SOC 2760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime, Squaw, Finding Dawn
10 Jan 2017
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A description of trends and patterns in homicide in this country are published each year by the canadian centre for justice statistics. Males continue to account for the majority of homicide victims. Rates continued to typically be higher in the western and northern parts of the country (including nunavut) 2012 had the lowest homicide rate in canada since 1966. Drop in homicides committed against 18 to 24 year olds. Ca(cid:374)ada"s ho(cid:373)i(cid:272)ide (cid:396)ate (cid:396)e(cid:373)ai(cid:374)s highe(cid:396) tha(cid:374) the (cid:373)ajo(cid:396)ity of its pee(cid:396) (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)ies (cid:894)(cid:271)ut (cid:449)ell (cid:271)elo(cid:449) u (cid:895) Thunder bay = highest homicide rate of all metropolis areas. Stabbings and shootings continued to be the most common methods to commit homicide. Slightly more than of homicides in 2012 were solved. Stranger-related homicides at lowest point in more than 40 years. Victims were most likely killed by an acquaintance. Just over 1/3 of victims were killed by a family member. Rate of youth homicide was lowest in over a decade.
