At 137.9, Greater Sudbury’s violent crime severity index is the highest it has been since Statistics Canada began recording it in 1998, and is the third highest among 36 Canadian metropolitan areas listed in their latest report
Greater Sudbury’s violent crime severity index hit a record high for the region last year, with its 137.9 ranking putting it No. 3 among 36 metropolitan areas listed.
A similar trend was recorded in last year’s Statistics Canada crime severity index report on 2021 numbers, which noted a 4.3 per cent drop in Greater Sudbury’s overall crime severity index and a 13 per cent jump in the violent crime severity index. The crime severity index measures both volume and severity of crime, with each crime assigned a weight based on the crime’s incarceration rate and the average length of prison sentences handed down. As such, more serious crimes have a greater impact on the index.
Dunn, a civilian member who serves as corporate communications co-ordinator, indicated that she is the spokesperson for the crime severity index and is the one answering media questions. “Locally, we continue to see individuals involved in organized crime migrate from southern Ontario to Northern Ontario in order to establish criminal enterprises that involve trafficking illicit substances and/or persons,” she wrote.
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