime severity index
Area shown
New Brunswick
Period
1998–2025Annual
Unit
Index

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Measure
Crime severity index
Index base
Canada, 2006 = 100
Measure basis
Police-reported crime weighted by court sentences

Crime severity index rose from 89.98 Index to 90.36 Index between 1998 and 2025—an increase of 0.38 index points, or 0.4%. It fell to an observed low of 56.02 Index in 2014 before rising to 90.36 Index in 2025.

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Crime severity index in New Brunswick

Annual · 28 observations · 1998–2025

Selected period2025
  • Crime severity index90.36 Index
Crime severity index rose from 89.98 Index to 90.36 Index between 1998 and 2025—an increase of 0.38 index points, or 0.4%. It fell to an observed low of 56.02 Index in 2014 before rising to 90.36 Index in 2025. The chart covers 1998 to 2025. Values are shown in Index.Index5060708090100199820032007201220162021202589.98 Index90.36 Index

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Observed high
90.36 Index2025
Observed low
56.02 Index2014
Exact values28 observations · 1998–2025

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Crime severity index in New Brunswick
PeriodCrime severity index
2025Latest90.36 Index
202485.55 Index
202387.9 Index
202287.48 Index
202187.44 Index
202083.33 Index
201980.22 Index
201872.99 Index
201768.75 Index
201661.56 Index
201562.41 Index
201456.02 Index
201360.04 Index
201268.03 Index
201166.21 Index
201069.16 Index
200970.68 Index
200871.75 Index
200770.8 Index
200674.21 Index
200579.52 Index
200487.92 Index
200387.79 Index
200284.55 Index
200183.44 Index
200084.83 Index
199990.04 Index
199889.98 Index

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How to read this measureThe Crime Severity Index is not an indicator of overall safety. 2019 is the first full year under revised reporting standards; compare earlier years with caution. Revised 2021 and 2022 data use updated crime weights. The previous year may be revised at each release. Northwest Territories includes Nunavut in 1998; they are separate from 1999.

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These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (35-10-0026-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, Canada, provinces, territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2026-07-22. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last index value minus the first and is reported in index points; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.