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Crime Severity is much lower than the national rate
The Crime Severity Index is a national reporting tool that measures seriousness of reported crime. All offences, including traffic and drug offences, are included. Each criminal offence is assigned a value, derived from sentences handed down by criminal courts. As a result, more serious offences have a greater impact on changes in the Index. At 62.26 in 2010, the overall Crime Severity Index in the Kingston CMA was 24.7 per cent below the national rate and 4.3 per cent below the provincial rate. The level decreased 4.0 per cent in 2009.
Source: Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
Violent crime rates are decreasing
At 994 per 100,000 persons in 2010, the violent crime rate in the Kingston CMA was 22.5 per cent below the national average and 0.9 per cent above the provincial average (985 per 100,000). The rate continues to decrease. It is down 11.9 per cent in 2009. Since 2001, the rate has dropped 14.7 per cent.
Source: Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
In the City of Kingston, the overall number of violent crimes fell sharply in 2010.
Property crimes are above the Ontario average
At 3,583 per 100,000 persons in 2010, the property crime rate in Kingston CMA was 6.8 per cent below the national average (3,846 per 100,000) and 21.8 per cent above the provincial average (2,942 per 100,000). The rate actually increased 3.0 per cent since 2009. In the City of Kingston, there were 5087 property crime violations in 2010.
Source: Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey& Kingston Police Force
Traffic violations are decreasing
The number of Criminal Code traffic violations in the Kingston CMA has decreased 27.9 per cent since 2009. This does not include things like speeding and parking tickets. At 99 per 100,000 persons in 2010, the traffic crime rate was 76.0 per cent below the national average and 60.1 per cent below the provincial average.
Source: Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
