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Persons charged by type of offence
| Rate of total persons charged |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| |
rate per 100,000 population |
| All incidents |
2,423.4 |
2,418.3 |
2,482.2 |
2,424.0 |
2,314.2 |
| Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic offences) |
1,849.2 |
1,851.0 |
1,907.2 |
1,859.6 |
1,804.6 |
| Crimes of violence |
515.0 |
536.3 |
557.2 |
538.6 |
512.7 |
| Homicide |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| Attempted murder |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
| Assaults (level 1 to 3)1 |
401.7 |
420.8 |
437.2 |
423.6 |
402.5 |
| Sexual assault |
34.7 |
36.6 |
35.6 |
34.2 |
31.0 |
| Other sexual offences |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| Robbery |
37.1 |
37.1 |
40.3 |
38.1 |
37.3 |
| Other crimes of violence2 |
33.5 |
34.2 |
37.0 |
35.8 |
35.1 |
| Property crimes |
701.4 |
655.7 |
643.5 |
620.4 |
597.2 |
| Breaking and entering |
138.0 |
130.1 |
123.6 |
115.8 |
114.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft |
53.7 |
53.7 |
56.0 |
51.6 |
49.8 |
| Theft over $5,000 |
9.6 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
| Theft $5,000 and under |
313.1 |
285.6 |
283.9 |
272.1 |
253.6 |
| Possession of stolen goods |
84.1 |
82.8 |
79.5 |
88.3 |
89.8 |
| Frauds |
102.9 |
95.0 |
91.5 |
84.0 |
81.6 |
| Other Criminal Code offences |
632.8 |
659.0 |
706.4 |
700.7 |
694.8 |
| Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) |
334.8 |
314.8 |
315.3 |
304.1 |
293.5 |
| Impaired driving |
284.5 |
265.6 |
261.4 |
249.7 |
239.2 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences3 |
50.4 |
49.2 |
53.9 |
54.4 |
54.2 |
| Federal statutes |
239.4 |
252.5 |
259.8 |
260.3 |
216.2 |
| Drugs |
192.6 |
209.7 |
215.7 |
212.1 |
174.9 |
| Other federal statutes |
46.8 |
42.8 |
44.0 |
48.2 |
41.3 |
| 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 252-0014. |
| Last modified: 2004-11-18. |
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