Violent crimes involving a firearm in Canada are increasing, a new report by Statistics Canada suggests.
According to the agency, there was an 8.9 per cent increase in firearm-related violent crimes(opens in a new tab) per 100,000 people in 2022.
“The 2022 rate of firearm-related violent crime is the highest since comparable data were first compiled in 2009,” the report published on Tuesday reads.
