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- In 2006, Canada spent 1.6% of GDP on public order and safety, compared with 2.5% in the United Kingdom and 2.1% in the United States. Luxembourg and Norway (1.0% of GDP) spent the least among all OECD countries.
- Canada's prison population was 116 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2009, compared with 760 prisoners per 100,000 people in the United States, the highest among all OECD countries.
- In 2010, Canada's homicide rate was 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 4.8 per 100,000 people in the United States.
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