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Table 1 Police-reported serious assaults, by province and territory
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| 2008 | 1998 to 2008 | 2008 | 1998 to 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated assault | Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm | |||||
| number | rate per 100,000 population | % change in rate | number | rate per 100,000 population | % change in rate | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 29 | 5.7 | 62.3 | 713 | 140.4 | 54.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | 1.4 | ... | 105 | 75.1 | 56.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 87 | 9.3 | 41.6 | 1,498 | 159.6 | 110.7 |
| New Brunswick | 59 | 7.9 | 69.3 | 1,059 | 141.7 | 59.0 |
| Quebec | 245 | 3.2 | -37.7 | 11,259 | 145.3 | 67.4 |
| Ontario | 1,290 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 14,762 | 114.2 | 1.5 |
| Manitoba | 324 | 26.8 | 46.7 | 3,976 | 329.2 | 23.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 357 | 35.1 | 70.3 | 3,921 | 385.9 | 61.4 |
| Alberta | 659 | 18.4 | 46.0 | 6,914 | 192.9 | 43.5 |
| British Columbia | 433 | 9.9 | 59.4 | 9,104 | 207.8 | 26.6 |
| Yukon | 12 | 36.2 | 2.5 | 158 | 476.7 | 78.9 |
| Northwest Territories1 | 24 | 55.4 | -9.8 | 413 | 954.2 | 167.5 |
| Nunavut1 | 33 | 104.9 | 369.1 | 369 | 1,173.4 | 249.7 |
| Canada | 3,554 | 10.7 | 22.6 | 54,251 | 162.9 | 31.7 |
