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Chart 8 Police-reported crime rate

Data table for Chart 8 
Data table for Chart 8
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 8. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), rate per 100,000 population (appearing as column headers).
Year rate per 100,000 population
2007 6,907.56
2008 6,630.85
2009 6,461.20
2010 6,158.86
2011 5,779.35
2012 5,632.22
2013 5,195.75
2014 5,047.40
2015 5,212.68
2016 5,274.43
2017 5,334.04
Note: Total, all Criminal Code violations, excluding traffic.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 35-10-0177-01.

Table 10
Police-reported crime statistics
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported crime statistics. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), 2007, 2012 and 2017, calculated using actual incidents units of measure (appearing as column headers).
2007 2012 2017
actual incidents
Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic) 2,271,754 1,957,227 1,958,023
Violent Criminal Code violations 445,252 416,147 403,201
Property crimes 1,488,103 1,193,600 1,191,089
Total other Criminal Code violations 338,399 347,480 363,733
Selected violations
Homicide 594 543 660
Sexual assault (levels 1 to 3) 21,434 21,870 24,672
Assault (levels 1 to 3) 239,059 223,630 218,428
Breaking and entering 231,520 176,250 159,336
Motor vehicle theft 145,714 78,068 85,020
Drugs 101,208 110,093 90,625
Impaired driving 79,395 84,149 69,047
Source: Statistics Canada, table 35-10-0177-01.

Chart 9 Police officers per 100,000 population, by province

Data table for Chart 9 
Data table for Chart 9
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 9. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), 1987 and 2017, calculated using police officers per 100,000 population (rate) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
1987 2017
police officers per 100,000 population (rate)
Canada 198.5 188.0
N.L. 159.3 172.3
P.E.I. 143.1 146.0
N.S. 162.3 192.0
N.B. 165.0 162.4
Que. 203.5 189.2
Ont. 195.3 183.1
Man. 190.8 192.2
Sask. 187.8 201.0
Alta. 176.8 174.6
B.C. 181.8 186.1
Source: Statistics Canada, table 35-10-0076-01.


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