What I'm saying is that I'm seeing a change in the intensity of violent crime. If you look at the statistics, let's say for youth offenders, they may say that youth crime has gone down over the past 10 years. But the increased violence, the higher violence, has actually increased. That's whether you're looking at assaults or at robberies.
In 2005 we had eight attempted homicides in Halifax. Three of them were drive-by shootings. In 2006 there were three, two of which were drive-by shootings. In 2007 there were four, and two of those were drive-by shootings. In 2008 there were twelve, five of which were drive-by shootings. So far, since January 1, there have been five attempted murders, and one of those...actually two of them, as of today, were drive-by shootings.
We're finding that the gangs that initially were carrying firearms as a status symbol have moved on. Once they start shooting, they start shooting, and it doesn't matter where you are. I mentioned the IWK hospital. This is where babies are born in Halifax, and they just started shooting it up just outside the front lobby. It's wherever they meet these rival gangs.
So we're seeing it increase. We're seeing violent crimes becoming more violent, and of course I'm only talking about the use of guns. We've had 18 cases since January in which people were stabbed. So the violence itself is getting more violent. That's the best way I can convey it to you.