SOC 2760 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dementia, Austin, Texas, Developmental Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Robert Shearer

Document Summary

Canadian police services reported 543 homicides in 2012, 55 fewer than the previous year. As result, the homicide rate fell 10% in 2012 to 1. 56 victims per 100,000 population, the lowest since 1966. The largest drop in the number of homicides in 2012 was for victims between the ages of 18 to down 44 from the previous year. As a result, the homicide rate for this age group, which has consistently had the highest rate for more than a decade, was comparable to the rate for those a rate. The greatest decreases in the number of homicides were recorded in alberta (-24), british. Quebec (+3), the northwest territories (+2) and ontario (+1) were the only provinces and territory to report increases in the number of homicides in 2012 from the previous year. As in previous years, homicide rates were generally highest in the western and northern parts of the country.