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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