Fwd: Lowest murder rate since 1967!!! Go Canada!

You know, I liked things a lot better before G.W.'s
America, when it was still cool to make fun of
Canadians.  When you try to front on them now all they
have to do is say, "Well, at least we don't live in
the United States."  Fucking Socialist bastards.


--- Jaime-Lynn Taylor <nynaeve_sedai13-/[email protected]>
wrote:

> Good thing that the NRA forced the expiration of the
> assault weapons ban and basically has both political
> parties on their knees this November. Of course a
> murder rate over 3 times as high as Canada's is a
> perfectly justifiable trade off for the God given
> and Republican enforced [Second] Amendment. You can
> never tell when the British will be coming back!
> 
> National homicide rate hit 30-year low in 2003
> CTV.ca News Staff Updated: Wed. Sep. 29 2004 1:30 PM
> ET 
> 
> The national homicide rate dropped to its lowest
> level in over three decades last year, and is about
> a third of the rate in the United States, says
> Statistics Canada.
> 
> The homicide rate, which has been dropping since the
> mid-1970s, was 1.73 victims per 100,000 people in
> 2003, StatsCan reported Wednesday.
> 
> Police reported 548 homicides in 2003, 34 fewer than
> in 2002. 
> 
> The decline was related in part to the drop in the
> number of females killed (50 fewer than in 2002). In
> contrast, 16 more men were killed.
> 
> Internationally, Canada has a lower homicide rate
> than the United States (5.69) and England and Wales
> (1.93). The rate is slightly higher than France
> (1.65) and Australia (1.63).
> 
> Across Canada
> 
> The lower homicide rate was attributed to 33 fewer
> homicides in British Columbia, 18 less in Quebec and
> seven less in Alberta.
> 
> "Both Quebec and Nova Scotia reported their lowest
> homicide rates since the 1960s," StatsCan said.
> 
> In contrast, there were 14 more homicides in
> Saskatchewan and seven more in Manitoba.
> 
> One in seven homicides in 2003 was related to
> organized crime or street gangs. Most of these type
> of killings occurred in Ontario, and most involved
> young adults.
> 
> Knowing the victim
> 
> In 2003, most homicides were committed with a
> handgun, and the majority of the victims knew their
> killers.
> 
> "Half (51 per cent) of all victims were killed by an
> acquaintance, and one third (34 per cent) by a
> family member," said StatsCan.
> 
> In contrast, the number of people killed by
> strangers hit its lowest level in more than 25
> years. Specifically, 57 victims in 2003 were killed
> by a stranger (14 per cent). 
> 
> The spousal homicide rate also went down in 2003 by
> eight per cent, with six fewer spouses killed.'
> 
> "This rate has been gradually declining since the
> mid-1970s for both men and women."
> 
> Other findings:
> 
>   a.. Of the 78 spousal homicides, 64 men killed
> their wives and 14 women killed their husbands 
>   b.. Homicides committed by boyfriends, girlfriends
> and current or estranged partners dropped to 11 in
> 2003, from 17 in 2002 
>   c.. Men accounted for 72 per cent of all victims
> in 2003 
>   d.. Handguns were used in two-thirds of all
> homicides in 2003, and 59 per cent of gang-related
> killings 
>   e.. Rifles/shotguns accounted for 20 per cent of
> all firearms homicides 
>   f.. Two out of every three adults accused of
> homicide in 2003 had a criminal record 
>   g.. Thirty-three homicides were committed against
> children under the age of 12 in 2003 -- the lowest
> number in more than 25 years



		
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