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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 631746" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>Darnit, we should learn from you.</p><p>We could have gotten the crime rate even further down, if we would allow those great guns ! :</p><p> </p><p><strong>Canada's crime rate lowest in 25 years: StatsCan report</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Offences down in every province, territory in 2006 but youth crime rate up by three per cent </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 | 1:47 PM ET </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/credit.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">CBC News</span></u></a> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Driven by a decline in non-violent felonies, Canada's crime rate reached a 25-year low in 2006, with every province and territory recording a drop, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.</p><p> </p><p>Province/territory:Overall crime rate (per 100,000 population)</p><p>Change from 2005 (in %)National7,518 -3British Columbia 11,365 -5Alberta 9,523 -6Saskatchewan 13,711 -4Manitoba 11,678 -1Ontario 5,689 -2Quebec 5,909 -3New Brunswick 6,111 -5Nova Scotia 8,069 -2P.E.I. 6,793 -11Newfoundland and Labrador 6,055 -2Yukon 20,593 -9Northwest Territories 41,468 -5Nunavut 31,265 -11<em>Source: Statistics Canada</em> The overall crime rate was 7,518 per 100,000 people, down three per cent from 2005.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www45.statcan.gc.ca/2008/img/cgco_2008_004a-eng.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As for comparison, same year stats for the USA :</p><p> </p><p><strong>Murders, Robberies Drive Up U.S. Violent Crime Rate</strong></p><p> </p><p>June 04, 2007 by </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/25241/holly_desimone.html" target="_blank">Holly Desimone</a> <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/25241/holly_desimone.html" target="_blank">Holly Desimone</a> <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/25241/holly_desimone.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/user/A2524/25241/25241.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/115820/crime_rate.html" target="_blank"><u>Crime Rate</u></a><span style="color: #ccc"> | </span><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/46913/robberies.html" target="_blank"><u>Robberies</u></a><span style="color: #ccc"> | </span><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/92017/violent_offenders.html" target="_blank"><u>Violent Offenders</u></a><span style="color: #ccc"> | </span><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/32997/violent_crime.html" target="_blank"><u>Violent Crime</u></a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/270533/murders_robberies_drive_up_us_violent.html?cat=17#" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/270533/murders_robberies_drive_up_us_violent.html?cat=17#" target="_blank"></a>Murders, robberies drive up U.S. violent crime rate</p><p>POSTED: 11:04 a.m. EDT, June 4, 2007 </p><p>Story Highlights</p><p>• Violent crime up 1.3 percent in 2006, <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/6819/fbi.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">FBI</span></u></a> reports</p><p>• Murders in big cities jumped 6.7 percent</p><p>• Robberies up 6.1 percent nationwide .</p><p>• More guns, gangs and younger, more violent offenders blamed for increase</p><p> </p><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- More murders and robberies in 2006 sent U.S. violent crimes higher for the second straight year, the <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/6819/fbi.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">FBI</span></u></a> said on Monday, with the increase blamed on gangs, youth violence, gun crimes and fewer police on beats.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/6819/fbi.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0062a6">FBI</span></u></a> reported that the number of violent crimes nationwide went up by 1.3 percent last year, following a 2.3 percent increase in 2005. That had been the first rise in four years and the biggest percentage gain in 15 years.</p><p> </p><p>The report showed that murders in big cities jumped last year by 6.7 percent. Robberies, an important indicator of crime trends, increased 6 percent nationwide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 631746, member: 23950"] Darnit, we should learn from you. We could have gotten the crime rate even further down, if we would allow those great guns ! : [B]Canada's crime rate lowest in 25 years: StatsCan report[/B] [B]Offences down in every province, territory in 2006 but youth crime rate up by three per cent [/B] [B]Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 | 1:47 PM ET [/B] [B][URL="http://www.cbc.ca/news/credit.html"][U][COLOR=#0066cc]CBC News[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/B] Driven by a decline in non-violent felonies, Canada's crime rate reached a 25-year low in 2006, with every province and territory recording a drop, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. Province/territory:Overall crime rate (per 100,000 population) Change from 2005 (in %)National7,518 -3British Columbia 11,365 -5Alberta 9,523 -6Saskatchewan 13,711 -4Manitoba 11,678 -1Ontario 5,689 -2Quebec 5,909 -3New Brunswick 6,111 -5Nova Scotia 8,069 -2P.E.I. 6,793 -11Newfoundland and Labrador 6,055 -2Yukon 20,593 -9Northwest Territories 41,468 -5Nunavut 31,265 -11[I]Source: Statistics Canada[/I] The overall crime rate was 7,518 per 100,000 people, down three per cent from 2005. [IMG]http://www45.statcan.gc.ca/2008/img/cgco_2008_004a-eng.gif[/IMG] As for comparison, same year stats for the USA : [B]Murders, Robberies Drive Up U.S. Violent Crime Rate[/B] June 04, 2007 by [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/25241/holly_desimone.html"]Holly Desimone[/URL] [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/25241/holly_desimone.html"]Holly Desimone[/URL] [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/25241/holly_desimone.html"][IMG]http://images-cdn01.associatedcontent.com/user/A2524/25241/25241.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/115820/crime_rate.html"][U]Crime Rate[/U][/URL][COLOR=#ccc] | [/COLOR][URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/46913/robberies.html"][U]Robberies[/U][/URL][COLOR=#ccc] | [/COLOR][URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/92017/violent_offenders.html"][U]Violent Offenders[/U][/URL][COLOR=#ccc] | [/COLOR][URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/32997/violent_crime.html"][U]Violent Crime[/U][/URL] [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/270533/murders_robberies_drive_up_us_violent.html?cat=17#"] [/URL]Murders, robberies drive up U.S. violent crime rate POSTED: 11:04 a.m. EDT, June 4, 2007 Story Highlights • Violent crime up 1.3 percent in 2006, [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/6819/fbi.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]FBI[/COLOR][/U][/URL] reports • Murders in big cities jumped 6.7 percent • Robberies up 6.1 percent nationwide . • More guns, gangs and younger, more violent offenders blamed for increase WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- More murders and robberies in 2006 sent U.S. violent crimes higher for the second straight year, the [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/6819/fbi.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]FBI[/COLOR][/U][/URL] said on Monday, with the increase blamed on gangs, youth violence, gun crimes and fewer police on beats. The [URL="http://www.associatedcontent.com/topic/6819/fbi.html"][U][COLOR=#0062a6]FBI[/COLOR][/U][/URL] reported that the number of violent crimes nationwide went up by 1.3 percent last year, following a 2.3 percent increase in 2005. That had been the first rise in four years and the biggest percentage gain in 15 years. The report showed that murders in big cities jumped last year by 6.7 percent. Robberies, an important indicator of crime trends, increased 6 percent nationwide. [/QUOTE]
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