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| Year | Criminal Code offences1 | Drug offences |
|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | ||
| 1977 | 6,971.4 | 277.9 |
| 1978 | 7,153.8 | 253.5 |
| 1979 | 7,665.8 | 268.3 |
| 1980 | 8,343.1 | 302.6 |
| 1981 | 8,735.6 | 302.6 |
| 1982 | 8,773.4 | 257.3 |
| 1983 | 8,470.2 | 216.2 |
| 1984 | 8,386.8 | 214.6 |
| 1985 | 8,413.1 | 221.4 |
| 1986 | 8,726.6 | 215.5 |
| 1987 | 8,956.8 | 233.1 |
| 1988 | 8,919.5 | 221.8 |
| 1989 | 8,892.1 | 245.4 |
| 1990 | 9,485.3 | 219.0 |
| 1991 | 10,341.9 | 203.7 |
| 1992 | 10,039.9 | 207.6 |
| 1993 | 9,537.9 | 198.1 |
| 1994 | 9,125.2 | 207.4 |
| 1995 | 9,008.4 | 210.3 |
| 1996 | 8,932.2 | 222.0 |
| 1997 | 8,475.4 | 222.7 |
| 1998 | 8,161.1 | 235.2 |
| 1999 | 7,751.7 | 263.6 |
| 2000 | 7,666.5 | 287.0 |
| 2001 | 7,655.4 | 288.2 |
| 2002 | 7,705.6 | 295.7 |
| 2003 | 8,142.3 | 274.0 |
| 2004 | 8,160.5 | 305.1 |
| 2005 | 7,769.4 | 289.9 |
| 2006 | 7,542.7 | 294.6 |
| 2007 | 6,983.6 | 305.3 |
| 1. Excludes traffic offences, drug offences and other federal statute offences. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Aggregate Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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