OTTAWA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of crimes continued to decline in 2008 in Canada and the severity of crimes also dropped, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
Both the traditional crime rate and its Crime Severity Index fell 5 percent last year, meaning both the volume of police-reported crime and its severity decreased, the agency said.
It said there were about 77,000 fewer reported crimes in 2008, including 28,000 fewer thefts of 5,000 Canadian dollars (4,500 U.S. dollars), 22,000 fewer break-ins and 20,000 fewer motor-vehicle thefts.
Violent crime also dropped, but to a lesser extent.
About one in five crimes reported to police is violent. There were 3,500 fewer reported violent incidents in 2008, including 2,000 fewer robberies.
But homicides, which make up less than 1 percent of violent crime, were one of the few violent crimes to increase in 2008.
The police-reported crime rate for youth aged 12 to 17 fell 5 percent in 2008. The youth violent crime rate, which declined 3 percent, has been relatively stable since 2000.
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