NotMyName
2006-07-21 19:32:15 UTC
In a banner headline story across page B1 of the Edmonton Journal for
today 21 July 2006, Statistics Canada reports that Edmonton Canada is
now the crime capital of Canada!
The Edmonton region homicide/murder rate is documented at 4.3 per
100,000 people, compared to only 2.0 for crime-ridden Toronto!!
And, the Edmonton stats do not include bodies found outside the area,
from the notorious Edmonton serial killer of female prostitiutes!
And the city wonders why it is getting such bad international
publicity, mainly caused by the crooked cops, who apparently can not
even catch a cold, let alone the serial murderer, who is suspected by
many, to be either a cop, judge or criminologist.
today 21 July 2006, Statistics Canada reports that Edmonton Canada is
now the crime capital of Canada!
The Edmonton region homicide/murder rate is documented at 4.3 per
100,000 people, compared to only 2.0 for crime-ridden Toronto!!
And, the Edmonton stats do not include bodies found outside the area,
from the notorious Edmonton serial killer of female prostitiutes!
And the city wonders why it is getting such bad international
publicity, mainly caused by the crooked cops, who apparently can not
even catch a cold, let alone the serial murderer, who is suspected by
many, to be either a cop, judge or criminologist.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/20072006/6/n-canada-murder-rate-shoots-decade-high.html
Murder rate shoots up to decade-high
Thu Jul 20, 3:38 PM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's murder rate shot up last year to its
highest in nearly a decade, putting the country's peace-loving
reputation on the line.
Statistics Canada said 658 people were murdered last year, meaning the
homicide rate was up 4 percent from 2004. It gave no reason for the
increase, which followed a dramatic 13 percent jump in 2004.
The national homicide rate was 2 per 100,000 population, Statscan said.
That is relatively low by international standard and less than half
that of the U.S. rate, which was 5.5 per 100,000 in 2004, according to
the FBI.
Canadians were shocked last year by a spate of shooting deaths in
Toronto, where the homicide rate jumped 9 percent. However, Edmonton,
the capital of the western province of Alberta, was the most
murder-ridden place to be last year, with 4.3 homicides per 100,000
people.
Another high-profile case involved four Royal Canadian Mounted Police
officers being shot dead in March last year as they investigated a
farmhouse in Alberta. The gunman killed himself.
The growing number of shooting deaths has put pressure on the
government to clamp down on handguns.
Other serious violent crimes such as attempted murder and assaults with
a weapon also rose last year but the overall crime rate fell 5 percent
because fewer non-violent crimes were reported.
The national crime rate has been relatively stable since 1999.
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So much for the frequently touted lie that the murder rate in this
country is falling. Bring back capital punishment for murder when there
is no doubt.
Murder rate shoots up to decade-high
Thu Jul 20, 3:38 PM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's murder rate shot up last year to its
highest in nearly a decade, putting the country's peace-loving
reputation on the line.
Statistics Canada said 658 people were murdered last year, meaning the
homicide rate was up 4 percent from 2004. It gave no reason for the
increase, which followed a dramatic 13 percent jump in 2004.
The national homicide rate was 2 per 100,000 population, Statscan said.
That is relatively low by international standard and less than half
that of the U.S. rate, which was 5.5 per 100,000 in 2004, according to
the FBI.
Canadians were shocked last year by a spate of shooting deaths in
Toronto, where the homicide rate jumped 9 percent. However, Edmonton,
the capital of the western province of Alberta, was the most
murder-ridden place to be last year, with 4.3 homicides per 100,000
people.
Another high-profile case involved four Royal Canadian Mounted Police
officers being shot dead in March last year as they investigated a
farmhouse in Alberta. The gunman killed himself.
The growing number of shooting deaths has put pressure on the
government to clamp down on handguns.
Other serious violent crimes such as attempted murder and assaults with
a weapon also rose last year but the overall crime rate fell 5 percent
because fewer non-violent crimes were reported.
The national crime rate has been relatively stable since 1999.
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So much for the frequently touted lie that the murder rate in this
country is falling. Bring back capital punishment for murder when there
is no doubt.