Crime


 * males age 18 + over more frequently disregard the law than females do; more males than females are multiple offenders

The data show that the rate of reported crime is six times higher in Nunangat than in the rest of Canada — one incident for every 2.5 residents, versus one for every 17 residents — and the violent crime rates are a shocking nine times higher than those outside Nunangat. The study breaks the data down into particular categories — location, population, type of crime, etc. — and explores in outline fashion the various likely reasons for this disparity. This study forces us to acknowledge an aspect of the general national disgrace that is the current situation of Canada’s aboriginal people. For that reason it should be required reading.