Crime Rate Drops to Lowest Level

[jdobbin]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/07/18/crime-stats.html

Province/territory:

Overall crime rate (per 100,000 population)

Change from 2005 (in %)

National 7,518 -3

British Columbia 11,365 -5

Alberta 9,523 -6

Saskatchewan 13,711 -4

Manitoba 11,678 -1

Ontario 5,689 -2

Quebec 5,909 -3

New Brunswick 6,111 -5

Nova Scotia 8,069 -2

P.E.I. 6,793 -11

Newfoundland and Labrador 6,055 -2

Yukon 20,593 -9

Northwest Territories 41,468 -5

Nunavut 31,265 -11

We've been told several times over recent years that the rate has been dropping.

There are still a few areas of concern like an increase in crime with people with weapons.

Western cities still have a problem with a variety of crime despite the overall drop. More obviously has to be done in terms of poor communities in Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Better policing there is only one of the solutions. Drug/alcohol use and poverty are the root of a lot of the problems.

Edited July 19, 2007 by jdobbin

[mikedavid00]

http://www.cbc.ca/

Yes I was listening to this on the way back from work.

Do you suppose that maybe crime rates go down when the unemployment rate goes down?

Just a thought.

[August1991]

As a wild guess, I'd say that Canada now has fewer young males between 15-25 than it did, say, 20 years ago.

Hence, the crime rate is lower.

Do you suppose that maybe crime rates go down when the unemployment rate goes down?

MikeDavid, immigrants are not to blame? WTF?

Have you gone wet?

Edited July 19, 2007 by August1991

[jdobbin]

As a wild guess, I'd say that Canada now has fewer young males between 15-25 than it did, say, 20 years ago.

Hence, the crime rate is lower.

I think that is part of the picture most certainly. I'd like to see more analysis of the numbers but it looks promising for sure.

[ScottSA]

Harper did it. Harper roxors! After he showed people that crime doesn't pay by busting the Liberal snouts in the trough, epiphanies swept the land, and people came to the realization that they ought to work for a living instead of steal. Prior to that they had only the liberals as role models.

[geoffrey]

Harper did it. Harper roxors! After he showed people that crime doesn't pay by busting the Liberal snouts in the trough, epiphanies swept the land, and people came to the realization that they ought to work for a living instead of steal. Prior to that they had only the liberals as role models.

Harper hasn't actually done anything yet on crime, alot of talk, alot of plans. Street racing I suppose was one, I'll give him that. It looks good on TV, but really saves few.

Sometimes I wonder how accurate crime stats are. In fact, I think a lower crime rate might be a negative. That just means, in my opinion, people are reporting less and the police are investigating less.

I don't feel any safer. What does this number truly mean?

[Keepitsimple]

The crime that bothers most people is the violent stuff and more recently, the young violent crime. The stats seem to bear out our concerns:

"But there are some disturbing trends," Melchers said, pointing out that although minor assaults were down, the more serious ones — including those with weapons — had climbed.

"More disturbing yet," he said, "they're going up among young offenders who are 12 to 17 years of age."

[uOttawaMan]

Oh yes, the crime rates would go down when things like a judge ruling border officers need search warrants to search a vehicle.

Brilliant.

[jdobbin]

Harper hasn't actually done anything yet on crime, alot of talk, alot of plans. Street racing I suppose was one, I'll give him that. It looks good on TV, but really saves few.

Sometimes I wonder how accurate crime stats are. In fact, I think a lower crime rate might be a negative. That just means, in my opinion, people are reporting less and the police are investigating less.

I don't feel any safer. What does this number truly mean?

A few break and enter rings have been broken up recently in Winnipeg and 90% of the material recovered was never reported stolen because people believed it was futile. The police in Winnipeg expressed exasperation but they are part of the problem. They don't take any reports on detached garages, they tell people there is almost zero chance of recovering goods or even stopping it from happening again, they don't respond to home break-ins even when the suspect is in the house and a alarm is going off and they don't make it convenient to report the crime.

I think it is true that major crimes like murder are down but burglary numbers are probably under-reported.

The stats say crime has come down over many years but as I said, it is probably important to analyze the numbers to see if there are any gaps in how that information is gathered.

[mikedavid00]

As a wild guess, I'd say that Canada now has fewer young males between 15-25 than it did, say, 20 years ago.

Hence, the crime rate is lower.

Do you suppose that maybe crime rates go down when the unemployment rate goes down?

MikeDavid, immigrants are not to blame? WTF?

Have you gone wet?

Actually if you think about it,

Immigrants usually don't like getting in trouble with the law becuase htey can get deported and it hurts their immigration/refugee case.

So if you think about it, the more immigrants that come, the less crime we will have. Those that have secured citizenship or have second gen kids.. that's another stroy.

And didn't youth crime go UP in that same report?

[Pliny]

I think you will find that traffic violations and other offenses where fines are issued has skyrocketed.

It isn't practical to report B & E's these days. Police don't show up for several days and if they do you are subject to interrogation yourself. If we are robbed it's all our fault because you don't have deadbolts or an alarm system and an armed guard stationed on our doorstep. It is the way of all government services.

Here's the scenario.

Step #1: Why don't we let the government take care of that for us? Pooling our resources collectively will make the costs individually insignificant and will help the less fortunate.

Step #2: It is agreed government will look after this task for us.

Step #3: Everything runs smoothly

Step #4: Costs have gone up and taxes have to go up accordingly.

Step #5: User fees and fines must be applied since you voted no further taxes can be imposed to cover the

costs.

Step #6: The community has to get involved if we are going to achieve our goals. Everyone must participate.

Step #7: Hey! If we have to be responsible for our own security - buying security equipment, private guard services, alarms, dogs, etc. Our own education - tutors, hooked on phonics, Sylvan Learning Centres, etc. Our own health care, user fees, private medicine in different countries, selective treatment, etc. Essentially taking back the responsibilities we gave to government, then what are we paying our taxes for!

Step #8: Tax revolt.

Step #9: Let's set up a government for the people and of the people

Step #10: Why don't we let government take care of that for us? Pooling our resources will make the costs individually insignificant and will help the less fortunate.