Mongo
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Here are the Canadian violent crime rates from 1962 to 2007:
However, the Ontario (violent plus non-violent) rates are not that bed. From Wikipedia:
The 2006 murder rate, in descending order by province and territory (murders per 100,000 per year):
6.5 Nunavut
4.1 Saskatchewan
3.3 Manitoba
2.8 Alberta
2.5 British Columbia
1.7 Nova Scotia
1.5 Ontario
1.4 Newfoundland and Labrador
1.2 Quebec
0.9 New Brunswick
0.7 Prince Edward Island
0.0 Yukon
0.0 North West Territory
The national average is 1.9 per 100,000 per year. By comparison, the US national average is 5.5 per 100,000 per year, with individual states ranging from 1.4 (Maine, New Hampshire and North Dakota) to 12.7 (Louisiana).
Actually, when I look at the US results by state, I see a clear pattern, where New England and the other northern states have violent crime and murder rates basically identical to those in Canada (with the northeastern states being in the same group as the Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario, and the northern Plains states being at similar levels to the Prairie provinces and British Columbia.) On the other hand, the states making up the former Confederacy, plus the southwestern states and California, have much higher violent crime and murder rates.
The US really does appear to consist of two halves, the northern half being similar to Canada in many ways, and the southern half being much more violent and intolerant.
However, the Ontario (violent plus non-violent) rates are not that bed. From Wikipedia:
The 2006 murder rate, in descending order by province and territory (murders per 100,000 per year):
6.5 Nunavut
4.1 Saskatchewan
3.3 Manitoba
2.8 Alberta
2.5 British Columbia
1.7 Nova Scotia
1.5 Ontario
1.4 Newfoundland and Labrador
1.2 Quebec
0.9 New Brunswick
0.7 Prince Edward Island
0.0 Yukon
0.0 North West Territory
The national average is 1.9 per 100,000 per year. By comparison, the US national average is 5.5 per 100,000 per year, with individual states ranging from 1.4 (Maine, New Hampshire and North Dakota) to 12.7 (Louisiana).
Actually, when I look at the US results by state, I see a clear pattern, where New England and the other northern states have violent crime and murder rates basically identical to those in Canada (with the northeastern states being in the same group as the Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario, and the northern Plains states being at similar levels to the Prairie provinces and British Columbia.) On the other hand, the states making up the former Confederacy, plus the southwestern states and California, have much higher violent crime and murder rates.
The US really does appear to consist of two halves, the northern half being similar to Canada in many ways, and the southern half being much more violent and intolerant.
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