B.C.'s murder rate drops to 40-year low
“B.C.'s homicide rate fell to its lowest level in 40 years according to a report released by Statistics
Canada this week (October 24, 2008 ).
There were 88 homicides, or 2.01 murders per 100,000 people, slightly higher than the national average of 1.80, but down significantly from the provincial rate of 2.50 the year before.
While the rate fell provincially, in
Vancouver it remained much higher at 2.41 per 100,000 people, largely due to the number of gang-related slayings.
There were 55 homicides in Vancouver last year, 19 of which were gang-related. That's about one-third of the total, significantly higher than the national ratio of one in five homicides being gang related...”
B.C.'s murder rate drops to 40-year low