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Drug crimes up for first time in 12 years, bucking long-term national trend: StatCan
- The rate of police-reported drug crime increased by 13 percent nationally from 2023 to 2024, marking the first rise in 12 years as reported by Statistics Canada.
- Cannabis offences accounted for 17 percent of all drug crime in 2024, down from 66 percent in 2014, according to Statistics Canada.
- The Northwest Territories reported the highest drug crime rate in 2024, with 2,591 incidents per 100,000 population.
- Despite the recent increase, the national drug crime rate of 128 incidents per 100,000 population is still over 61 percent lower than the peak of 330 incidents per 100,000 in 2011, as stated by Statistics Canada.
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Cannabis legalization drives significant decline in Canadian drug crime
Canada has seen a decline in drug crime over the past decade, with much of that decline attributed to the legalization of cannabis in 2018. The post Cannabis legalization drives significant decline in Canadian drug crime appeared first on StratCann.
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