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Crimes by type of offence

  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  rate per 100,000 population
All incidents 8,530.4 8,432.6 8,453.7 8,507.0 8,884.8
Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic offences) 7,751.7 7,666.5 7,655.4 7,708.3 8,132.4
Crimes of violence 958.2 984.4 983.8 969.2 962.8
  Homicide 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7
  Attempted murder 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2
  Assaults (level 1 to 3)1 728.0 761.6 763.9 751.6 746.5
  Sexual assault 78.5 78.2 77.5 78.1 74.1
  Other sexual offences 10.9 10.2 8.7 8.8 8.0
  Robbery 94.5 88.1 88.0 85.0 89.6
  Other crimes of violence2 41.3 41.3 41.1 40.8 40.7
Property crimes 4,275.7 4,080.9 4,003.5 3,974.5 4,121.4
  Breaking and entering 1,046.1 955.9 900.9 878.7 899.5
  Motor vehicle theft 530.8 522.4 543.5 516.3 540.7
  Theft over $5,000 74.0 69.6 67.2 63.2 63.6
  Theft $5,000 and under 2,231.2 2,160.5 2,126.3 2,127.8 2,220.4
  Possession of stolen goods 96.4 93.0 86.9 95.8 103.6
  Frauds 297.2 279.6 278.8 292.8 293.5
Other Criminal Code offences 2,517.9 2,601.2 2,668.1 2,764.6 3,048.3
Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) 387.0 366.4 387.6 374.9 366.3
Impaired driving 282.9 258.2 266.7 255.2 243.6
Other traffic offences3 125.4 124.9 123.0 122.9 122.7
Federal statutes 391.7 399.8 410.7 423.8 386.2
Drugs 263.6 287.0 288.2 295.8 271.8
Other federal statutes 128.1 112.7 122.5 127.9 114.4
1. "Assault level 1" is the first level of assault. It constitutes the intentional application of force without consent, attempt or threat to apply force to another person, and openly wearing a weapon (or an imitation) and accosting or impeding another person. "Assault with weapon or causing bodily harm" is the second level of assault. It constitutes assault with a weapon, threats to use a weapon (or an imitation), or assault causing bodily harm. "Aggravated assault level 3" is the third level of assault. It applies to anyone who wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of complainant.
2. Includes unlawfully causing bodily harm, discharging firearms with intent, abductions, assaults against police officers, assaults against other peace or public officers and other assaults.
3. Includes dangerous operation of motor vehicle, boat, vessel or aircraft, dangerous operation of motor vehicle, boat, vessel or aircraft causing bodily harm or death, driving motor vehicle while prohibited and failure to stop or remain.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 252-0013.
Last Modified: 2004-11-18.

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