Canada's higher crime rates than U.S

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GOLDSTEIN: Except for homicides, report finds Canadian crime rates higher than U.S.

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A new study by Lakehead University economics professor Livio Di Matteo says crime rates in Canada are now higher than in the U.S. In Canada , the homicide rate has climbed from 1.5 murders per 100,000 population in 2014 to 2.3 murders in 2022 — the latest available year of comparable statistics — a 53.4% increase.

In the United States , homicide rate was well over double that at 5.8 murders per cent of population in 2022 .

Canada ’s overall violent crime rate in Canada including murder, robbery and assault with a weapon, adjusted for differences in how the two countries define violent crime.

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