CRIM 103 Study Guide - Final Guide: National Retail Federation, Forcible Entry, Burglary
18 Apr 2016
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L ec t u r e 1 1 p ro p e rt y a n d p u b l i c o r d e r c r im e. Majority of crime is non-violent property crime. Illegally gaining money or goods or destroying property for inancial gain or other malicious reasons. Canadian crime rates 2004 2012 [per 100,000 populations] In 2012, property crimes accounted for 61% of all criminal code incidents. Crime rates have been declining since the peak in 1991. In 2012, the rate was at the lowest level since 1972. Any willful/malicious burning or attempting to burn with or without the intent to fraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle/aircraft, personal property of another etc. Some involves the burning of one"s own property in order to collect insurance, attempts to cover up other crimes (murder/burglary), and malicious vandalism of random or speciically targeted structures. In 2012: 11,040 arson cases = 32 per 100,000 population.
