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Cases in adult criminal court, by provinces and Yukon territory

   2003
Prince Edward Island Total all decisions Guilty Acquitted Stay Other
   number of cases
Total cases 1,644 944 17 655 28
Total Criminal code 1,464 837 14 586 27
  Crimes of violence 398 181 4 204 9
    Homicide 1 1 0 0 0
    Attempted murder 1 0 0 0 1
    Robbery 7 3 0 4 0
    Sexual assault 20 7 1 9 3
    Other sexual offences 12 4 2 5 1
    Major assaults 66 38 0 27 1
    Common assaults 191 94 0 96 1
    Uttering threats 75 24 1 49 1
    Criminal harassment 14 4 0 10 0
    Other crimes against persons 11 6 0 4 1
  Property crimes 377 227 2 136 12
    Theft 126 83 0 40 3
    Breaking and entering 64 35 0 22 7
    Fraud 68 44 0 24 0
    Mischief 68 40 1 27 0
    Possession of stolen goods 39 20 0 19 0
    Other property crimes 12 5 1 4 2
  Administration of justice 199 104 1 93 1
  Other Criminal code offences 92 44 1 45 2
  Criminal code offences (traffic offences) 398 281 6 108 3
    Impaired driving 334 231 5 95 3
    Other Criminal Code traffic offences 64 50 1 13 0
Other Federal Statute Total 180 107 3 69 1
  Drug possession 46 21 1 24 0
  Drug trafficking 44 22 0 22 0
  Youth Criminal Justice Act 1 0 0 1 0
  Residual federal statutes 89 64 2 22 1
Note: Adult Criminal Court Survey data are not reported by Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 252-0015 and product no. 85-002-X.
Last modified: 2004-12-10.

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