The Canadian Coalition to Combat Crime is a non‑partisan, business‑led coalition that amplifies the voices of organizations across sectors affected by crime.
What is the Canadian Coalition to Combat Crime? We're uniting organizations across sectors to push for practical, evidence-based action on crime. A coalition is a powerful voice that decision-makers can’t ignore.
The Canadian Coalition to Combat Crime is uniting businesses nationwide to tackle an escalating crisis that is devastating our local economies: a sustained, four-year surge in retail crime. We are urgently calling on all levels of government to implement pragmatic, evidence-based solutions that restore accountability and ensure our neighborhoods remain safe to live, work, and shop in.
Retail Crime
Police-reported data show 182,361 incidents of shoplifting under $5,000 in 2024, a 14% increase from 2023
Auto Theft
Auto theft claim losses have increased roughly 200% over the past decade
Safe Streets
Drug-related offences have increased in recent reporting periods
Retail crime in Canada has escalated into a multi-billion-dollar crisis, posing severe operational and economic threats to frontline businesses. In 2024 alone, police reported over 182,000 incidents of shoplifting—a 14% surge driven by a steady, decade-long upward trend—while organized retail theft cost the economy an estimated $9 billion. Ultimately, retail crime is no longer just a routine loss-prevention issue; it is a critical threat to community safety, local economic health, and the long-term viability of businesses across the country.
Auto theft has surged into a multi-billion-dollar public safety and economic crisis across Canada, placing an unprecedented strain on communities, vehicle owners, and insurers alike. The Insurance Bureau of Canada reports a staggering 200% increase in claim losses over the past decade, with insured losses in the first half of 2025 alone still reaching into the hundreds of millions.
Violent and street-level crimes are fundamentally eroding public safety across Canada's downtown cores, transit corridors, and commercial hubs. Police data highlights a persistent threat of violent crime, particularly stranger-perpetrated robberies in public spaces, running parallel to a concerning rise in drug-related offenses. This intersection of street-level drug activity and property crime fuels an ongoing cycle of petty theft, public disturbances, and violence driven by substance abuse.
