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#crime-stats

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington — Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0

Data Desk|United States

U.S. victim survey: serious violent crime fell 25% in 2025, property crime 19% — preliminary BJS estimates

The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ preliminary 2025 National Crime Victimization Survey estimates, released 26 October, put the rate of violent crime excluding simple assault at 7.4 per 1,000 people aged 12+, down from 9.9 in 2024. Aggravated assault fell 31% and household property victimization 19%. But the overall violent-victimization drop (28.7 to 25.7) is not flagged as statistically significant, the figures may change, and two months of 2025 interviews were lost to the federal shutdown.

Daily Teabag Desk·October 27, 2026Centre

Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, Toronto — Photo: The Neon Narwhal, CC0

Policy Watch|Canada

From C-48 reverse onuses to C-14: Canada’s second bail crackdown is now law

Bill C-48’s reverse onuses took effect in January 2024. Bill C-14 (Bail and Sentencing Reform Act) received Royal Assent 15 June 2026 and entered force 15 July 2026 — including a retail-focused sentencing aggravator for theft done to resell, barter, or fraudulently return goods.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Slight right

A Toronto Police Service car — Photo: Maksim Sokolov, CC BY-SA 4.0

Data Desk|Canada, United States

Crime Severity Index fell again in 2025 — while California booked 15,508 Prop 36 theft felonies

StatsCan’s 22 July 2026 Daily release: police-reported CSI fell 5% to 75.01 in 2025, with homicides down 125 year-over-year. California courts reported 15,508 felony theft filings under Prop 36’s §666.1 in calendar 2025 — filings, not proven causation.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Centre