Crime Rate & Total Crime 1962-2009

This is just a quick update on crime in Canada. Some people are under the impression that although crime rate is decreasing, overall crime is increasing due to population growth. Like Crime Rate, this has not been the case since the peak year 1991. I will try to provide a more refined view when I get a chance but here is a preliminary graph to illustrate the trend. To find the data source I am working from, check out my other articles with the label 'crime'.