S AFE C ITY M ISSISSAUGA 2009. C RIME SEVERITY INDEX New method of quantifying crime Attaches...

SAFE CITY MISSISSAUGA2009

CRIME SEVERITY INDEX New method of quantifying crime Attaches higher weights to major crimes and lower

weights to minor crimes It is a rate per population Includes drugs and criminal traffic offences Accommodates more than one crime per incident Accommodates more than one victim per violent

incident Statistics Canada’s choice for measuring crime Easy to monitor changes in crime over time

Three measures o Overall Crime Severity Indexo Violent Crime Severity Indexo Non-Violent Crime Severity Index

Findings

Crime Severity Indices are calculated for Police Jurisdictions – this are no CSI Indices for Mississauga

Peel Region ranked 37th out of 208 on Overall CSI 103rd our of 208 on Violent CSI 16th out of 208 on Non-Violent CSI

CRIME RATES

Traditional method of quantifying crime Rate per 10,000 persons No distinction between major and minor crimes Does not include drugs or criminal traffic offences Reports one crime per incident

Findings Comparison with Canadian urban areas with

populations over 15,000 - Mississauga (with and without airport) has lower

Total Crime Rate Property Crime Rate Crimes Against Persons Rate

Comparison with Canadian urban areas with populations over 15,000 - Mississauga (with and without airport) has higher Robbery Rate than

Mississauga ‘s Robbery Rank - ranked 10th of 22

% of Mississauga

Sherbrooke 47.4

Trois-Rivieres 49.4

Moncton 53.0

Barrie 53.1

Kingston 53.8

St John's 55.1

Quebec 57.1

Guelph 58.8

St Catherine’s 78.2

MISSISSAUGA TRENDS 2008 TO 2009

Total Criminal Offence Rates down 4.2% (3.8%)*

Total Crimes Against Persons Rate down 7.8% (7.6%)*

Total Property Crime Rate down 2.6% (1.5%)*

Total Criminal Code Traffic Offence Rate down 9.7%

Total Drug Offence Rate up 9.8% (9.3%)*

* Excluding airport

MISSISSAUGA AND NATIONAL TRENDS

INCLUDING DEMOGRAPHICS

Research suggests demographics that vary with crime rate

Unemployment rate Male unemployment rate Young male unemployment rate Poverty rate Average education level Percent families with one parent Ethnic diversity rates

…. The geography of Canada

Findings For Total Crime Rates

As these variables increase, so do Total Crime Rates

Percent aboriginals In B.C. – Population density In Quebec – Ethnic diversity

Findings For Property Crime Rates

As these variables increase, so do Property Crime Rates

Percent aboriginals In B.C. – Population density In Quebec – Ethnic diversity

Findings For Violent Crime Rates

As these variables increase, so do Violent Crime Rates

Percent aboriginals, much greater effect in the Maritimes

In Quebec – Population density

Findings For Robbery Rates

As these variables increase, so do Robbery Crime Rates

Percent aboriginals, much greater effect in the Maritimes

Ethnic diversity In Quebec – Population density

Findings For Overall Crime Severity Index

As these variables increase, so do Overall Crime Severity Indices

Percent aboriginalsPercent of adults who have completed

high school & nothing furtherPercent of households that are rented

Percent of adults who have not completed high school, greatest effect in B.C.& Maritimes

Percent of mothers who are single, but not in B.C & only a small impact in Quebec

In Quebec - Percent of adult males with no income

In the Prairies, the Maritimes, and the North - Ethnic diversity

In B.C. - Population size

Findings for Violent Crime Severity Indices

As these variables increase, so do Violent Crime Severity Indices

Percent of adults who have completed high school & nothing further

Percent of households that are rentedPercent aboriginals, greatest impact in

QuebecEthnic diversity, greatest effect in

Maritimes

Percent of adults who have not completed high school, greatest effect in B.C.& Maritimes

Everywhere but B.C. - Percent of mothers who are single

Everywhere but the Maritimes - Percent of households in large apartment buildings

In the North - Percent of adult males with no income

In B.C. - Population size

As median income increases, Violent CSI rate decreases

Findings for Non-Violent Crime Severity Indices

As these variables increase, so do Non-Violent Crime Severity Indices

Percent of adults who have not completed high school

Percent of rented households paying over 30% of family income on rent

Percent of adults who are unemployed

Percent of households that are rented, but not in B.C.

Percent of mothers who are single, less effect in B.C & Quebec

Percent of adult males with no income, only in Quebec

Percent of adults who have completed high school & nothing further, but only in B.C.

Ethnic diversity, but only in B.C. & the North

Population size, only in B.C.

As median income increases, Non-Violent CSI rate decreases