A look at the crime rate in 2015, by province
OTTAWA – The national crime rate rose three per cent in 2015 — the first increase in 12 years.
The rate is based on the number Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffice offences, per 100,000 people.
Here is a look at the percentage change in the rate by province in 2015 from the previous year.
Canada: 3
Newfoundland and Labrador: 4
Prince Edward Island: minus 12
Nova Scotia: minus 9
New Brunswick: 10
Quebec: minus 3
Ontario: 0
Manitoba: 5
Saskatchewan: 6
Alberta: 12
British Columbia: 3
Yukon: 0
Northwest Territories: 1
Nunavut: 4
SOURCE: Statistics Canada
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