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    Violent crime in Canada has increased 30 percent in the last decade of recorded incidents

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    1. FancyNewMe on

      In Brief:

      * Violent crime in Canada has seen the greatest increase compared to all other crime categories in the last 10 years of recorded incidents, rising 30% in a decade.
      * Violent crimes are all those carried out or threatened against the body of another, such as assault.
      * **In 2022, 29 percent of homicides were committed by someone on some form of release, such as house arrest or parole.**
      * Just over half (55%) of Canadians want violent crime to be a top priority for government decision-makers.
      * 78% believe Canada’s justice system has been too lenient with those found guilty of such crimes, according to a Leger survey.
      * Repeat violent offenders being offered bail is a key concern of those surveyed (79%).

    2. EKcore on

      Crumbling social infrastructure, mass immigration, low wages, expensive everything. 

      Every level of government is to blame.

    3. EastSpecialist698 on

      I wasn’t sure what Trudeaus legacy would be in 2021. I knew I didn’t like him but the country seemed to.

      Now I know what his and his families legacy will be. Filling this country with scoundrels and criminals and overseeing the greatest period of decline in Canadian history.

      Hats off to our French Canadian friends for letting this animal stay in power a little longer.

    4. skankhuntbrillbeans on

      Yup, im 29. Up until I was 21, there were no major incidents in my town besides unfortunately suicides. Now we have missing persons, a cop shot someone, 2 murders, severe beatings, stabbing. All in the last 8 years.

    6. squirrel9000 on

      Meth is a hell of a drug.

      I’d bet the majority of our problems can be traced to the surge of fentanyl entering the country in the 2010s, and how dangerous/unreliable the supply of that got during the pandemic leading to a shift towards meth, which dramatically increases propensity to crime. There is also a LOT of fetal-alcohol and other fetal-drug syndromes out there.

      One thing to keep in perspective is that we’re now at mid-2000s level crime levels. They dropped then rebounded.

    9. balls-deep-in-urmoma on

      I’m constantly being told by redditors that crime is going down though. How could this be?

      Are redditors full of shit?

    12. CanadaBBallFan on

      There is a drug, namely, Fentanyl crisis, that’s behind a lot of the upsurge in violent crimes. A lot of assualts and robberies are drug related. And many of these drugs are not being manufactured in Canada. The illegal fentanyl is predominantly made in Mexico. How are the cartels able to get massive quantities of illict drugs into Canadian borders? Who are they paying off?

    13. Raptor-Claus on

      Wild when did we last switch leaders? How much has out population grown in the last decade? Wait but good thing we kept up on infustructure so we could maintain Healthcare and education .. Oops wait we didn’t, well how in the hell did violent crime rise then, our government only failed on every level having a pissing contest with each other I wonder how this happened

    15. Apprehensive_Idea758 on

      The federal justice system seriously needs to be reformed and violent criminals need to be held fully accountable for their action.

      People deserve to feel safe and to be safe in their comunities and they should not have to live in fear anytime they go out in their comunities.

      Enough is enough.

    16. LeGrandLucifer on

      But I keep being told crime is at an all time low! Surely no one would lie about that, would they?

    18. MFK1994 on

      Anyone care to “BLAME HARPER” still?

      Sick Liberals, truly terrible people, will find a way to tie this to the very smart former PM — Voting Liberal in two15 was the BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE!

    19. badcat_kazoo on

      Let’s reinstate a Roman or Babylonian justice system and you’ll suddenly find crime come right down.

    20. glormosh on

      Everyone will be apathetic until it’s commonplace to fear that people will enter your home without fear of repercussion.

      Then we’ll hit a crossroad of vigilantism and potentially neighborhood militias. You may laugh at me , but it’s a reality on the horizon. It’s a world you can’t conceptualize right now.

      People forget that windows are part of a current social contract of society. I say windows because people fixate on the safety of their doors blindly. Anyone can easily enter anyone’s house and it would not be economically feasible for even a fraction of society to ever change that.

      Your tune will change when you feel like you can’t freely rest your eyes at night.

      You may think it’s far fetched but simply look around. More homeless, more addicts, less services per person. Food banks are struggling. These people are barely docile because they receive food and water. If that ever is affected , no one is going to die of hunger in this modern age.

      You want to know why canada is investing in buying back guns but it seems convoluted? It’s virtue signaling or incompetence. It’s a slow burn to remove some of the headaches of civil unrest we’re heading towards.

      You can’t wrap your mind around why canada wants the guns of well adjusted law abiding citizens because you’re thinking about today. When a law abiding citizen can’t feed their family, or someone comes near their property, the path to no longer abiding is very blurry.

    22. objective_think3r on

      I’d say an Opioid crisis and a catch and release are the 2 primary reasons behind the surge in violent crimes. Our laws need to change

    30. Consistent_Grab_5422 on

      I described how bad it was downtown Vancouver. Some random account holder kept trying to convince me it was all in my head and doubted I was being honest. Drug addicts are everywhere. Forced rehab is the only way to go.

      Their loss of freedom is my gain.

      Feel free to come at me. I’m just sick and tired of being scared when I go out.