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Violent crime is up almost everywhere across Canada, and is <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;now 30 per cent higher&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://thehub.ca/2024/09/21/violent-crime-has-seen-the-most-increase-30-percent-of-all-crime-categories-in-the-past-decade/#:~:text=Violent%20crime%20in%20Canada%20has%20seen%20the%20greatest%20increase%20compared,30%20percent%20in%20a%20decade.&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://thehub.ca/2024/09/21/violent-crime-has-seen-the-most-increase-30-percent-of-all-crime-categories-in-the-past-decade/#:~:text=Violent%20crime%20in%20Canada%20has%20seen%20the%20greatest%20increase%20compared,30%20percent%20in%20a%20decade." data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">now 30 per cent higher</a>&nbsp;than it was just 10 years ago. This is in addition to staggering rises in several categories of property crime, with Canada <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;now officially ranking&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy79dq2n093o&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy79dq2n093o">now officially ranking</a>&nbsp;as one of the world’s worst countries for auto theft.

Four profiles from just the last few weeks of serious, repeat criminals explicitly given light sentences due to their race or background{ai:summary}Violent crime in Canada has increased by 30% over the past decade, alongside significant rises in property crime. The country now ranks among the highest globally for auto theft. #crime

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