{
  "id": 679233,
  "title": "Crime is up in Nova Scotia, but crime severity is down: Statistics Canada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/crime-is-up-in-nova-scotia-but-crime-severity-is-down-statistics",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/crime-up-in-nova-scotia-crime-severity-down-9.7303348"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The crime rate, which tracks the volume of crime per capita regardless of severity, increased by one per cent in Nova Scotia last year. Stark increases in minor crimes — including shoplifting and low-level assault — contributed to the rising rate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "GOLDSTEIN: Claims Canada’s crime rate is down aren’t reporting the real story",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/goldstein-claims-canadas-crime-rate-is-down-arent-reporting-the-real",
        "published": "2026-08-15T19:23:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}