Table 3
Crime (2006 to 2008) and socio-eoconomic characteristics of regions of Inuit Nunangat (2006)

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Crime (2006 to 2008) and socio-eoconomic characteristics of regions of Inuit Nunangat (2006)
  Nunavut 1 Qikiqtaaluq Kivalliq Kitikmeot Nunatsiavut Inuvialuit
  number
Number of communities 25 13 7 5 4 6
Population 29,440 15,760 8,345 5,335 1,870 5,760
  percentage
Inuit 84 80 89 88 77 55
Children (under 15 years old) 34 33 37 35 22 26
Seniors (65 years and over) 3 2 3 4 7 5
University graduates 2 15 17 12 11 16 16
No high school diploma 2 48 44 55 50 35 36
Dwellings in need of major repairs 20 17 25 24 26 21
Living in crowded dwellings 3 34 30 41 38 12 15
  rate per 1,000 population (annual average)
Total - all violations 312 362 176 375 640 642
Total violent violations 80 93 48 91 142 124
Homicide and attempted murder 4 , 5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0
Sexual assault 4 , 6 7 8 4 7 19 7
Major assault 4 11 14 8 9 17 14
Common assault 4 50 56 31 62 93 78
Robbery 4 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6
Uttering threats 4 15 19 9 13 16 23
Total non-violent violations 7 232 269 128 284 499 518
Breaking and entering 4 21 20 22 24 46 34
Theft 4 , 8 21 23 12 28 37 43
Mischief 4 106 123 53 136 267 247
Disturbing the peace 4 65 85 34 58 110 140
1.
Includes Qikiqtaaluq, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot.
2.
Population aged 25 and over.
3.
Dwellings having more than one person per room.
4.
Includes incidents having at least one violation of that type.
5.
Includes attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
6.
Includes sexual assault levels 1, 2, and 3, as well as other sexual offences.
7.
Includes only incidents where the most serious violation is non-violent.
8.
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, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2006 to 2008, and 2006 Census.