Youth violent crime severity index in Canada 2022

In 2022, the youth violent crime severity index value in Canada increased by 17.8 indices (+27.39 percent) since 2021. In total, the crime severity index amounted to 82.77 indices in 2022. This increase was preceded by a declining crime severity index.

Youth violent crime severity index in Canada from 2001 to 2022

Characteristic	Youth violent crime severity index
2022	82.77
2021	64.99
2020	66.92
2019	79.82
2018	77.04
2017	80.51
2016	70.93
2015	66.39
2014	64.84
2013	71.23
2012	82.34
2011	87.47
2010	93.24
2009	96.69
2008	95.73
2007	102.05
2006	100
2005	94.11
2004	87.84
2003	92.62
2002	87.26
2001	91.38

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2001 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The Youth Violent Crime Severity Index (Youth Violent CSI) takes into account both the volume and the seriousness of youth violent crime. In the calculation of the Youth Violent CSI, each youth violent offence is assigned a weight derived from average sentences handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the higher the weight for that offence. As a result, more serious offences have a greater impact on changes in the index. All police-reported youth violent Criminal Code offences are included in the Youth Violent CSI.
A youth is defined here as a person 12 to 17 years of age. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2001 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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