Crime rates by province and territory
| Violent crime | Property crime | Total Criminal Code offenses(1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1998 to 1999 | 1999 | 1998 to 1999 | 1999 | 1998 to 1999 | |
| rate(2) | % change in rate | rate(2) | % change in rate | rate(2) | % change in rate | |
| Canada | 955 | -2.4 | 4,266 | -6.4 | 7,733 | -5.0 |
| Newfoundland | 925 | 4.0 | 2,705 | 1.7 | 5,921 | 2.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 685 | -5.7 | 2,984 | 9.1 | 6,858 | 9.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 986 | 0.8 | 4,013 | -1.1 | 8,307 | 2.2 |
| New Brunswick | 956 | 2.9 | 2,984 | -1.3 | 6,870 | 1.5 |
| Quebec | 666 | 3.4 | 3,722 | -8.9 | 5,934 | -7.8 |
| Ontario | 852 | -4.8 | 3,574 | -7.6 | 6,508 | -7.4 |
| Manitoba | 1,572 | -2.2 | 5,084 | -1.6 | 10,574 | -0.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,589 | -0.8 | 5,754 | -5.2 | 12,155 | -2.5 |
| Alberta | 1,061 | -3.3 | 4,781 | -3.5 | 9,049 | -0.7 |
| British Columbia | 1,284 | -4.8 | 6,761 | -6.1 | 11,586 | -4.9 |
| Yukon | 3,173 | 9.1 | 7,221 | 3.2 | 19,818 | 9.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 4,908 | -2.9 | 5,711 | -18.6 | 24,040 | -4.0 |
| Nunavut | 5,241 | -11.1 | 4,349 | -12.7 | 18,074 | -11.7 |
| 1 | Total Criminal Code includes other Criminal Code offences not shown in this table. |
| 2 | Rates are based on 100,000 population. |