^I can appreciate that chunks, but the paragraph is so full of fail:
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"United States Historically, the violent crime rate in Canada is lower than that of the U.S. and this continues to be the case. For example, in 2000 the United States' rate for robberies was 65 percent higher, its rate for aggravated assault was more than double and its murder rate was triple that of Canada. However, the rate of some property crime types is lower in the U.S. than in Canada. For example, in 2006, the rates of vehicle theft were 22% higher in Canada than in the US.[12] Since violent crimes are a smaller fraction of all crimes, the difference between the two countries is less than the homicide rate might make it seem, and the overall rates are generally close (see Crime in the United States).[citation needed] Furthermore, in recent years, the gap in violent crime rates between the United States and Canada has narrowed due to a precipitous drop in the violent crime rate in the U.S. For example, while the aggravated assault rate declined for most of 1990s in the U.S. and was 324 per 100,000 in 2000, the aggravated assault rate in Canada remained relatively steady throughout and was 143 per 100,000 in 2000. In other areas, the U.S. had a faster decline. For instance, whereas the murder rate in Canada declined by 36% between 1991 and 2004, the U.S. murder rate declined by 44%. [13] Both Saskatoon and Regina consistently have Violent Crime rates that would place them among the 10 most violent cities in the US, and often individually exceed larger US centres in terms of Total numbers for Aggravated Assaults and Robbery.[citation needed] The homicide rate in Canada peaked in 1975 at 3.03 per 100,000 and has dropped since then; it reached lower peaks in 1985 (2.72) and 1991 (2.69). It reached a post 1970 low of 1.73 in 2003. The average murder rate between 1970 and 1976 was 2.52, between 1977 and 1983 it was 2.67, between 1984 and 1990 it was 2.41, between 1991 and 1997 it was 2.23 and between 1998 to 2004 it was 1.82.[14] The attempted homicide rate has fallen at a faster rate than the homicide rate.[15] The average murder rate between 1970 and 1976 was 9.4, between 1977 and 1983 it was 9.6, between 1984 and 1990 it was 9, between 1991 and 1997 it was 9.2 and between 1998 and 2004 it was 6.3. In 2004 the murder rate in the U.S. dipped below 6 per 100,000, for the first time since 1966, and as of 2010 stood at 4.8 per 100,000 [13] |
The things is ridden with gaps, poor associative logic and such incohesiveness it's almost like it's meant to confuse you. To explain, Saskatoon and Regina, the most criminal cities in Canada, are amongst the TEN most criminal cities in the US. wtf?
So, property crime is higher in Canada than US, but violent crime is lower in Canada? That falls perfectly in line with what I said.
Homicide rate: So, the best the U.S. has had is 4.8 per 100k in 2010, whereas Canada peaked at 3.03 per 100k in 1975. That same year, it was 10.1 per 100k in the U.S. EDIT: Wait, I got this wrong, it's even better. In the U.S. the best is 10.1 per 100k in 1974.
There's more data but that's already good enough I'd think to say that Canada is much safer, and they are still enforcing more laws. Remember, Canada is very different from East to West. The West is more inclined to owning guns, the East not as much. Regina and Saskatoon are both in Saskatchewan (prairies, mid-continent). It's boring there.
