In 2010, 65,790 incidents of police-reported crime occurred in Nova Scotia, as compared to 65,146 in 2009. Of those violations, 14,741 were incidents of violent crime, 40,848 were incidents of property crime and 10,201 were incidents of other types of reported crime.
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The overall rate of police-reported crime for Nova Scotia in 2010 was 698 per 10,000 population, as compared to 694 per 10,000 population in 2009.
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Figure 1: Overall Rate of Crime
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In 2010, the rate of violent crime was 156 per 10,000 population, down 6.0% from 2009 when the rate was 166 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 2: Rate of Violent Crime
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In 2010, the rate of property crime was 433 per 10,000 population, up 3.6% from 2009 when the rate was 418 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 3: Rate of Property Crime
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In 2010, the rate of other reported types of crime was 108 per 10,000 population, down 1.8% from 2009 when the rate was 110 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 4: Rate of Other Reported Types of Crime
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Crime Severity
Measures of crime severity presented here are based on Statistics Canada's police-reported Crime Severity Index (PRCSI) which tracks changes in the severity of reported crime over time. While crime rates measure overall volume of crime, crime severity reflects the relative seriousness of the offences committed.
In 2010, the Crime Severity Index for Nova Scotia was 83.5, down 0.5% from 2009 when it was 83.9. The Violent Crime Severity Index was 84.5, down 5.8% from 2009 when it was 89.7. The Non-Violent Crime Severity Index was 83.1, up 1.7% from 2009 when it was 81.7.
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YOUTH CRIME
The number of youth accused of crime includes both youth charged with a Criminal Code offence and those diverted through extrajudicial measures.
In 2010, there were 5,853 youth in Nova Scotia accused of a Criminal Code offence, which is down from 2009 when 6,390 youth were accused.
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The overall rate of youth accused of crime was 890 per 10,000 population in 2010, down 5.8% from 2009 when the rate was 945 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 5: Overall Rate of Youth Accused
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In 2010, there were 1,759 youth in Nova Scotia accused of committing a violent crime, which is down from 2009 when 1,810 youth were accused.
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The overall rate of youth accused of committing a violent crime was 268 per 10,000 population in 2010, equal to 2009 when the rate was 268 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 6: Rate of Youth Accused of Violent Crime
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In 2010, there were 3,008 youth in Nova Scotia accused of committing a property crime, which is down from 2009 when 3,432 youth were accused.
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The overall rate of youth accused of committing a property crime was 458 per 10,000 population in 2010, down 9.7% from 2009 when the rate was 507 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 7: Rate of Youth Accused of Property Crime
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In 2010, there were 1,086 youth in Nova Scotia accused of committing other types of crime, which is down from 2009 when 1,148 youth were accused.
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The overall rate of youth accused of committing other types of crime was 165 per 10,000 population in 2010, down 2.9% from 2009 when the rate was 170 per 10,000 population.
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Figure 8: Rate of Youth Accused of Other Reported Types of Crime
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