Non-violent Crime Severity Index for Canada, 2006 Baseline

Canadian data from the Police Reported Crime Severity Index measures changes in the severity of non-violent crime year-to-year. The index assigns weights to crimes based on actual sentences handed down across all provinces and territories, with serious offences having a greater impact. This dataset is no longer compiled by the Ministry of the Solicitor General and can be accessed from Statistics Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in non-violent crime severity over time based on the year-to-year index.
• Compare the relative impact of different crime types based on the severity weights derived from sentencing data.
• Study regional crime patterns across provinces and territories based on the national scope.
• Assess policy effectiveness by comparing crime severity against the 2006 baseline.

Strengths

• Index weights are derived from actual sentences handed down across all provinces and territories, providing a standardized measure.
• Data is compared to a consistent 2006 baseline for longitudinal analysis.
• Source is authoritative, originating from Statistics Canada.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada, originally compiled by the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Collection Method

Police Reported Crime Severity Index.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:42:37.716096; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (all provinces and territories)