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Table 2 Police-reported crime rate and Crime Severity Index values, Canada and the provinces and territories, 2007
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| Police-reported Crime Severity Index | Police-reported Crime Rate¹ | Police-reported Crime Severity Index | Police-reported Crime Rate² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | violent | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 75.3 | 6,375 | 61.8 | 1,482 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.8 | 5,976 | 38.9 | 1,107 |
| Nova Scotia | 90.8 | 7,490 | 92.0 | 1,741 |
| New Brunswick | 70.0 | 5,521 | 64.2 | 1,365 |
| Quebec | 84.7 | 5,119 | 84.1 | 1,078 |
| Ontario | 73.3 | 5,062 | 83.1 | 1,066 |
| Manitoba | 149.9 | 10,868 | 173.6 | 1,986 |
| Saskatchewan | 164.7 | 13,270 | 170.5 | 2,623 |
| Alberta | 115.0 | 9,214 | 107.5 | 1,498 |
| British Columbia | 130.6 | 10,334 | 117.1 | 1,778 |
| Yukon | 189.2 | 21,320 | 196.2 | 3,969 |
| Northwest Territories | 339.2 | 43,903 | 345.1 | 9,396 |
| Nunavut | 310.3 | 29,997 | 487.7 | 8,829 |
| Canada | 94.6 | 6,862 | 96.5 | 1,342 |
The crime rate consists of all Criminal Code offences excluding traffic. It also excludes drug offences and all federal statutes.
The violent crime rate has been expanded to include a number of offences not previously included in the violent crime rate, including uttering threats, criminal harassment and forcible confinement.
Note(s):
This table does not show the Non-violent Crime Severity Index or the property and Other Criminal Code crime rate. Rates are expressed per 100,000 population.
