Crime Statistics and Severity Analysis: RCMP Sooke Detachment
An overview of crime severity measurements, property crime rates, and violent crime rates in Sooke and comparable detachments. The data includes crime severity index scores, crime type contributions by year, and property/violent crime rates per 1000 population. The analysis shows changes over time, with insights into the relative severity of different crime categories.
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RCMP SOOKE DETACHMENT R E L A T I V E M E A S U R E M E N T S : C R I M E S E V E R I T Y , P R O P E R T Y C R I M E R A T E , V I O L E N T C R I M E R A T E P E R I O D O F : ( 0 1 - J A N - 1 2 T O 3 1 - D E C - 1 4 )
SOOKE AND COMPARABLE DETACHMENTS Sooke Sidney Powell River Ladysmith Population 14,000 29,000 13,000 9,000 Members 15 32 25 13 File Load 2014 5473 6672 5783 4047 Avg. per Member 365 209 231 311 *Sooke as compared to other detachments with similar population size: Comparables include: population size, file load and total members.
Sooke & Comparable Detachments 16,000 14,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 Population Members 6672 6,000 File Load 2014 5783 5473 4047 4,000 2,000 32 0 25 15 13 Sooke Sidney Powell River Ladysmith
SOOKE CRIME SEVERITY INDEX SCORES BY YEAR: TOTAL, VIOLENT AND NON-VIOLENT **Relative Measurement** Non Violent CSI Year Total CSI Violent CSI 2012 52.4 55.7 51.1 2013 45.3 24.7 53.2 2014 58.0 38.7 65.4 *OVERALL % CHANGE IN CSI SCORE FROM 2013/14 TO 2014/15 = +28.1% *INCREASE IN TOTAL CSI SCORE FROM 2012 TO 2014 *INCREASES IN VIOLENT & NON-VIOLENT CSI SCORES FROM 2012 TO 2014
CRIME SEVERITY INDEX SCORE BY CRIME TYPE CATEGORY: PROPORTION OF CONTRIBUTION Year CDSA Other Crime Against the Person Crime Against Property Other Criminal Code Offences Traffic Offences 2012 29.53% 60.81% 4.80% 2.88% 1.08% 0.90% 2013 15.14% 72.84% 7.30% 2.51% 1.84% 0.36% 2014 18.55% 71.95% 6.02% 2.11% 1.10% 0.27% *percentage increase as compared with 2006 baseline data
PROPERTY CRIME RATE BY YEAR Crime Rate (per 1000 population) - Property Crime 2012 30.0 2013 32.8 2014 39.7 *Overall % Change in Property Crime Rate from 2013 to 2014 = +21.1% *Overall % Change in Property Crime Severity from 2013 to 2014 = +26.5%
VIOLENT CRIME RATE BY YEAR Crime Rate (per 1000 population) - Violent Crime 2012 6.2 2013 6.0 2014 8.0 *Overall % Change in Violent Crime Rate from 2013 to 2014 = +33.3% *Overall % Change in Violent Crime Severity from 2013 to 2014 = +56.9% (note fewer instances of violent crime to property crime per population/ lower percentage increase, but higher weighting)
TOP TEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE OVERALL CRIME SEVERITY INDEX SCORE 2012 (%) 2013 (%) 2014 (%) Crimes Against Property Breaking and entering Theft $5,000 or under Mischief Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle Robbery Theft of motor vehicle Sexual assault - level 1 Uttering threats Assault - level 2 - weapon/bodily harm Fraud 20.8% 6.2% 10.7% 8.4% 3.7% 3.6% 1.4% 1.9% 1.3% 5.6% 26.3% 8.5% 10.7% 14.5% 0.0% 2.7% 3.6% 1.9% 2.1% 5.1% 29.9% 12.6% 10.2% 9.0% 4.5% 3.3% 3.3% 2.8% 2.2% 2.1% *Break and Enter is the property crime type with the greatest percentage increase year-to-year and from 2012 to 2014, followed by Theft /Under from motor vehicle. * This is followed by Theft U/ from MV, Mischief, & Theft /U * About 40% of police-reported crime in Canada comes the CC offences: thefts under $5,000 and mischief. Any change in the number of these offences reported by police will have a significant impact on the overall crime rate.
