Table 1
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2010 

Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2010 
Type of offence number rate % change in rate 2009 to 2010
Total crime (excluding traffic) - "Crime rate" 2,095,921 6,145 -5
Violent crime      
Homicide 554 2 -10
Other violations causing death 91 0 -11
Attempted murder 693 2 -14
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated 188 1 56
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 388 1 9
Sexual assault - level 1 21,604 63 4
Sexual violations against children¹ 3,648 11 ...
Assault - level 3 - aggravated 3,410 10 -7
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 51,340 151 -5
Assault - level 1 173,843 510 -5
Assault police officer 17,377 51 45
Other assaults 3,257 10 -6
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing 1,952 6 11
Robbery 30,405 89 -7
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 4,308 13 -11
Abduction 446 1 1
Extortion 1,548 5 -11
Criminal harassment 21,108 62 5
Uttering threats 75,927 223 -5
Threatening or harassing phone calls 21,436 63 -9
Other violent Criminal Code violations 3,793 11 0
Total 437,316 1,282 -3
Property crime      
Breaking and entering 196,881 577 -6
Possession of stolen property 29,823 87 -4
Theft of motor vehicle 92,683 272 -15
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 15,790 46 -1
Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 536,151 1,572 -5
Fraud 88,491 259 -4
Mischief 339,831 996 -7
Arson 12,241 36 -10
Total 1,311,891 3,846 -6
Other Criminal Code offences      
Counterfeiting 820 2 -1
Weapons violations 14,861 44 -2
Child pornography 2,190 6 36
Prostitution 3,043 9 -15
Disturb the peace 117,903 346 -1
Administration of justice violations 176,560 518 2
Other violations 31,337 92 -3
Total 346,714 1,016 0
Criminal Code traffic violations      
Impaired driving 84,397 247 -6
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 55,604 163 -5
Total 140,001 410 -5
Drug offences      
Possession - cannabis 56,870 167 14
Possession - cocaine 7,256 21 -6
Possession - other drugs 9,462 28 14
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis 18,256 54 10
Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine 9,729 29 -4
Trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs 6,956 20 5
Total 108,529 318 10
Other federal statute violations      
Youth Criminal Justice Act 13,036 38 3
Other federal statutes 19,684 58 1
Total 32,720 96 2
Total — all violations 2,377,171 6,969 -4
...
not applicable
1.
Sexual offences against children is a relatively new crime category with only partial data available prior to 2010. As a result, numbers and rates should not be directly compared with data from previous years.
Note(s):
Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population.