Snapshot of crime in Canada: Serious criminal activity on decline for more than a decadeViolent crim

Snapshot of crime in Canada: Serious criminal activity on decline for more than a decade

Violent crime in Canada fell for the eighth straight year — despite a slight increase in homicides — with Saskatoon becoming the country’s most crime-ridden city, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

The downward trend came as the agency reported serious crime in general fell to its lowest relative level since 1969 — marking 11 straight years of declines.