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1. There were 554 murders in Canada in 2001.
   
   
2. It is the people known to the victims who commit the most murders - in settlings of accounts between gangs and drug dealers, or within the family.
   
   
3. Among the provinces, Saskatchewan and Manitoba reported the highest violent crime rates in 2001 (1,802 and 1,620 violent acts per 100,000 population respectively). However, per capita, the three Territories have the highest crime rate in Canada, reporting violent crime rates at least double those of any province.
   
   
4. Quebec and Prince Edward Island continued to report the lowest violent crime rates--719 and 746 violent acts per 100,000 population respectively.
   
   
5. In 2001, 99,435 adult men were charged with violent crime; 17,516 adult women were charged; and 22,635 young offenders were charged.
   
   
6. False. According to 2001 data, although the homicide rate in the United States has declined (US Bureau of Justice), it is still about three times greater than in Canada. (However, Canada's homicide rate is still generally higher than that of many European nations.)
   
   
7. True. Incidents of property crime are higher in Canada than in the United States. 
   
   
8. According to police officers in Ottawa, on average, a police officer deals with violent crime about 60 times a year.
   
   
9. The answer is "b." In 2001 the crime rate in Canada was the same as the crime rate in 1979."
   
   
10. The answer is "b." Robberies committed with a firearm have decreased since 1991.
    
    
11. Newfoundland has the lowest property crime rates in Canada. Newfoundland's property crime rate per 100,000 people is 2,284, compared to the highest province, B.C., at 6,451 per 100,000 people.
    
    
12. According to 2001 figures, theft under $5000 was the property crime that youths were most commonly charged with, followed by motor vehicle theft, theft over $5000, and breaking and entering.
    
    
13. The list of criminal acts, by frequency, is: Mischief and Vandalism (338,425), Break-ins (280,000), Theft of Motor Vehicles (170,000), Drug Offences (91,920), Impaired Driving (90,000), Robberies with a Firearm (27,414), Sexual Assault (24,000), Homicide (554)
    
    
14. According to police officers in Ottawa, a Canadian police officer, on average, pulls out a gun 10 times a year.
    
    

Source:  Crime Statistics in Canada, 2001. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.