The rising murder rate is the most reliable indicator yet that Canada is experiencing an across\u002Dthe\u002Dboard surge in violent crime
released this week by Statistics Canada. What’s more, nearly a quarter of those murders were gang-related; the highest raw number of gang homicides since the federal government started tracking it in 2005.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Since murders rarely escape the attention of Canadian law enforcement, they are generally considered the most accurate gauge of violent crime trends.Article content A chart from 2020 showing the gradual decline in Canadian homicide rates since the 1990s. Rising homicide rates throughout 2020 and 2021 have reversed this trend to rates last seen in 2005.
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