Canada’s Crime Trends in 2025 | Canada News

Canada’s homicide rate hit its biggest annual drop since 1986, falling 16% to 672 cases — but the data reveals troubling trends: women are being killed at alarming rates by intimate partners, firearm use in such violence is rising, and Indigenous communities still face a homicide rate eight times higher than non-Indigenous people. While gang violence and property crimes like break-ins are down, shoplifting is surging for the fifth straight year, and fraud — along with extortion — remains stubbornly high despite a slight dip. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9dd47d42bbf5531f