Police-reported crime statistics in Canada for the year 2011

Hi   Julien ,

First I just wanna let you know that I have lived in Edmonton downtown for almost one year during my stay in Canada and this is why, for my next step, I am interested to move back there and also this why I am participating on the Edmonton Forum.

I wanna share with people on Edmonton forum some highlights of the Police-reported crime statistics in Canada for the year 2011 which was released on July 24, 2012 and can be found on this link (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2 … 92-eng.htm)

1- Crime severity:
Among the 4 provinces, those in the west, reported higher crime rates and crime severity index (CSI), Saskatchewan reported the highest CSI in 2011, followed by Manitoba, British Columbia and Alberta (89.4). The average Police-reported crime severity index all over Canada is (77.6)

2- Violent crime:
Among the 5 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) those reported higher Police-reported Violent Crime Severity Index (VCSI), Regina continued to report the highest CSI value, followed by Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg and Edmonton (102). The average Police-reported Violent crime severity index all over Canada is (85.3).

3- Homicide:

- Manitoba maintained the highest rate of homicide among the provinces for the fifth year in a row, followed by Saskatchewan and Alberta (2.9). Average rate of homicide all over Canada (1.7).

- The homicide rate increased in 2011, up 7%. The largest increases were reported in Alberta (+39%) and Quebec (+24%).

-Winnipeg reported the highest homicide rate among all census metropolitan areas (CMAs), followed by Halifax and Edmonton (4.2). Average homicide rate all over Canada (1.7).


4- The only offences to show an increase in 2011 were homicide, sexual offences against children, child pornography, criminal harassment, impaired driving and most drug offences


Note: A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighboring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA typically comprises more than one police service.


In the same regards, one of my friends here in Cairo who knows my interest in self-defense and security, had a seminar recently in her company about “women security” and “children abduction” with the following topics. She mentioned that herself and most of her colleagues found it interesting.

The topics are:

1- Children abduction:
- Introduction to child abduction.
    - What should never/should be done (young children/ teen)
    - What you should be avoided/ be done to protect your precious ones.
    - How to talk to your little ones about it?
             - Steps.
             - Role plays.

2- Women security:
- Residential Security
- Home Security While You Are Away
- Personal Security While Traveling
- Personal Security in Hotels
- Carjacking
- Surveillance
- Sexual Assault Prevention


I have the materials of the above topics (2 pdf files) and I wanna share them on the members of Edmonton forum, maybe these files will of some interests to any member. Could you please address me how to do that ??????

One more thing I offered the same thing on Cairo forum (under discussing a topic named Staying safe in Cairo ) and my post was on April 29, 2013 during which I asked the Cairo forum team members to share the pdf files but nobody addressed me how to do it.


Finally, I wanna add some tips to be kept in mind (these tips were already posted on Cairo forum on April 29, 2013):

1-Keep in mind all the time that safety is your own responsibility (Yours/ your precious ones) as “don moe” mentioned previously.

2- Have a positive mindset “Self Confidence”, which will be developed by:
    - Believe in yourself.
    - Have the attitude of “never giving up”.
    - Be willing to make whatever necessary to survive.
 
3- Use “stimulus response training”
- If you have the space set some dynamic scenarios, and learn or create limited number of survival responses of your own to memorize (as you increase the no. your response time will increase which is not favorable). 
- If there is no space use hands-on drills.

4- Use Visualization drills:
It is mental preparation by assuming the situation and your response. This will reduce anxiety, enhance the performance and tunes the nervous system and hence decrease the reaction time.

5- Faith Factor:
It will create a state of the mind that assists in controlling the heart rate when confronted with imminent danger.


Stay safe all.

MO.