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Summary of Key Trends
The perceived safety of our communities plays an Fortunately for Windsor-Essex County, we are home to
important role in the lives of citizens and visitors to our some of the safest communities in Canada. According
region. Regardless of whether actual criminal activity to data published in 2013, four local communities
occurs, the perception of the levels of criminality within (Amherstburg, LaSalle, Tecumseh, and Lakeshore)
communities changes people’s attitudes about pride ranked among the ten safest in Canada.lxxviii Unfortunately
of place and belonging and can influence how people for the City of Windsor, it lags behind its Essex County
engage with their neighbours. counterparts. The disparity is partially related to the
differences in population size as well as social and
demographic configurations of the communities.
Crimes against people and property have Despite the recent level of media attention,
decreased by 18 percent and 16 percent statistics show that the arson rate in Windsor
respectively over the years studied. has remained relatively consistent over the
6 years evaluated.
Youth crime rates declined from 2008 through
2013 and are well under the rates in provincial T he incidence of domestic violence has increased
and other examined cities. over the years studied.
The rate of drug violations in the Windsor CMA T he rate of traffic violations has increased in the
is not only lower than the province and other Windsor CMA bringing us from well below the
CMAs but it has continued to decline over the provincial average in 2008 to even with the
period of study. average in 2013.
The overall rate of crimes against property in the Although still below provincial averages, the
Windsor CMA has declined between 2008 and number of traffic violations has increased in the
2013 but still lags behind the province and some Windsor CMA. Fortunately we remain well under
other comparable communities. the London CMA but above the Kitchener-
Cambridge-Waterloo CMA.
Summary of Key Trends
The perceived safety of our communities plays an Fortunately for Windsor-Essex County, we are home to
important role in the lives of citizens and visitors to our some of the safest communities in Canada. According
region. Regardless of whether actual criminal activity to data published in 2013, four local communities
occurs, the perception of the levels of criminality within (Amherstburg, LaSalle, Tecumseh, and Lakeshore)
communities changes people’s attitudes about pride ranked among the ten safest in Canada.lxxviii Unfortunately
of place and belonging and can influence how people for the City of Windsor, it lags behind its Essex County
engage with their neighbours. counterparts. The disparity is partially related to the
differences in population size as well as social and
demographic configurations of the communities.
Crimes against people and property have Despite the recent level of media attention,
decreased by 18 percent and 16 percent statistics show that the arson rate in Windsor
respectively over the years studied. has remained relatively consistent over the
6 years evaluated.
Youth crime rates declined from 2008 through
2013 and are well under the rates in provincial T he incidence of domestic violence has increased
and other examined cities. over the years studied.
The rate of drug violations in the Windsor CMA T he rate of traffic violations has increased in the
is not only lower than the province and other Windsor CMA bringing us from well below the
CMAs but it has continued to decline over the provincial average in 2008 to even with the
period of study. average in 2013.
The overall rate of crimes against property in the Although still below provincial averages, the
Windsor CMA has declined between 2008 and number of traffic violations has increased in the
2013 but still lags behind the province and some Windsor CMA. Fortunately we remain well under
other comparable communities. the London CMA but above the Kitchener-
Cambridge-Waterloo CMA.
