Crime Bytes: Short Stories about Crime and Public Safety
From the quirky to the critical, Crime Bytes explores the ideas shaping how we think about crime, safety, and justice today.Each bite-sized episode unpacks a surprising fact, policy debate, research finding, or real-world example—from Canada’s Crime Severity Index to why certain crimes go unreported, to what cities are doing to rethink public safety. Smart, accessible, and grounded in evidence, Crime Bytes connects data, policy, and people in ways that matter.Perfect for curious minds, public sector pros, and anyone who wants more than just headlines.Big ideas, small episodes. Always worth a byte.
Episodes
Beyond Guilt: NCRMD, Mental Disorder, and the Vancouver Festival Tragedy
On April 26, 2025, a celebration of Filipino culture at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver was shattered by an unimaginable act of violence. The vehicle-ramming attack that claimed 11 lives brought to the forefront a complex and often …
Canada’s Car-Theft Surge: Organized Crime, Politics, and the Battle for Solutions
Canada is in the grip of a car-theft epidemic - one that looks less like petty crime and more like a billion-dollar logistics business. Since 2020, thousands of late-model SUVs and pickups have vanished from suburban driveways, funneled thr…
What Research Really Says About AI in Policing
AI is moving from the lab to the street, powering everything from threat detection and cybercrime response to emergency management. In this episode, we unpack what the latest research says about AI in policing: its promise to reduce human b…
Beyond the Crime Rate: Understanding Canada’s CSI
What if crime wasn’t just counted, but weighed? Canada’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) does exactly that, shifting the focus from how many crimes occur to how serious they are. In this episode, we unpack how the CSI, first introduced in 2009, …
Routine Activities Theory: Digital Crime & Prevention
Our inaugural podcast on Crime Bytes!