Alberta Stats - Alberta Summit On Justice

Figure 8
Breaking and Entering Rates for Larger CMAs*, 1996

* An urbanized core with at least 500,000 population.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
For more information, see Juristat (catalogue no. 85-002), Vol. 17, No. 5, "Crime in Major Metropolitan Areas, 1991-1996".

In 1996, the national rate of B? was 1,322 per 100,000 population. Toronto (823 per 100,000 pop.) and Hamilton (1,015 per 100,000 pop.) had the lowest B? rates among larger CMAs, while Vancouver and Quebec's rates were the highest (2,510 and 1,534

Both Edmonton and Calgary CMAs recorded break and enter rates lower than the national rate of 1,322. Among the larger CMAs, only Toronto and Hamilton recorded break and enter rates lower than either Calgary or Edmonton

From 1991 to 1996, Ottawa-Hull and Vancouver were the only large CMAs to report a notable increase in rates of B?, despite a national decline of 14%. Only the Ottawa portion (+9%) of the Ottawa-Hull CMA increased while the Hull portion (-15%) actually decreased over this time period.

Between 1991 and 1996, Edmonton and Calgary experienced notable declines in the rate of B? (-42% and -30%, respectively).