The rate for any kind of violent crime is a small fraction of that of the USA. That would be what is relevant to the context of the film. It is certainly what is a priority to me or most Canadians, to prevent murders or aggravated assaults. It may be easier to steal something that isn't so carefully locked up or if you aren't likely to get shot doing it. So there may be slightly more B&e or car thefts, and people are not getting killed in the commission of those crimes.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" he made a big deal of how > crime in Canada is much lower than in the U.S. I think you may be > interested in the following. > > The following stats are from: > > http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/011218/d011218b.htm > <http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/011218/d011218b.htm> > > Although crime stats for certain categories are much higher in the > States than Canada, I think you may be surprised to see that in several > categories crime is higher in Canada than in the U.S. Plus, if you > factor in the estimated 15 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. -- > which doesn't show up in census data for populations and is probably NOT > included in the population figures here -- then the rates are in fact > LOWER for the U.S. than shown here. > > And, by the way, these stats are presented by the Government of Canada, > not some right-wing American source. > > > > Crime rate comparisons between Canada and the United States > > 2000 > > Canada United States Real terms Rate(1) Real terms Rate(1) > Homicide 542 1.8 15,517 5.5 Aggravated assault(2) 43,933 143 910,744 > 324 Robbery 27,012 88 407,842 145 Break and enter 293,416 954 > 2,049,946 728 Motor vehicle theft 160,268 521 1,165,559 414 Other > theft 683,997 2,224 6,965,957 2,475 Arson 13,724 45 78,280 32 1 > Rates are per 100,000 population. 2 For comparison purposes, the > Canadian category of aggravated assault includes attempted murder, > assault with a weapon and aggravated assault. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
