The disconnect between the amount of crime Canadians believe there is, and the truth about its actual levels is linked to how many crimes actually get reported. As indicated on page 36 about how the number of reported crimes divided by total population then multiplied by 100,000 calculates crime rates. This calculation can be misleading since, not every crime gets reported. Small petty crimes of theft under 5,000 can easily never be reported. For example, when someone gets their phone stolen, they would not feel the need to bother police with that crime.
“Although Canadians perceive an increase in crime and an increase in severity of crime, the facts, as reported by police, are that both crime rates and the severity of crimes have been …show more content…
However, if we back track to the late 90’s there is evidence that shootings then were greater and of higher significance in the drug trade. Today’s shootings are often being linked towards low-level drug traffickers, who are generally youth in their late teens and early twenties. “The Canadian Intelligence Service of Canada in its 2010 Report on Organized Crime, states that since 2006 there has been an increase in the number of street gangs identified by law enforcement agencies across Canada” (page 46). This issue indicates that small street gangs are generally forming across Canada, and is moving away from the large-scale gang operations, as seen in the past. The structure of gangs is changing and only future crime rates reports can show whether or not if having a few large gangs perceived a greater risk to the community, or having many small gangs is. Personally I believe large gangs perceive a lower risk to the community, since they follow the system from their bosses higher up. However, smaller gangs generally do not have any system or code of honor in place, and are more likely to do outrageous crimes. As seen lately in Surrey by the low level drug traffickers shooting each other in public settings from their
“Although Canadians perceive an increase in crime and an increase in severity of crime, the facts, as reported by police, are that both crime rates and the severity of crimes have been …show more content…
However, if we back track to the late 90’s there is evidence that shootings then were greater and of higher significance in the drug trade. Today’s shootings are often being linked towards low-level drug traffickers, who are generally youth in their late teens and early twenties. “The Canadian Intelligence Service of Canada in its 2010 Report on Organized Crime, states that since 2006 there has been an increase in the number of street gangs identified by law enforcement agencies across Canada” (page 46). This issue indicates that small street gangs are generally forming across Canada, and is moving away from the large-scale gang operations, as seen in the past. The structure of gangs is changing and only future crime rates reports can show whether or not if having a few large gangs perceived a greater risk to the community, or having many small gangs is. Personally I believe large gangs perceive a lower risk to the community, since they follow the system from their bosses higher up. However, smaller gangs generally do not have any system or code of honor in place, and are more likely to do outrageous crimes. As seen lately in Surrey by the low level drug traffickers shooting each other in public settings from their