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Table 1 Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada
| 2009 | 2008 to 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | % change in rate | |
| Type of offence | |||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) "Crime rate" | 2,161,313 | 6,406 | -3 |
| Violent crime | 443,284 | 1,314 | -1 |
| Homicide | 610 | 2 | -1 |
| Other violations causing death | 95 | 0 | 1 |
| Attempted murder | 806 | 2 | 10 |
| Sexual assault: Level 3: Aggravated | 122 | 0 | -13 |
| Sexual assault: Level 2: Weapon or bodily harm | 349 | 1 | -2 |
| Sexual assault: Level 1 | 20,460 | 61 | -4 |
| Sexual violations against children¹ | 2,620 | 8 | ... |
| Assault: Level 3: Aggravated | 3,619 | 11 | -1 |
| Assault: Level 2: Weapon or bodily harm | 53,481 | 159 | -4 |
| Assault: Level 1 | 181,570 | 538 | -1 |
| Assault police officer | 9,822 | 29 | -1 |
| Other assaults | 3,496 | 10 | -11 |
| Firearms: Use of, discharge, pointing | 1,716 | 5 | 15 |
| Robbery | 32,239 | 96 | -2 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4,747 | 14 | -1 |
| Abduction | 429 | 1 | -8 |
| Extortion | 1,701 | 5 | 20 |
| Criminal harassment | 20,007 | 59 | 7 |
| Uttering threats | 78,407 | 232 | -2 |
| Threatening or harassing phone calls | 23,203 | 69 | -6 |
| Other violent Criminal Code violations | 3,785 | 11 | -2 |
| Property crime | 1,376,895 | 4,081 | -4 |
| Break and enter | 205,710 | 610 | -4 |
| Possess stolen property | 30,495 | 90 | -4 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 108,172 | 321 | -15 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 15,573 | 46 | -8 |
| Theft $5,000 and under (non-motor vehicle) | 550,183 | 1,631 | -2 |
| Fraud | 90,623 | 269 | -2 |
| Mischief | 362,767 | 1,075 | -4 |
| Arson | 13,372 | 40 | -1 |
| Other Criminal Code offences | 341,134 | 1,011 | -2 |
| Counterfeiting | 798 | 2 | -23 |
| Weapons violations | 14,911 | 44 | -3 |
| Child pornography | 1,594 | 5 | 13 |
| Prostitution | 3,534 | 10 | -9 |
| Disturb the peace | 118,815 | 352 | -2 |
| Administration of justice violations | 169,955 | 504 | -2 |
| Other violations | 31,527 | 93 | -5 |
| Criminal Code traffic violations | 146,553 | 434 | 0 |
| Impaired driving | 88,630 | 263 | 3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic violations | 57,923 | 172 | -5 |
| Drug offences | 97,666 | 289 | -6 |
| Possession: Cannabis | 48,981 | 145 | -4 |
| Possession: Cocaine | 7,543 | 22 | -29 |
| Possession: Other drugs | 8,365 | 25 | -9 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution: Cannabis | 16,335 | 48 | 7 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution: Cocaine | 9,923 | 29 | -13 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution: Other drugs | 6,519 | 19 | 8 |
| Other federal statute violations | 31,767 | 94 | -5 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 11,140 | 33 | 1 |
| Other federal statutes | 20,627 | 61 | -8 |
| Total: All violations | 2,437,299 | 7,224 | -3 |
