Criminology Statistics
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General Crime & Justice Statistics
Statistics Canada (Statcan) and the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) - which is part of Statcan - are the main sources of crime and justice statistics in Canada. They gather data from police reports, court administrative records, and surveys. They publish many useful sources, including detailed statistical tables, journal articles and special reports. Here are a few places to start your search:
- Canada Year Book (annual) - includes brief overview of crime and justice statistics each year
- Statistics Canada's Crime and Justice site:
- This site pulls together many different Statcan and CCJS tables, articles and reports in broad categories:
General ; Civil courts and family law ; Correctional services ; Crimes and offences ; Criminal courts ; Family violence ; Justice system spending ; Legal aid ; and Victims and victimization - Juristat (8 to 10 issues per year, since 1981)
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Each issue of this CCJS journal focuses on a specific theme (eg. homicide; female offenders). Volumes since 1996 are available online. Earlier issues are available in print in the Reference Collection at Surrey, Richmond and Langley campuses. [Call number: REF JL 183 J87]
You can browse a list of its issues by date or by (very) broad subject .
For more detailed subject searches, try the Juristat Index developed by the University of Toronto. It covers all Juristat issues, but only indicates which issue has an article. It does not link to the articles. - Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) Profile Series
- These periodic reports provide "analysis on a variety of topics and issues concerning victimization, offending and public perceptions of crime and the justice system. The profiles primarily draw on results from the General Social Survey on victimization. Where applicable, they also incorporate information from other data sources, such as the Census of the Population and the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey." - Crime and Justice Research Paper Series
These occasional CCJS reports "explore a wide range of topics covering criminal victimization, youth and adult offending, the administration of justice, and the perception of the justice system and crime in Canadian communities." - Books
The Kwantlen Library catalogue lists many books, government reports and other resources related to Canadian crime and criminal justice statistics, many of which are available online. They usually have one of the following subject headings:
- Criminal statistics -- Canada
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Canada -- Statistics
You can also try an Advanced Search in the catalogue using this search strategy:
(crime OR criminal) AND statistics AND canada
Crimes & Offences
Canada
Canadian Crime Statistics (annual)
Printed Report [REF HV 7315 A43]
- volumes from 1997 - 2003 are also available online
- since 2003, tables are only available online; see below for access
- provides a detailed breakdown of crime at the provincial level
- includes specific type of offence, number of incidents, rate, clearance rate, adults and youths charged (by gender)
- provides only broad categories for Census Metropolitan Areas, eg. Metro Vancouver
Online Tables are available in three sources at Kwantlen:
- Juristat [available online since 1996]
- annual updates of selected tables are published in the July issue of this CCJS journal - CANSIM collection - available in two ways at Kwantlen:
- E-STAT - updated annually
- CANSIM via U of T Data Library (CHASS) - updated weekly; more detailed that E-STAT
- Equinox
- collection is updated weekly; however, most crime tables are published only once per year
- provides the most detailed tables available to the public
BC
Annual Crime Statistics Publications include:
- fairly brief summary of trends over last 10 years
- provincial-level data only; no municipal statistics
- statistics from last 10 years
- more detailed breakdown of offences than in Crime Statistics in British Columbia
- no municipal statistics
- detailed level crime breakdown for each regional district
Overview of Crime Data Collection in BC
- excellent 4-page description of data sources
BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General: Police Services
- Socio-Economic Profiles
- brief 8-page summaries include statistics on crime, youth at risk, and children at risk
- available for several geographic levels (Regional District, School District, Local Health Area, College Regions, etc.)
- handy summaries available on right-hand side of screen show serious crime rate (by broad category) and number of serious crimes per police officer, plus breakdown of juvenile serious crime rate for each area - Socio-Economic Indices
- using information from the Socio-Economic Profiles , this calculates a Crime Index for each local health area and regional district, and ranks them from worst to best
- can generate colour-coded map (best to worst crime index), and rank in order
This provincial government agency collects data from many sources and publishes handy and up-to-date summaries for a variety of areas in BC.
