To help select the indicators, measures, and data points included in this Toolkit’s Indicator Explorer & Customizer Tool, CCFSC reviewed a wide range of existing frameworks, datasets, and evidence sources at the international, national, local, and Indigenous levels. Additional insights came from original research, interviews with experts, and community engagement conducted through the CUSM project.
International Sources:
- Urban Safety Monitor (USM)
- World Health Organization — Social Determinants of Health
- World Health Organization — Social Determinants of Health Equity
- UNODC Urban Crime Prevention and Safety
- Human Security Framework
- WHO Report on Violence & Health
- Sustainable cities and communities — Indicators for city services and quality of life
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and factors linked to childhood trauma
- Developmental Assets
National Sources (Canada):
- Sustainable Development Goals – Canadian Indicator Framework for the Sustainable Development Goals Data Hub
- Social Determinants of Health
- Government of Canada Health Inequalities Data Tool
- Canadian Index of Well-Being
- Canada’s Quality of Life Framework
- CCFSC (CMNCP) Topic Summary: Indicators for Crime Prevention and Community Safety & Well-being Plans
- Statistics Canada – various datasets (including the Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics)
- Indicators for rural community well-being, services, and quality of life
- Jonathan Jackson, Ben Bradford, Chris Giacomantonio & Rebecca Mugford (2023) “Developing core national indicators of public attitudes towards the police in Canada”, Policing and Society, 33:3, 276-295, DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2022.2102757 (31 measures)
- Orpana, H. et al. (2016). “Monitoring positive mental health and its determinants in Canada: the development of the Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework”, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 36:1, 1-10. (81 measures)
Local Sources:
- 8 local CSWB plans across Canada from a variety of types of communities (urban, rural, remote, local, regional, Indigenous)
- CSWB (or similar) plans from CUSM project pilot sites
Indigenous Sources:
- The First Nations Information Governance Centre Knowledge Bank / First Nations Data Centre
- Indigenous Services Canada including its Community Well-Being Index
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice
- Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
- Aboriginal Healing Foundation, “A Healing Journey: Reclaiming Wellness”
- Literature review of some of the main Indigenous conceptualizations of safety, well-being and threats to safety
Additional Research & Expert Engagement:
- Original research and engagement in local communities
- Interviews with six recognized CSWB experts
- Ongoing insights from the CUSM International Advisory Committee
- Review of indicators related to multi‑sector governance and system‑change initiatives
Datasets
For a full list of datasets reviewed, including data points, coverage, and access information, see the Dataset Inventory (Excel).
These resources can be used to identify existing data already collected or explore validated questions and surveys that can be adapted locally for data collection.
Communities are encouraged to explore these datasets to:
- identify existing data already collected
- adapt validated questions or surveys for local use
- identify gaps requiring new data collection