Jul 252013
OTTAWA—Canada’s police services are once again reporting fewer crimes, a continuing trend that has cut the national crime rate to its lowest level since 1972.
Statistics Canada says the police-reported crime rate fell by three per cent in 2012 compared with the previous year.
The severity of crimes committed was also down by three per cent in 2012, according to StatsCan’s Crime Severity Index (CSI).
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