Canada has seen a decline in drug crime over the past decade, with much of that decline attributed to the legalization of cannabis in 2018.
New figures from Statistics Canada show that after reaching a historic peak in 2011, police-reported drug crime has generally declined, driven in recent years by a decrease in cannabis offences.
The rate of drug crime in Canada in 2024 was 31% lower than in 2019, the first full year of data following the legalization of non-medical cannabis.
As anticipated, the legalization of non-medical cannabis has led to a significant shift in police-reported drug crime, which was historically dominated by cannabis offences, especially those related to cannabis possession.
Although cannabis-related arrests were already declining annually for several years before legalization in 2018, those rates predictably dropped significantly in 2019.
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