‘It’s scary to say the least:’ Rural areas see higher, more severe crime rate than cities: StatCan

StatsCan data suggests rural crime rates consistently higher than urban

Crime rates in rural communities are consistently higher than in urban centres, suggests new data presented in a Statistics Canada report — a long-term trend one criminologist says is unsurprising.

StatsCan data suggests rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres

In 2023, Saskatchewan's rural crime rates were 68 per cent higher than urban areas, the report said.

Rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban areas: Statistics Canada data

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Crime Rates in Canada’s Rural Areas 34 Percent Higher Than in Cities: StatCan

Crime rates in Canada’s rural areas have been consistently higher than the rates in most cities, according to a new Statistics Canada report. In the analysis, StatCan used data from police-reported crime and the crime severity index (CSI) to measure the difference between rural and urban crime rates across the provinces. The findings were released April 29. It found that in 2023, the crime rate in rural areas was 34 percent higher when compared …

Rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres, StatCan data suggests

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