Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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Police-reported crime statistics, 2008
Police-reported crime in Canada continued to decline in 2008. Both the traditional crime rate and the new Crime Severity Index fell 5%, meaning that both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity decreased. Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent.
Incarceration of Aboriginal people in adult correctional services
Investment in new housing construction, May 2009
Government expenditures on culture, 2006/2007
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