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Data table for chart 7

Chart 7 Serious assault (levels 2 and 3), police-reported rate, 1983 to 2009
Year rate per 100,000 population
1983 109.5
1984 114.3
1985 114.7
1986 121.6
1987 122.9
1988 126.0
1989 129.1
1990 139.9
1991 148.7
1992 144.6
1993 146.3
1994 140.4
1995 132.0
1996 129.6
1997 131.4
1998 132.4
1999 131.6
2000 140.9
2001 147.7
2002 148.4
2003 152.1
2004 154.6
2005 165.8
2006 174.1
2007 176.9
2008 175.3
2009 169.2
Note: Trend data begin in 1983 when legislation affecting the classification of assault came into effect.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.