Crime Stats

• Winnipeg homicide count hits 27 for 2023, prompting safety concerns, speculation

  Over the past few years, the number of homicide victims in the city has been increasing with last year setting a new grim record at 53 lives lost. 

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023
  
• Manitoba earns grim rankings on national Crime Severity Index

  Manitoba's dismal crime stats played a role in driving up the national homicide rate, the report said, as Canada saw an increase for the fourth consecutive year.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
  
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• Violent and property crime both down in Surrey, latest police statistics show

  The Surrey RCMP released its 2023 First Quarter Crime Statistics Report Wednesday, showing both violent crime and property crime were down over the same period in 2022. 

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2023
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• Police-reported crime down 11 per cent overall in rural Manitoba

  According to Manitoba RCMP statistics, crime in the East District dropped 17 per cent, compared to 13 per cent in the West District, and 2 per cent in the North District.

  Crime

  Oct 9, 2021
• Winnipeg crime rate up 10% last year: WPS crime stat report

  Winnipeg's overall crime rate rose 10 per cent in 2019, led by increasing rates of violent crime and property crime, according to the police's latest crime stat report.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2020
• South Okanagan crime plummets amid pandemic-related restrictions: stats

  Supt. Brian Hunter says total reported crime events in the municipality for the quarter was 1,751, which is down 19 per cent from last year (2,174).

  Jul 19, 2020
• Winnipeg dealing with disturbing spike in carjackings, say police

  In just one year the number of carjackings in the city more than doubled from 50 in 2017 to 103 last year. 

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2019
• Police need help to fight rising Winnipeg crime rates, says criminologist

  A Winnipeg criminologist says more cooperation is needed between city police and social services to fight rising crime rate.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2019
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• Saskatoon crime severity index top 4 among Canadian cities

  Saskatoon has the fourth highest crime severity index (CSI) in the country, according to data released by Statistics Canada.

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2019
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• Canada’s crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago: StatCan

  The severity of crime also rose by two per cent, according to a Statistics Canada calculation called the Crime Severity Index.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2019