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Record 1 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

Violent crime includes offences in which the offender uses or threatens force against a person. It includes homicide, attempted murder, sexual assault, assault, robbery and kidnapping. Québec recorded the lowest rate of violent crime among the Canadian provinces. In contrast, Manitoba and Saskatchewan stood out with rates significantly higher than the other Canadian provinces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

[...] les crimes violents très graves suivant ont augmenté : tentatives de meurtre (+3,6%), voies de fait graves (+5%), voies de fait armées ou causant des lésions corporelles (+4%), vols qualifiés (+ 6%), enlèvements et séquestrations.

Spanish

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