Answer the following questions:

1. How many murders were committed in Canada in 2001?
   
   
   
   
   
2. Is a murder victim more likely to be murdered by a stranger or by someone he or she already knows?
   
   
   
   
   
3. Which section of Canada has the lowest violent crime rates: B.C., the Prairie Provinces, Ontario and Quebec, the Atlantic Provinces, or the three territories?
   
   
   
   
   
4. Which province has the lowest violent crime rate?
   
   
   
   
   
5. Match the correct number of individuals charged with violent crimes for each of the following groups:
   
   Adult Males                              17,516
   
   Young Offenders                       22,635
   
   Adult Females                          99,435
   
   
   
6. Violent crime is higher in Canada than in the United States.
   
   a. true
   b. false
   
   
   
7. Property crime is higher in Canada than in the United States.
   
   a. true
   b. false
   
   
   
8. On average, how often does a police officer deal with violent crime in a year?
   
   
   
   
   
9. Fill in the blank:
   
   "In 2001 the crime rate in Canada was ________________ the crime rate in 1979." 
   
   a. less than
   b. the same as
   c. greater than
   
   
   
10. Fill in the blank:
    
    "Robberies committed with a firearm have _______________ since 1991."
    
    a. increased
    b. decreased 
    
    
    
11. Which province has the lowest property crime rate in Canada?
    
    
    
    
    
12. Which type of property crimes are youth most likely to be charged with:
    
    a. motor vehicle theft
    b. theft over $5,000
    c. theft under $5,000 
    d. breaking and entering
    
    
    
13. List the following criminal acts in order of frequency, from those reported most often, to those reported least often.
    
    1. Homicide
    2. Sexual assault
    3. Break-ins
    4. Theft of motor vehicles
    5. Mischief/Vandalism
    6. Impaired Driving
    7. Robberies with a firearm
    8. Drug offences
    
    
    
14. How often might a police officer have to pull out a gun in a year?
    
    
    
    

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