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Canada's national police force is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) which is the main police force in Canada's north, and in rural areas except in Quebec, Ontario, and Newfoundland. Those three provinces have their own provincial police forces, although the RCMP still operate throughout rural Newfoundland and also provide specific ...
Note: The rate columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Sort the province/territory column to return to alphabetical order. Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants per year and sorted by population (note that homicide rates fluctuate a lot for areas with low population).
Kinfolk MC (Canada) - Part of Kinfolk MC International, has 5 chapter throughout Canada [209] Kings Crew Motorcycle Club – one of the dominant motorcycle clubs in Alberta during the 1980s and early 1990s, merged with the Hells Angels in late 1990's. [210] Lobos Motorcycle Club – Merged with the Hells Angels in 2001 [211]
The regions and subregions in the table are based on the United Nations geoscheme since the table sources are United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reports. The U.N. recognizes that variability in the quality and integrity of data provided by certain countries may minimize country murder rates.
Transport Canada's responsibilities are granted through several key federal statutes, such as the Aeronautics Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act, the Railway Safety Act, the International Bridges and Tunnels Act and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. [3]
In Canada and England and Wales, certain convicted persons may be designated as dangerous offenders and subject to a longer, or indefinite, term of imprisonment in order to protect the public. Dangerousness in law is a legal establishment of the risk that a person poses to cause harm.
The same report stated that Aboriginal street gangs are not as highly organized as other criminal organizations in Canada, but are amongst the most violent. Aboriginal people also constitute a significant portion of prison populations throughout Canada, and the number of First Nation inmates continues to rise at a considerable rate. [3]
The following article is a list of cities sorted by homicide rates in the world, excluding active war zones. The homicide rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.