In 2021, police services serving a mostly rural population represented 15% of the population of the provinces, but reported 24% of violent crimes, 18% of property crimes, 30% of Criminal Code traffic offences and 23% of other Criminal Code violations recorded in the provinces. The gap widened during the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a decrease in the urban crime rate, but not in the rural rate.
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