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Crimes by offences, by provinces and territories

  2003
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick
  rate per 100,000 population
All incidents 8,884.8 6,738.3 9,454.9 9,203.8 7,985.5
Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic offences) 8,132.4 6,211.1 8,619.5 8,552.0 7,117.4
Crimes of violence 962.8 932.5 897.1 1,198.7 991.5
  Homicide 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.1
   Attempted murder 2.2 2.1 0.0 2.0 0.5
  Assaults (level 1 to 3)1 746.5 788.7 740.3 994.0 809.9
  Sexual assault 74.1 95.5 103.1 95.0 85.9
  Other sexual offences 8.0 5.8 15.2 4.6 16.5
  Robbery 89.6 12.3 13.1 66.6 27.4
  Other crimes of violence2 40.7 27.1 24.7 50.1 35.7
Property crimes 4,121.4 2,610.8 3,597.7 3,654.4 3,033.6
  Breaking and entering 899.5 736.0 749.7 818.9 711.0
  Motor vehicle theft 540.7 126.3 198.1 289.4 234.6
  Theft over $5,000 63.6 27.1 47.9 30.7 47.4
  Theft $5,000 and under 2,220.4 1,454.7 2,252.1 2,029.1 1,638.2
   Possession of stolen goods 103.6 42.3 64.6 198.1 65.0
  Frauds 293.5 224.4 285.2 288.2 337.3
Other Criminal Code offences 3,048.3 2,667.8 4,124.7 3,698.9 3,092.4
Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) 366.3 261.8 520.4 310.3 384.2
Impaired driving 243.6 182.8 440.6 261.4 280.3
Other c.c. traffic offences3 122.7 78.9 79.8 103.8 48.8
Federal statutes 386.2 265.4 315.0 341.6 483.9
Drugs 271.8 157.6 191.6 242.1 305.1
Other federal statutes 114.4 107.8 123.4 99.5 178.8
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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