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Old February 16th 05, 05:53 PM
bpnjensen
 
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Cuhulin wrote:

The only reason CanaDUH has less

crime and murders than U.S.A.is because the population of CANADUH is
much,much,much less than the population of U.S.A.

Actually the *per capita* crime rate in Canada is generally less than
that of the US, with violent crimes being much less (about 1/3 or so of
the US), and property crimes being a bit *higher*, especially in the
western provinces. The following gives a first blush accounting:

http://www.statcan.ca/english/previe...85-002-XIE.pdf

There are doubtless many more detailed discussions out there.

Bruce Jensen