Saskatchewan's crime rate top of Canada for 25th straight year: Stats Canada
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Saskatchewan’s provincial crime rate ranked worst in the country for a 25th straight year in 2023, according to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
Saskatchewan’s provincial crime rate ranked worst in the country for a 25th straight year in 2023, according to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
Among the contributors are homicides, intimate partner violence, and assaults.
“Homicide rates are up,” Saskatchewan RCMP Criminal Operations Officer Chief Superintendent Ted Munro said at a media conference Friday. “When you look at the impact that has, not only on a victim’s family or the community, but on our police members.”
Roughly 2.5 million crimes were reported to police in 2023. Of those, 167,000 came from Saskatchewan, ranking the province sixth in the country.
When considering the rate per 100,000 people, Saskatchewan topped the charts at just under 14,000, which was more than double the Canadian average.
“Social issues like addictions, gang and the absence of community resources are some of the root causes of crime,” Sask. RCMP Commanding Officer and Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said. “These are complex issues.”
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