I have here some statistics from Statistics Canada. In 1992, we had reached the highest rate of violent crime in Canada, namely, 1,084 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants. In 2006, this figure declined to 951 per 100,000 inhabitants, which represents a decrease of 12 %. During this period, the total number of criminal code offences declined by 27 %. Violent crime did not decrease at the same rate, but the rate it did nevertheless go down.
Murder has been, if I may use this expression, in a free fall since 1975. I have the figures here. Currently in Canada, the murder rate has gone down by 40 % since 1975. This rate has decreased in relatively constant fashion since that year, and it coincides with the abolition of capital punishment.