Canadian Crime Incidents and Rates by Offence and Geography

Statistics Canada provides incident-based crime data at provincial and police service levels, covering offences from homicide to drug violations. The dataset includes both raw incident counts and rates per 100,000 population, enabling analysis of crime trends and enforcement outcomes. Its columns suggest a structure for tracking violations over time and across different geographic regions in Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal crime trends using YEAR and VIOLATIONS columns.
• Comparing regional crime rates using GEOGRAPHY and RATES columns.
• Assessing enforcement focus by offence type using VIOLATIONS and INCIDENTS columns.
• Tracking specific drug offence patterns using VIOLATIONS and YEAR columns.

Strengths

• Covers a specific set of 17 major offence categories, including detailed drug crime breakdowns.
• Available on multiple government platforms, indicating official status and reliability.
• Includes both incident counts and normalized rates per 100,000 population for comparison.

Limitations

• Conflicting last updated dates exist between sources (2026-04-17 vs. 2025-08-05).
• Key metadata like row count, size, and precise time range are not provided in any source.
• The description of column names (e.g., VIOLATIONS) is generic, lacking a detailed data dictionary.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada.

Collection Method

Incident-based crime statistics reported at provincial and police service levels.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-17 15:28:38.657251

Geography

Provincial and police service levels in Canada.