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Table 13  Reported crime statistics
  1985 1995 2005
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Total Criminal Code offences1 2,174,175 2,639,654 2,504,559
Property crimes 1,408,717 1,550,725 1,206,142
Crimes of violence 189,822 295,702 304,274
Other crimes 575,636 793,227 994,143
Selected offences
Homicide 704 588 658
Assault 161,375 259,314 270,850
Sexual assault 18,248 28,234 23,303
Prostitution 1,225 7,170 5,793
Break and enter 356,744 390,784 259,521
Motor vehicle theft 82,250 161,696 160,100
Fraud 123,140 103,964 94,468
Drugs 57,205 61,613 92,255

 

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Chart 5 Crime rate for Canada
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