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  "id": "crime-severity-index",
  "category": "Health and safety",
  "title": "Police-reported crime (Crime Severity Index)",
  "geography": "Victoria census metropolitan area (police-reporting boundaries)",
  "scope": "region",
  "levels": [
    "Police services (municipal and RCMP)",
    "Provincial and federal justice policy"
  ],
  "plain_question": "Taking both how much and how serious police-reported crime is, is it going up or down?",
  "value": 74.57,
  "display_value": "74.6",
  "unit": "index points (higher means more, or more serious, police-reported crime)",
  "period": "Calendar year 2025",
  "period_start": "2025-01-01",
  "period_end": "2025-12-31",
  "comparison": {
    "previous_period": "Calendar year 2024",
    "previous_value": 71.18,
    "change_percent": 4.8
  },
  "trend": "roughly_flat",
  "trend_basis": "74.6 in 2025 compared with 71.2 in 2024 (+4.8%).",
  "direction_good": "down",
  "right_direction": "A lower number means less, or less serious, police-reported crime.",
  "caveats": [
    "The index counts only crime reported to or found by police. Changes in how willing people are to report, or in police practices, can move it.",
    "Each offence is weighted by how serious it is, so one serious offence can move the number more than many minor ones.",
    "It is not a measure of how safe any person or neighbourhood is.",
    "The area follows police-reporting boundaries for the Victoria census metropolitan area, which includes several municipalities, not only the City of Victoria.",
    "Yearly values since 2014: 2014: 60.9, 2015: 70.2, 2016: 62.1, 2017: 60.4, 2018: 63.7, 2019: 73.7, 2020: 75.8, 2021: 72.7, 2022: 74.9, 2023: 80.2, 2024: 71.2, 2025: 74.6.",
    "The chart goes back to 1998, the first year Statistics Canada publishes the index. The area follows police-reporting boundaries, which Statistics Canada notes do not always match the census metropolitan area exactly; its table notes no change for Victoria over this period.",
    "The City of Victoria line is Statistics Canada’s index for the Victoria police service (table 35-10-0063-01). From 2020 it covers the City only; Esquimalt is counted separately. It starts in 2003. The City figure has its own page."
  ],
  "series": [
    {
      "period": "1998",
      "value": 145.45
    },
    {
      "period": "1999",
      "value": 141.79
    },
    {
      "period": "2000",
      "value": 123.11
    },
    {
      "period": "2001",
      "value": 117.33
    },
    {
      "period": "2002",
      "value": 113.46
    },
    {
      "period": "2003",
      "value": 113.71
    },
    {
      "period": "2004",
      "value": 116.24
    },
    {
      "period": "2005",
      "value": 108.14
    },
    {
      "period": "2006",
      "value": 116.97
    },
    {
      "period": "2007",
      "value": 107.87
    },
    {
      "period": "2008",
      "value": 103.29
    },
    {
      "period": "2009",
      "value": 93.18
    },
    {
      "period": "2010",
      "value": 87.26
    },
    {
      "period": "2011",
      "value": 72.89
    },
    {
      "period": "2012",
      "value": 70.28
    },
    {
      "period": "2013",
      "value": 57.81
    },
    {
      "period": "2014",
      "value": 60.92
    },
    {
      "period": "2015",
      "value": 70.21
    },
    {
      "period": "2016",
      "value": 62.07
    },
    {
      "period": "2017",
      "value": 60.44
    },
    {
      "period": "2018",
      "value": 63.74
    },
    {
      "period": "2019",
      "value": 73.72
    },
    {
      "period": "2020",
      "value": 75.85
    },
    {
      "period": "2021",
      "value": 72.72
    },
    {
      "period": "2022",
      "value": 74.92
    },
    {
      "period": "2023",
      "value": 80.22
    },
    {
      "period": "2024",
      "value": 71.18
    },
    {
      "period": "2025",
      "value": 74.57
    }
  ],
  "refresh_frequency": "Annually (published in July)",
  "data_published": "2026-07-22",
  "source": {
    "name": "Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey)",
    "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510002601",
    "dataset_url": "https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/8b2864a7-1612-4ae2-999d-21ea41174896",
    "table_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510002601",
    "table": "35-10-0026-01",
    "publisher_page": "https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/crime_and_justice",
    "locator": "Statistics Canada table 35-10-0026-01: Victoria, British Columbia (CMA), Crime severity index, 2025"
  },
  "licence": {
    "name": "Open Government Licence - Canada",
    "url": "https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada"
  },
  "attribution": "Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 35-10-0026-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:19:11Z",
  "since_text": "Violent crime index 85.42 (was 81.00). B.C. 92.37. Canada 75.01. City of Victoria (Victoria police service) 161.18.",
  "charts": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Severity Index: Greater Victoria, City of Victoria, B.C. and Canada",
      "fmt": "dec1",
      "unit": "index (Canada 2006 = 100)",
      "breaks": [
        {
          "period": "2020",
          "label": "City of Victoria: Esquimalt separate from 2020"
        }
      ],
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          "area": "cma-police",
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            {
              "period": "1998",
              "value": 145.45
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            {
              "period": "1999",
              "value": 141.79
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            {
              "period": "2000",
              "value": 123.11
            },
            {
              "period": "2001",
              "value": 117.33
            },
            {
              "period": "2002",
              "value": 113.46
            },
            {
              "period": "2003",
              "value": 113.71
            },
            {
              "period": "2004",
              "value": 116.24
            },
            {
              "period": "2005",
              "value": 108.14
            },
            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 116.97
            },
            {
              "period": "2007",
              "value": 107.87
            },
            {
              "period": "2008",
              "value": 103.29
            },
            {
              "period": "2009",
              "value": 93.18
            },
            {
              "period": "2010",
              "value": 87.26
            },
            {
              "period": "2011",
              "value": 72.89
            },
            {
              "period": "2012",
              "value": 70.28
            },
            {
              "period": "2013",
              "value": 57.81
            },
            {
              "period": "2014",
              "value": 60.92
            },
