Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Path: tribune.usask.ca!decwrl!decwrl!uunet!mdisea!mdivax1!booth From: booth@mdd.comm.mot.com (Greg Booth) Subject: Canada Crime Message-ID: <1993Aug11.195216.22495@mdd.comm.mot.com> Sender: news@mdd.comm.mot.com Organization: Motorola, Wireless Data Group - Richmond, BC Distribution: na Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 19:52:16 GMT Lines: 69 Canada Crime Statistics, 1990, 1991, From Statistics Canada. 1990 1991 -------------------- -------------------- Population of Canada (est) 26,521,000 27,296,859 Qty Rate Qty Rate Total Offences 2,632,533 9903 2,888,274 10,697 Total Crimes of Violence 269,118 1012 296,263 1097 Homicide 654 2 766 3 1st deg murder 347 1 425 2 2nd deg murder 244 1 271 1 manslaughter 60 .. 65 . infanticide 3 .. 5 . Attempted murder 910 3 1039 4 Assault 234,836 883 256,383 950 Aggravated sex. assault(lev 3) 395 1 463 2 Sex. ass. with weapon(lev 2) 917 3 985 4 Sex. assault.(lev 1) 26568 100 28808 107 assault, common(lev 1) 151,579 570 166282 616 assault with weapon(lev 2) 35,289 133 38392 142 or causing bodily harm aggravated assault(lev 3) 3475 13 3852 14 causing bodily harm 4025 15 4061 4 Abduction 1025 4 1119 4 Robbery 28107 106 33045 122 Total Property Crimes 1,560,308 5869 1,719,496 6368 Break & enter 379,411 1426 432,521 1602 theft, motor veh. 113,608 426 141,512 524 theft > $1000 101,582 381 114,938 426 theft <= $1000 799,073 3033 860,766 3188 have stolen goods 29,750 112 33,794 125 frauds 135,965 492 135,965 504 Other Crimes 803,107 3021 872,515 3231 (Drug offences excluded) Prostitution 10,298 39 10,591 39 gaming and betting 1,416 5 1,382 5 offensive weapons 18,574 70 19664 73 arson 8,885 33 12505 46 counterfeiting currency 2,801 11 5186 19 disturbing the peace 53,458 201 57296 212 indecent acts 10,080 38 9670 36 kidnapping 738 3 958 4 mischief dmg > $1000 60,874 229 70075 260 mischief dmg <= $1000 360,019 1,354 393,743 1458 Assault definitions (from Stats Canada) Assault level 1 (common assault)not involving a weapon or serious injury. Assault level 2 using a weapon or threatening to use a weapon or causing biodily harm. Assault level 3 (aggravated assault) wounding, maiming, disfiguring or endangering the life of the victim. Sexual assault definitions are similiar to assault definitions. -- Greg Booth BSc | /_____________________________ BCAA-PCDHF-BCWF-NFA-NRA-IPSC-BCFSS|@====|_____________________________> Motorola Wireless Data Group | \ booth@mdd.comm.mot.com (I don't speak for Motorola)