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2023-08-08 21:57:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D21C5E13BB575F17A7B22CECC35F2A9B2149752B579B8A62E79B8912CE5C08D2
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Violent crimes are on the rise in Canada but the graph present here represent false data that makes the situation appear worse than it actually is. Just for 2022, statistics Canada reported around 460k violent crimes versus 525k as shown in the posted graph. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/daily-quotidien/230727/dq230727b-eng.pdf?st=6fpNMl5F https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/violent-crime-rose-again-in-2022-murder-rate-highest-in-30-years-statcan
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