Halifax homicide rate drops

Posted Dec 21, 2013 09:27:13 AM.

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HALIFAX, N.S. – Figures released on the homicide rate in Halifax show the city is no longer among the top spots for killings in the country.

Two years ago, it placed second on a per capita basis, with 19 deaths.

But figures released yesterday indicate the figure is at eight so far this year — well down the national list.

One of those involved a person with dementia in an old age home and two were traffic related.

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