Can statistics tell a story? Everyone uses them, politicians, poll takers and those who watch the crime scene.
Bryan Passifiume in the Toronto Sun dated 6 November, 2025 talking about offenders incarcerated in Canadian correctional facilities has some interesting things to say. He says that while the number of Canadian inmates decreases somewhat he also notes that:
“But as those numbers dropped, the number of non-Canadians held at federal penitentiaries increased by 30% – from 655 a decade ago to 857 in 2024/25”.
In a Toronto Sun article on May 14, 2025, Jane Stevenson quotes Police Chief Myron Demkiw as follows:
Speaking to the Toronto Police Service Board on Wednesday, Demkiw said auto thefts have decreased so far this year by nearly 39%, home invasions by 42% with 33 fewer incidents, homicides by 67% (11 compared to 33 at this time last year) and shootings by 46% for a total of 85, which is 73 fewer than at this time last year.
Deputy Chief Rob Johnson said the same thing in a CBC article on 7 November, 2025. Actually, he said they are trending in the right direction.
Coincidence? Hmmm…
OK, from May or November until now, someone is trying to steal some cars, invade some homes and kill some folks with a gun. Crime statistics are never static and it is never a clear picture of what is actually going on in any given city.
Two things come to mind in reading such data. The first is, are people going to presume that the Liberal agenda to eliminate firearms in Canada is actually reducing crime as reported? I doubt it, but let the progressives enjoy their delusional space. Shootings keep happening and cars keep being stolen and homes keep being invaded. And so it goes.
I get the feeling that the gang wars currently underway may have reached a climax for the immediate time. Scores may have been somewhat settled, boundaries set in stone. Or, maybe, they just ran out of ammunition like everyone else.
Until the issue of the revolving door is settled in the bail courts and the criminal courts start taking their jobs seriously, the fun on the street will continue unabated.
The second thing that comes to mind is the fact that with the decrease in crime somewhat equal to the non-Canadian incarcerations, the question is; “were those incarcerated responsible for the 30% of crime that supposedly disappeared when they landed in jail”? A rhetorical question for sure but one I think many may draw from the statistics quoted.
What seems clear from the above is that Canada is struggling with an immigration problem. If an accused keeps maintaining the right to appeal deportation orders, the system is not going to improve for either the public or the potential new Canadian.
If the above statistics tell a story, the evidence before us is that no one in our Federal government seems to be listening. While crime and punishment, or lack thereof, play out on the street, our politicians seem content to play musical chairs in Ottawa with all the floor crossings taking place.
My message to the privileged elites in power is simple: “get back to the work you were elected to do folks”. Currently, your behaviour is an embarrassment to the country, statistically speaking.