Table 1
Crime in Inuit Nunangat and in the rest of Canada, 2006 to 2008

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Crime in Inuit Nunangat and in the rest of Canada, 2006 to 2008
  Inuit Nunangat Rest of territories 1 Rest of Canada 2 Inuit Nunangat Rest of territories 1 Rest of Canada 2
  number (2006 to 2008) rate per 1,000 population (annual average)
Total - all violations 44,845 62,633 5,880,026 380 298 60
Total violent incidents 10,602 11,368 1,017,906 90 54 10
Homicide and attempted murder 3 , 4 30 15 3,607 0.3 0.1 0.0
Sexual assault 3,5 889 649 62,786 8 3 1
Major assault 3 1,430 1,388 141,780 12 7 1
Common assault 3 6,704 6,793 453,242 57 32 5
Robbery 3 54 110 83,717 0.5 0.5 0.9
Uttering threats 3 1,915 2,251 235,040 16 11 2
Total non-violent incidents 6 34,243 51,265 4,862,120 290 244 49
Breaking and entering 3 2,902 3,308 641,005 25 16 7
Theft 3 , 7 2,949 6,594 2,182,362 25 31 22
Mischief 3 16,050 20,061 1,071,941 136 95 11
Disturb the peace 3 9,333 16,527 254,760 79 79 3
1.
Includes all police services of the territories, with the exception of police services that serve Inuit Nunangat.
2.
Excludes Inuit Nunangat and police services of the territories.
3.
Includes incidents having at least one violation of that type.
4.
Includes attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
5.
Includes sexual assault levels 1, 2, and 3, as well as other sexual offences.
6.
Includes only incidents where the most serious violation is non-violent.
7.
Includes motor vehicle theft, theft from a vehicle and other thefts.
Note(s):
The community of Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, and all communities in Nunavik, Quebec, are excluded from Inuit Nunangat because of police-reported data limitations.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2006 to 2008.