            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 70.21
            },
            {
              "period": "2016",
              "value": 62.07
            },
            {
              "period": "2017",
              "value": 60.44
            },
            {
              "period": "2018",
              "value": 63.74
            },
            {
              "period": "2019",
              "value": 73.72
            },
            {
              "period": "2020",
              "value": 75.85
            },
            {
              "period": "2021",
              "value": 72.72
            },
            {
              "period": "2022",
              "value": 74.92
            },
            {
              "period": "2023",
              "value": 80.22
            },
            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 71.18
            },
            {
              "period": "2025",
              "value": 74.57
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          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "City of Victoria (police service)",
          "area": "city",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "2003",
              "value": 225.97
            },
            {
              "period": "2004",
              "value": 221.74
            },
            {
              "period": "2005",
              "value": 201.85
            },
            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 211.39
            },
            {
              "period": "2007",
              "value": 193.1
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            {
              "period": "2008",
              "value": 177.32
            },
            {
              "period": "2009",
              "value": 163.19
            },
            {
              "period": "2010",
              "value": 159.54
            },
            {
              "period": "2011",
              "value": 132.91
            },
            {
              "period": "2012",
              "value": 125.26
            },
            {
              "period": "2013",
              "value": 101.24
            },
            {
              "period": "2014",
              "value": 112.03
            },
            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 135.24
            },
            {
              "period": "2016",
              "value": 116.63
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            {
              "period": "2017",
              "value": 111.0
            },
            {
              "period": "2018",
              "value": 117.15
            },
            {
              "period": "2019",
              "value": 128.62
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            {
              "period": "2020",
              "value": 162.61
            },
            {
              "period": "2021",
              "value": 153.5
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            {
              "period": "2022",
              "value": 154.37
            },
            {
              "period": "2023",
              "value": 170.56
            },
            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 152.17
            },
            {
              "period": "2025",
              "value": 161.18
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "British Columbia",
          "area": "bc",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "1998",
              "value": 166.91
            },
            {
              "period": "1999",
              "value": 155.76
            },
            {
              "period": "2000",
              "value": 144.65
            },
            {
              "period": "2001",
              "value": 146.64
            },
            {
              "period": "2002",
              "value": 148.1
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            {
              "period": "2003",
              "value": 154.69
            },
            {
              "period": "2004",
              "value": 153.38
            },
            {
              "period": "2005",
              "value": 146.31
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            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 139.79
            },
            {
              "period": "2007",
              "value": 132.42
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            {
              "period": "2008",
              "value": 121.81
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            {
              "period": "2009",
              "value": 111.85
            },
            {
              "period": "2010",
              "value": 104.13
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            {
              "period": "2011",
              "value": 96.7
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            {
              "period": "2012",
              "value": 94.53
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            {
              "period": "2013",
              "value": 87.71
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            {
              "period": "2014",
              "value": 90.18
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            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 92.65
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            {
              "period": "2016",
              "value": 91.69
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            {
              "period": "2017",
              "value": 87.06
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            {
              "period": "2018",
              "value": 88.65
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            {
              "period": "2019",
              "value": 103.95
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            {
              "period": "2020",
              "value": 97.02
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            {
              "period": "2021",
              "value": 96.44
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            {
              "period": "2022",
              "value": 100.32
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            {
              "period": "2023",
              "value": 104.57
            },
            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 93.9
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            {
              "period": "2025",
              "value": 92.37
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          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Canada",
          "area": "canada",
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              "period": "1998",
              "value": 118.84
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            {
              "period": "1999",
              "value": 111.24
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            {
