OntarioCrime and justice1998–2025 · Annual

How did the crime severity index change in Ontario?

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Crime severity index decreased in Ontario.

Overall change
-43.55 index points
43.2% decrease
Start · 1998
100.72 Index
Latest · 2025
57.17 Index

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

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Measure
Crime severity index
Area shown
Ontario
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 fell from 100.72 Index to 57.17 Index between 1998 and 2025—a decrease of 43.55 index points, or 43.2%. It reached an observed low of 49.93 Index in 2014 before ending at 57.17 Index in 2025.

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Crime severity index in Ontario

Annual · 28 observations · 1998–2025

Selected period2025
  • Crime severity index57.17 Index
Crime severity index fell from 100.72 Index to 57.17 Index between 1998 and 2025—a decrease of 43.55 index points, or 43.2%. It reached an observed low of 49.93 Index in 2014 before ending at 57.17 Index in 2025. The chart covers 1998 to 2025. Values are shown in Index.Index4060801001201998200320072012201620212025100.72 Index57.17 Index

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Observed high
100.72 Index1998
Observed low
49.93 Index2014
Exact values28 observations · 1998–2025

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Crime severity index in Ontario
PeriodCrime severity index
2025Latest57.17 Index
202460.95 Index
202361.51 Index
202258.77 Index
202156.04 Index
202055.41 Index
201960.87 Index
201860.32 Index
201756.32 Index
201653.29 Index
201551.05 Index
201449.93 Index
201352.58 Index
201259.04 Index
201161.17 Index
201065.58 Index
200969.3 Index
200870.94 Index
200774.5 Index
200678.57 Index
200576.96 Index
200478.2 Index
200383.15 Index
200284.54 Index
200186.54 Index
200089.04 Index
199992.31 Index
1998100.72 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.

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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.