Patterns of Crime in Canadian Cities : A Multivariate Statistical Analysis

Appendix 6. Mean Crime Rates by City Size (per 100,000 population)

Offence Category	Large City (>100K)	Medium City (50K-100K)	Small City (10K-50K)	Town (<10K)
Homicide	1.9	1.5	1.3	0.8
Sexual assault I	68	67	89	142
Major sexual assault	2	2	3	4
Other sexual offences	9	15	15	20
Non-sexual assault I	550	620	713	1,100
Major non-sexual assault	140	109	112	171
Other non-sexual assault	29	40	51	120
Robbery	113	75	46	20
Abduction & kidnapping	9	6	7	6
Break & enter	1,162	1,099	1,017	1,033
Theft motor vehicle	659	537	386	327
Theft over $5000	63	59	71	122
Theft $5000 & under	2,698	2,646	2,347	2,260
Possession of stolen goods	96	111	100	104
Fraud & counterfeiting	440	520	451	755
Arson	42	47	52	41
Vandalism	1,047	1,149	1,380	1,768
Moral offences	48	49	33	26
Offensive weapons	50	54	60	95
Miscellaneous Criminal Code	1,021	1,485	1,860	2,522
Narcotics possession	152	192	220	250
Narcotics trafficking	106	106	122	104
Controlled & restricted drugs	1	1	2	3
Misc. Federal Statutes	57	71	213	80
Criminal Code traffic	761	702	778	978
VIOLENT CRIMES	922	936	1,037	1,585
PROPERTY CRIMES	5,118	4,972	4,372	4,602