Crime rises every year in Nunavik

Recent figures on crime in Nunavik show increases in:

* Assaults: from 443 in 2001 to 614 in 2005;
* Aggravated assaults: from 31 in 2001 to 51 in 2005;
* Sexual assaults: from 117 in 2001 to 163 in 2005;
* Aggravated sexual assaults: from two in 2001 to seven in 2005;
* Murder and attempted murder: from seven in 2001 to 16 in 2005;
* Break-ins: from 180 in 2001, to 233 in 2005;
* Impaired driving: from 147 in 2001 to 200 in 2005;
* Road accidents causing injury, from 15 in 2001, to 39 in 2005.

Overall, since 2001:

* Assaults are up by 12.8 per cent a year;
* Sexual assaults are up by 9.2 per cent a year;
* Murder, attempted murder and uttering threats are up by 8.1 per cent a year;
* Road accidents causing injuries are up 28 per cent a year.

Statistics from the Kativik Regional Police Force’s report to the Kativik Regional Council.