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[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago

There isn't a lot of people up there, so a single murder is more per capita.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm guessing it wasn't a single murder in each territory. A lot of communities up there are poor, traumatised and isolated, which makes people shootier.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

With those numbers, no it's not a single murder, but the territories have in the neighbourhood of 45k people each.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

Yep, they're good and empty. Nunavut is actually a bit smaller yet.

[-] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

Yup, similar to how one small "city" near me had their stats skewed to look worse than Winnipeg for awhile (the murder capitol of Canada and my hometown) because of one single murder.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

I’m going to still not fuck with them, if that’s cool.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

It's cool a lot of the time up there, but less so now with global warming.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

That's fine, they need fewer people fucking with them.

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

~~But Prince Edward Island is the lowest and it has a relatively tiny population~~.

Edit: nvm, I assumed wrong

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Mistaking land mass for population.

PEI has about as many people as do all 3 territories combined. (Quick search, older stats).

[-] LordPassionFruit@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

PEI resident here. As of last year, we've got ~180k people living here.

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