How did the crime severity index change in Newfoundland and Labrador?
The answer
Crime severity index increased in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Overall change
- +12.36 index points
- 16.2% increase
- Start · 1998
- 76.38 Index
- Latest · 2025
- 88.74 Index
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Crime severity index
- Area shown
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Period
- 1998–2025Annual
- Unit
- Index
Selected details
- Measure
- Crime severity index
- Index base
- Canada, 2006 = 100
- Measure basis
- Police-reported crime weighted by court sentences
Crime severity index rose from 76.38 Index to 88.74 Index between 1998 and 2025—an increase of 12.36 index points, or 16.2%. It reached an observed high of 92.06 Index in 2024 before ending at 88.74 Index in 2025.
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Crime severity index in Newfoundland and Labrador
Annual · 28 observations · 1998–2025
- Crime severity index88.74 Index
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- Observed high
- 92.06 Index2024
- Observed low
- 62.36 Index2014
Exact values28 observations · 1998–2025
| Period | Crime severity index |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 88.74 Index |
| 2024 | 92.06 Index |
| 2023 | 87.76 Index |
| 2022 | 82.13 Index |
| 2021 | 76.87 Index |
| 2020 | 68.83 Index |
| 2019 | 71.34 Index |
| 2018 | 64.5 Index |
| 2017 | 63.34 Index |
| 2016 | 69.53 Index |
| 2015 | 65.78 Index |
| 2014 | 62.36 Index |
| 2013 | 68.47 Index |
| 2012 | 68 Index |
| 2011 | 71.85 Index |
| 2010 | 78.65 Index |
| 2009 | 71.46 Index |
| 2008 | 71.08 Index |
| 2007 | 75.32 Index |
| 2006 | 73.13 Index |
| 2005 | 78.56 Index |
| 2004 | 79.33 Index |
| 2003 | 74.44 Index |
| 2002 | 71.38 Index |
| 2001 | 69.07 Index |
| 2000 | 70.12 Index |
| 1999 | 69.22 Index |
| 1998 | 76.38 Index |
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About this data
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.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (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.