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Percentage change in police-reported crime by type of crime, Canada, from 2019 to 2021

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General mischief Common assault (level 1) Major assault (levels 2 and 3) Uttering threats Criminal harassment -50 0 50 100 150 200 % change % change hate crime% change hate crime % change other crime% change other crime
Note(s):
Hate crime counts from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. The chart information reflects data from municipal and provincial police services, as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, covering up to 99.7% of the Canadian population. The municipal police service of Saint John, New Brunswick was excluded from the chart due to incomplete reporting in 2019.
Source(s):
Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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Percentage change in police-reported crime by type of crime, Canada, from 2019 to 2021, % change
  % change hate crime % change other crime
General mischief 63 8
Common assault (level 1) 50 -2
Major assault (levels 2 and 3) 113 18
Uttering threats 45 11
Criminal harassment 169 17
Note(s):
Hate crime counts from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. The chart information reflects data from municipal and provincial police services, as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, covering up to 99.7% of the Canadian population. The municipal police service of Saint John, New Brunswick was excluded from the chart due to incomplete reporting in 2019.
Source(s):
Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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