BC crime rates

There is a noticeable correlation between the amount of time students spend exercising and their academic performance; generally, both tend to be higher."

After reviewing the security footage, detectives noticed a distinctive pattern in the burglar's movements before each break-in." Visual: "The new architect's designs always feature a distinctive pattern of interlocking glass and steel."

The patient's constant tiredness was not just due to lack of sleep; the underlying reason turned out to be a vitamin deficiency." The company's failure wasn't just poor advertising; the underlying reason was outdated technology and poor management."

Scientists noted a significant change in the migration patterns of the birds over the last decade." Personal: "Moving to a new country represents a significant change in lifestyle and culture."

Social media allowed the news story to achieve widespread distribution in just a few hours." Ecology: "This particular type of pine tree has widespread distribution throughout the northern hemisphere."

Researchers found a significant correlation between daily coffee intake and reported alertness levels, indicating that the more coffee consumed, the more alert a person tends to be."

After the new manager took over, there was a noticeable variation in employee productivity between different teams." Data: "The weather report showed a noticeable variation in temperature between the coast and the inland areas."

Total Criminal Code offences, not including traffic, fluctuated over the period, but were lower in 2006 than in 1996.

Total offences fell sharply from 1996 to their lowest point in 1999, and then generally rose again steadily until 2003.

Property crime, such as arson, burglary and vandalism, saw a fall from just under 4000 to approximately 2300 per 100, 000 youths

Total Criminal Code offences, not including traffic, fluctuated over the period, but were lower in 2006

These crime rates rose steadily after a four year period of little change

There was no significant change in violent crime rates from 1999 to 2006. Prior to then, they had been decreasing very gradually, with a reverse in the trend from 1997-1998.

there seemed to have been little influence on violent crime rates from the introduction of the YJCA.

To show the dramatic growth clearly, the analyst decided to use a logarithmic scale on the Y-axis rather than a linear one." "If you don't adjust the scale on an axis, the minor fluctuations in the data might be completely obscured."

"The chart was misleading because the interval on the Y-axis was set to represent millions, obscuring the subtle monthly differences."I changed the step on the Y-axis from 5 to 10 so the graph wouldn't look so crowded."

"The first step in data analysis is ensuring the tick marks accurately reflect the chosen scale on the axis."

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