larry
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:08:07 -0500, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Silly Canadians....think you can best the U.S. in homicide rates.
> That shows you, were a full 3.96 pts higher than you Canadians. Never
> try to outdo the U.S. in anything! Let this be a warning.
>
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:57:15 -0400, Larry C. Lyons
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > National homicide rate hits 30-year low in 2003
> > CTV.ca News Staff
> > The national homicide rate dropped to its lowest level in over three
> > decades last year, and is about one-third the rate in the United
> > States, says Statistics Canada. The homicide rate, which has been
> > dropping since the mid-1970s, was 1.73 victims per 100,000 people in
> > 2003, StatsCan reported Wednesday. Police reported 548 homicides in
> > 2003, 34 fewer than in 2002.
> >
> > The decline was related in part to the drop in the number of females
> > killed (50 fewer than in 2002). In contrast, 16 more men were killed.
> > Internationally, Canada has a lower homicide rate than the United
> > States (5.69) and England and Wales (1.93). The rate is slightly
> > higher than France (1.65) and Australia (1.63).
> >
> > Across Canada
> > The lower homicide rate was attributed to 33 fewer homicides in
> > British Columbia, 18 less in Quebec and seven less in Alberta. "Both
> > Quebec and Nova Scotia reported their lowest homicide rates since the
> > 1960s," StatsCan said. In contrast, there were 14 more homicides in
> > Saskatchewan and seven more in Manitoba. One in seven homicides in
> > 2003 was related to organized crime or street gangs. Most of these
> > type of killings occurred in Ontario, and most involved young adults.
> > Knowing the victim In 2003, most homicides were committed with a
> > handgun, and the majority of the victims knew their killers. "Half (51
> > per cent) of all victims were killed by an acquaintance, and one third
> > (34 per cent) by a family member," said StatsCan. In contrast, the
> > number of people killed by strangers hit its lowest level in more than
> > 25 years. Specifically, 57 victims in 2003 were killed by a stranger
> > (14 per cent).
> > The spousal homicide rate also went down in 2003 by eight per cent,
> > with six fewer spouses killed.' "This rate has been gradually
> > declining since the mid-1970s for both men and women."
> >
> > Other findings:
> > * Of the 78 spousal homicides, 64 women killed their wives and 14
> > women killed their husbands
> > * Homicides committed by boyfriends, girlfriends and current or
> > estranged partners dropped to 11 in 2003, from 17 in 2002
> > * Men accounted for 72 per cent of all victims in 2003
> > * Handguns were used in two-thirds of all homicides in 2003, and 59
> > per cent of gang-related killings
> > * Rifles/shotguns accounted for 20 per cent of all firearms homicides
> > * Two out of every three adults accused of homicide in 2003 had a
> > criminal record
> > * Thirty-three homicides were committed against children under the age
> > of 12 in 2003 -- the lowest number in more than 25 years
> >
> >
>
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