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Originally Posted by nfotiu
The apples to apples comparison is this:
It would seem odd that there is a higher rate of thieves breaking into homes in Canada, but US would have 15 times the rate of home invasions (which doesn't seem well defined) if they are referring to the same thing.
Anecdotally, I don't seem to hear of more homes being robbed here vs Canadian friends and family.
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The stats can link provides definitions, as does the us justice department:
https://tbjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/ascii/vdhb.txt
Both note that definitions vary but both generally state that burglary when someone is home (which is classified as a robbery in Canada) or when violence occurs is a home invasion. Yes, some wiggle room, but doesn’t explain more than 10x difference. Nor does it explain the huge difference in home invasion vs burglary ratio but based on their definitions it is what it is.