Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada

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Data from Statistics Canada show there was an increase in homicides in 2021 and nearly one-quarter of the killings were connected to gangs. There were 78

Data from Statistics Canada show there was an increase in homicides in 2021 and nearly one-quarter of the killings were connected to gangs.

There were 788 homicides in the country last year – up three per cent from 2020 – and 184 of those were gang related.The agency says firearms were the most common weapon used in homicides.The rate of Indigenous victims across the country remained disproportionately high — six times higher than non-Indigenous people.

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