Community engagement, proactive policing and focused enforcement are being credited for a drop in Chatham-Kent's crime severity index. Community engagement, proactive policing and focused enforcement are being credited for a drop in Chatham-Kent’s crime severity index (CSI) in 2025. Statistics Canada’s CSI measures both the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime. Compared to 2024, Chatham-Kent police noted there were decreases across all three CSI categories:We apologize, but this video has failed to load. The crime reduction is due to focused enforcement initiatives, intelligence-led policing, targeted efforts to address repeat and high-risk offenders, technology investments and training, proactive crime prevention and collaborative partnerships with municipal departments, health-care providers, social service agencies and community organizations.