              "period": "2000",
              "value": 106.73
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            {
              "period": "2001",
              "value": 105.3
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            {
              "period": "2002",
              "value": 104.14
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            {
              "period": "2003",
              "value": 106.84
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            {
              "period": "2004",
              "value": 104.11
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            {
              "period": "2005",
              "value": 101.33
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            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 100.0
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            {
              "period": "2007",
              "value": 95.28
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            {
              "period": "2008",
              "value": 90.57
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            {
              "period": "2009",
              "value": 87.77
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            {
              "period": "2010",
              "value": 82.94
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            {
              "period": "2011",
              "value": 77.61
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            {
              "period": "2012",
              "value": 75.51
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            {
              "period": "2013",
              "value": 68.92
            },
            {
              "period": "2014",
              "value": 66.9
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            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 70.39
            },
            {
              "period": "2016",
              "value": 72.01
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            {
              "period": "2017",
              "value": 73.6
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            {
              "period": "2018",
              "value": 75.6
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            {
              "period": "2019",
              "value": 79.72
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            {
              "period": "2020",
              "value": 73.92
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            {
              "period": "2021",
              "value": 74.87
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            {
              "period": "2022",
              "value": 78.74
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            {
              "period": "2023",
              "value": 81.27
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            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 78.84
            },
            {
              "period": "2025",
              "value": 75.01
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          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Violent Crime Severity Index: Greater Victoria, B.C. and Canada",
      "fmt": "dec1",
      "unit": "index (Canada 2006 = 100)",
      "lines": [
        {
          "name": "Greater Victoria",
          "area": "cma-police",
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              "period": "1998",
              "value": 133.23
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            {
              "period": "1999",
              "value": 120.72
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            {
              "period": "2000",
              "value": 109.94
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            {
              "period": "2001",
              "value": 97.23
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            {
              "period": "2002",
              "value": 91.87
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            {
              "period": "2003",
              "value": 89.33
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            {
              "period": "2004",
              "value": 83.87
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            {
              "period": "2005",
              "value": 74.15
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            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 81.54
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              "period": "2007",
              "value": 80.66
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              "period": "2008",
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            {
              "period": "2009",
              "value": 82.53
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              "period": "2010",
              "value": 85.51
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              "period": "2011",
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              "period": "2012",
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            {
              "period": "2013",
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            {
              "period": "2014",
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            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 67.1
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            {
              "period": "2016",
              "value": 55.88
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            {
              "period": "2017",
              "value": 63.13
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            {
              "period": "2018",
              "value": 61.3
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            {
              "period": "2019",
              "value": 64.65
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            {
              "period": "2020",
              "value": 73.62
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              "period": "2021",
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            {
              "period": "2022",
              "value": 90.83
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            {
              "period": "2023",
              "value": 74.51
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            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 81.0
            },
            {
              "period": "2025",
              "value": 85.42
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          ]
        },
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          "name": "British Columbia",
          "area": "bc",
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              "period": "1998",
              "value": 132.47
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              "period": "1999",
              "value": 133.48
