Cases in adult criminal court, by provinces and Yukon territory
2003
British Columbia
Total all decisions
Guilty
Acquitted
Stay
Other
number of cases
Total cases
55,209
30,499
1,329
19,420
3,961
Total Criminal code
46,794
26,636
1,162
16,178
2,818
Crimes of violence
13,929
5,843
590
6,123
1,373
Homicide
112
51
4
29
28
Attempted murder
64
5
5
33
21
Robbery
879
430
45
268
136
Sexual assault
548
206
58
236
48
Other sexual offences
225
81
21
105
18
Major assaults
2,610
1,059
161
1,128
262
Common assaults
6,326
2,915
186
2,783
442
Uttering threats
2,431
876
87
1,196
272
Criminal harassment
365
134
9
167
55
Other crimes against persons
369
86
14
178
91
Property crimes
14,654
9,884
194
3,859
717
Theft
7,044
5,138
65
1,638
203
Breaking and entering
1,705
1,059
37
470
139
Fraud
1,943
1,236
28
567
112
Mischief
1,237
814
19
371
33
Possession of stolen goods
2,611
1,580
40
775
216
Other property crimes
114
57
5
38
14
Administration of justice
7,840
4,855
78
2,606
301
Other Criminal code offences
3,357
1,773
61
1,250
273
Criminal code offences (traffic offences)
7,014
4,281
239
2,340
154
Impaired driving
5,943
3,589
212
2,037
105
Other Criminal Code traffic offences
1,071
692
27
303
49
Other Federal Statute Total
8,415
3,863
167
3,242
1,143
Drug possession
1,684
956
17
681
30
Drug trafficking
4,410
2,083
120
1,906
301
Youth Criminal Justice Act
117
73
3
40
1
Residual federal statutes
2,204
751
27
615
811
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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