Homicide Rates

• Canada’s crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago: StatCan

  The severity of crime also rose by two per cent, according to a Statistics Canada calculation called the Crime Severity Index.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2019
  
• Edmonton homicide rate among Canada’s highest: report

  A new Statistics Canada report indicates Edmonton had the third-highest homicide rate in Canada last year.

  Crime

  Nov 22, 2018
  
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• Homicide rate drops in Saskatchewan, still one of the highest in Canada

  Statistics Canada said there were 37 homicides in Saskatchewan during 2017, but the homicide rate was the second highest in Canada.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2018
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• Saskatchewan has the highest homicide rate in the country

  Saskatchewan is seeing its highest homicide rate in 39 years. “To see a spike up is really disconcerting,” Justice Minister Don Morgan said.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2017
• Prairie provinces take top 3 spots in murder rates in 2016; 2 cities in top 3

  The Prairies occupy two of the top three spots in a category no one wants to lead in - homicide rates.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2017
• Alberta among highest homicide rates in Canada in 2015: Statistics Canada

  Alberta had the third highest homicide per capita in Canada last year among all provinces, according to Statistics Canada.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2016
• Violent crime surges in Canada for the first time in 12 years

  Police-reported crime in Canada went up last year for the first time over a decade, Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday, with startling upswings in violent crime across the country.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2016