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              "period": "2000",
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              "period": "2001",
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              "period": "2002",
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            {
              "period": "2003",
              "value": 117.11
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            {
              "period": "2004",
              "value": 120.2
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            {
              "period": "2005",
              "value": 119.55
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            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 120.93
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            {
              "period": "2007",
              "value": 117.71
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            {
              "period": "2008",
              "value": 115.91
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            {
              "period": "2009",
              "value": 112.77
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            {
              "period": "2010",
              "value": 103.97
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            {
              "period": "2011",
              "value": 95.98
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            {
              "period": "2012",
              "value": 90.6
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            {
              "period": "2013",
              "value": 79.7
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            {
              "period": "2014",
              "value": 76.12
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            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 81.55
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            {
              "period": "2016",
              "value": 73.51
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            {
              "period": "2017",
              "value": 74.43
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            {
              "period": "2018",
              "value": 75.01
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              "period": "2019",
              "value": 91.45
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            {
              "period": "2020",
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              "period": "2022",
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            {
              "period": "2023",
              "value": 97.69
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            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 95.89
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            {
              "period": "2025",
              "value": 98.02
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              "period": "1999",
              "value": 99.36
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            {
              "period": "2000",
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            {
              "period": "2001",
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            {
              "period": "2002",
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              "period": "2003",
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              "period": "2004",
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              "period": "2005",
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            {
              "period": "2006",
              "value": 100.0
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            {
              "period": "2007",
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            {
              "period": "2008",
              "value": 95.07
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            {
              "period": "2009",
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            {
              "period": "2010",
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            {
              "period": "2011",
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              "period": "2012",
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            {
              "period": "2013",
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            {
              "period": "2014",
              "value": 70.71
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            {
              "period": "2015",
              "value": 75.34
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            {
              "period": "2016",
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              "period": "2017",
              "value": 81.27
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            {
              "period": "2018",
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            {
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            {
              "period": "2020",
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            {
              "period": "2021",
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            {
              "period": "2022",
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              "period": "2023",
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            {
              "period": "2024",
              "value": 101.42
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            {
              "period": "2025",
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    "rule": "One rule for every measure: a change smaller than 5% of the earlier value, or smaller than the agency's own margin of error, is “About the same”; no change is calculated across a marked break in a series; homelessness estimates, prices, staffing and comparison pages are shown for context without a label.",
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      "value": 73.72,
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    }
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    "type": "outcome",
    "rule": "Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series.",
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      "text": "+1.2%"
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      "text": "−1.7%"
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    "rung_name": "No target found",
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    "items": [
      {
        "kind": "none",
        "label": "No target found",
        "text": "No target for Greater Victoria’s Crime Severity Index found in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General 2026/27 to 2028/29 Service Plan (February 2026) or the Victoria Police Department’s strategic plan page, as of November 12, 2026. Who could set one: the region’s police boards and the Province of B.C.",
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