- British Columbia Policing Jurisdiction Crime Trends (annual)
- provides statistics from past 10 years on crime rate and broad categories of crime by jurisdiction (police detachment) - Municipal Crime Rate and Crime Burden Statistics 2007 (annual)
- brief breakdowns of crime rate, criminal code offences and population by name of municipality (vs. police detachment) from past 5 years
- Vancouver Police Department
- monthly tables broken down by type of offence (11) and neighborhood (approx. 20), from 2002 - present
- monthly tables broken down by more detailed offence and district (4), plus city totals, from 2003 - present
- weekly crime maps (current week only) for 4 types of property offences
RCMP Surrey : crime mapping and statistics
- quarterly table broken down by detailed offence and district (5) plus city totals
- maps for accident hotspots and also detailed maps by district showing location and type of crime using icons
RCMP Richmond : criminal activity by area
- map shows location and nature of each reported incident, by area
- Brief list of municipal and regional governments in Kwantlen area
- all sorts of demographic, socio-economic and business statistics, often to the neighborhood level
Local
BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Local Police Detachments
Local Government Websites
Most of the CCJS tables noted in the 'General' and 'Crimes & Offenses' sections above include gender and age breakdowns. Here are some additional sources:
- this good 20-page overview is Chapter 7 of Women in Canada: A Gender-Based Statistical Report (5th ed., 2006)
Finding Data on Women: A Guide to Major Sources at Statistics Canada , 2007
- see pages 82 - 84 for crime-related sources
- Female Offenders in Canada
"Using administrative data, this [issue of the CCJS journal] Juristat [vol. 28, no. 1, 2008] is intended to provide a profile of female offenders in Canada. Police-reported data are used to present information on the nature and extent of crime among female youth and adults in 2005 and then examine trends in the rate of female youth and adults charged by police with violent and property offences from 1986 to 2005. Data are compared with crime rates among male youth and adults to illustrate differences in levels and patterns of offending. The report also examines the processing of female youth and adults through the courts and provides characteristics of adult females under federal and provincial/territorial corrections. Again, comparisons are drawn with court activity involving males and with adults males under correctional services." - Women Offender Statistical Overview , 2003
- extensive tables; separate tables for aboriginal / non-aboriginal women
- Correctional Service of Canada - Canadian federal women offender profiles : trends from 1981 to 2002
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Statistics Canada's CANSIM collection: crime and justice (youth) tables
- some tables are broken down by sex
Statistics Canada's CANSIM collection: correctional services tables
- some tables are broken down by age and sex
- Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends , 2006
"... a comprehensive summary of what is currently known about the prevalence and severity of violence against women in Canada. The report pulls together previously released data from victimization surveys, police services, courts and service agencies to assess the nature of violence against women. It addresses its impact, associated risk factors, institutional and community responses and the use of services by victims. The report updates a 2002 report titled Assessing Violence Against Women: A Statistical Profile, which introduced a number of violence indicators. It expands on these indicators, organizing them into five central themes: prevalence and severity; impact; risk factors for violence; institutional and community-based responses; and victims' use of services."
Statistics Canada's CANSIM collection: victims and victimization tables
- some tables are broken down by sex
Female Offenders Girls
Violence against Women
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online [US Bureau of Justice Statistics]
- NationMaster: Crime Statistics by Country
- very detailed categories, covering many countries
- you can generate tables, charts, maps, and also cross-tabulate two variables
- cites sources for all statistics - Country Rankings: Law
- Links to Wikipedia pages with country rankings on:
Age of: Legal drinking · Legal marriage · School leaving · Legal smoking
Drugs: Cannabis (legality · annual use · lifetime use) · Cocaine use · Opiate use
Death: Euthanasia · Homicide (rate to 1999) · Suicide · Cremation
Guns: Ownership · Deaths
Punishment: Death penalty · Incarceration
Other: Abortion law · Size of police forces
Women and Girls
International
Updated: 07/04/11
Updated by: CB
