OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's crime rate climbed 2% in 2018, the fourth consecutive annual rise, because of higher police-reported instances of fraud and sexual assault, data showed on Monday.
Statistics Canada said the number of sexual assaults increased by 13% in 2017 and by 15% in 2018, probably because of increased public awareness through campaigns like #MeToo.
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