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Adult convicted cases by level of court and length of sentence, by provinces and Yukon territory

  2003
Prince Edward Island1 Provincial Court
  Cases with a prison sentence Cases with a probation sentence
   number   median length of sentence (days)   number   median length of sentence (days) 
Total cases 480 15 323 540
Total Criminal Code 464 15 312 540
  Crimes of violence 92 30 121 540
  Property crimes 79 45 101 540
  Administration of justice 55 30 24 363
  Other Criminal Code offences 11 15 16 365
  Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) 227 2 50 540
Other Federal Statute Total 16 90 11 540
  Superior Court
  Cases with a prison sentence Cases with a probation sentence
   number   median length of sentence (days)   number   median length of sentence (days) 
Total cases 18 285 21 730
Total Criminal Code 16 225 21 730
  Crimes of violence 10 195 8 730
  Property crimes 3 180 10 540
  Administration of justice 0 0 0 0
  Other Criminal Code offences 0 0 1 730
  Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) 3 365 2 730
Other Federal Statute Total 2 332 0 0
1. Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon reported both provincial criminal court and superior court data to the Adult Criminal Court Survey.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 252-0026 and Catalogue no. 85-002-X.
Last modified: 2004-12-10.

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