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  • Table 10   Reported crime statistics

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  • Chart 7   Crime rate for Canada

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Table 10  Reported crime statistics
  1987 1997 2007
  number
Total Criminal Code offences1 2,368,958 2,534,766 2,302,900
Property crimes 1,468,591 1,459,536 1,094,703
Crimes of violence 219,383 296,890 306,559
Other crimes 680,984 778,340 901,638
Selected offences      
Homicide 644 586 594
Assault (levels 1 to 3) 156,179 222,397 236,934
Sexual assault (levels 1 to 3) 22,369 27,013 21,449
Prostitution 10,457 5,828 4,724
Break and enter 364,144 373,316 230,920
Motor vehicle theft 87,061 177,130 146,142
Fraud 126,142 96,964 88,286
Drugs 61,658 66,593 100,675
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 252-0013.

 


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Chart 7 Crime rate for Canada
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