The Crime Severity Index (CSI) for Saint John increased over the past year, marking a trend that distinguished the city from the rest of the country. New Brunswick was the only province in Canada to record an overall rise in its CSI, a metric used by Statistics Canada to track both the volume and the seriousness of reported criminal activity.
While the statistical increase suggests a higher level of reported crime, experts caution that these figures do not necessarily indicate that the city has become more unsafe. The index reflects reported incidents rather than a direct measure of public safety, and analysts suggest that fluctuations in data can be influenced by various reporting factors rather than a definitive change in the actual risk level for residents.
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