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Chart 1b data table
Violent crime in Canada, 1977 to 2007

Year Rate per 100,000 population
1977 572.2
1978 580.0
1979 609.6
1980 635.8
1981 653.6
1982 671.4
1983 679.3
1984 700.6
1985 734.5
1986 785.1
1987 829.5
1988 868.1
1989 911.2
1990 973.0
1991 1059.4
1992 1084.6
1993 1081.5
1994 1047.4
1995 1009.2
1996 1002.2
1997 992.7
1998 982.1
1999 958.2
2000 984.4
2001 983.8
2002 968.8
2003 965.0
2004 944.4
2005 949.14
2006 953.84
2007 929.64
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey.