Despite the annual crime severity numbers dropping for Canada and Ontario, Brantford's index number for 2025 went up after two years of decreasing. Despite the annual crime severity numbers dropping for Canada and Ontario, Brantford’s index number for 2025 went up after two years of decreasing. Article contentIn fact, the violent crime index for last year increased by 15 per cent. But the overall crime severity index number – 72.1 – is still at the low end of the range for the last decade where it ranged from a low of 71.6 in 2023 to a high of 92.5 in 2018. “Even with the increase in 2025, over 10 years the crime severity index is trending consistently downwards,” Davis said.