Northwest TerritoriesCrime and justice1998–2025 · Annual

How did the crime severity index change in Northwest Territories?

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Crime severity index increased in Northwest Territories.

Overall change
+218.41 index points
81.7% increase
Start · 1998
267.47 Index
Latest · 2025
485.88 Index

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

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Measure
Crime severity index
Area shown
Northwest Territories
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 267.47 Index to 485.88 Index between 1998 and 2025—an increase of 218.41 index points, or 81.7%. It reached an observed high of 525.34 Index in 2024 before ending at 485.88 Index in 2025.

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Crime severity index in Northwest Territories

Annual · 28 observations · 1998–2025

Selected period2025
  • Crime severity index485.88 Index
Crime severity index rose from 267.47 Index to 485.88 Index between 1998 and 2025—an increase of 218.41 index points, or 81.7%. It reached an observed high of 525.34 Index in 2024 before ending at 485.88 Index in 2025. The chart covers 1998 to 2025. Values are shown in Index.Index2003004005006001998200320072012201620212025267.47 Index485.88 Index

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Observed high
525.34 Index2024
Observed low
251.87 Index2000
Exact values28 observations · 1998–2025

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Crime severity index in Northwest Territories
PeriodCrime severity index
2025Latest485.88 Index
2024525.34 Index
2023482.08 Index
2022450.51 Index
2021412.45 Index
2020422.13 Index
2019394.5 Index
2018328.56 Index
2017311.11 Index
2016297.53 Index
2015321.91 Index
2014290.16 Index
2013315.04 Index
2012338.13 Index
2011342.03 Index
2010348.13 Index
2009326.15 Index
2008342.89 Index
2007335.75 Index
2006315.99 Index
2005343.37 Index
2004353.37 Index
2003339.39 Index
2002297.18 Index
2001260.35 Index
2000251.87 Index
1999255.4 Index
1998267.47 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.