Canada’s Murder Rate up for 4th Consecutive Year, Violent Crime at Highest Level Since 2007: StatCan

An RCMP officer stands outside a vehicle at a roadblock at the scene of a shooting in Langley, B.C., on July 25, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP

Canada is experiencing increased crime for the second year in a row, with violent crime at its highest level since 2007, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.

A report released on July 27 indicates that police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), was up by 4 percent in 2022. The violent CSI went up 5 percent in 2022, following a 6 percent increase in 2021. In 2022, there was a 15 percent higher rate of robberies, 39 percent more extortions, 8 percent more homicides, and 3 percent more sexual assaults.