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BUDGET COMPARISON
Between 2005 and 2012, the City of Winnipeg budget increased 26%, while the Winnipeg Police Service budget increased at almost twice that rate, 50%.
2005 2008 2012 % change
City of Winnipeg $711.5 M$767.6 M$900 M26%
WPS$146.7 M$166 M$220 M50%
Personnel
Police1,240 1,382, 1400 1,451
Civilians2844 1445 0439
Cadets0 0 0 43
(Figures include officers funded by other levels of government)
Crime stats
2005 2008 2010 2011
Homicides25 29 22 41
Attempted murder12 26 9 5
Sexual assaults*72 630 693 655
Robberies1,8361, 6331, 7531 ,720
Arson318 293 376 456
Clearance
rates for all
Criminal Code
offences21% 14.9% 15.4% 15.8%
(Sexual Assaults include Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault with a weapon but excludes sexual violence against children)
VIOLENT CRIME SEVERITY INDEX
Statistics Canada uses the VCS Index to determine the seriousness of crime in a community. The VCS is calculated by placing a weighted score for each category of violent crime. Here is a comparison of western Canadian cities from 2010 to 2011.
City Index % change
Winnipeg 173.8 + 6
(pop. 762,800)
Saskatoon 134.5 - 14
(pop. 272,000)
Regina 123.5 - 18
(pop. 218,700)
City Index % change
Edmonton 105.9 - 2
(pop. 1,196,300)
Calgary 72.1 - 11
(pop. 1,265,100)
Vancouver 98.3 - 9
(pop. 2,419,700)
Canada 85.3 4
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 30, 2012 0
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