Table 1 
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada 

Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada
Number – 2014Rate – 2014% change in rate – 2013 to 2014% change in rate – 2004 to 2014
Total, all violations 2,052,191 5,774 -3 -31
Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic) – "crime rate" 1,793,534 5,046 -3 -34
Violent crime, total 369,359 1,039 -5 -26
Homicide 516 1 0 -26
Other violations causing death1 90 0 -37 -41
Attempted murder 617 2 -4 -17
Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated 105 0 -22 -50
Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm 319 1 -14 -28
Sexual assault – level 1 20,311 57 -3 -19
Sexual violations against children2 4,452 13 6 ...
Assault – level 3 – aggravated 3,242 9 -1 7
Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm 44,788 126 -4 -14
Assault – level 1 153,352 431 -4 -25
Assault peace officer 9,450 27 -5 -7
Other assaults3 2,091 6 -22 -49
Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing 1,828 5 -4 -26
Robbery 20,924 59 -11 -39
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 3,266 9 0 -15
Abduction 393 1 4 -45
Extortion 2,716 8 16 43
Criminal harassment 19,653 55 -10 -27
Uttering threats 62,387 176 -4 -34
Threatening or harassing phone calls 14,375 40 -14 -49
Other violent Criminal Code violations 4,484 13 -5 -1
Property crime, total 1,100,403 3,096 -2 -40
Breaking and entering 151,921 427 -4 -51
Possess stolen property 17,143 48 0 -57
Theft of motor vehicle 73,964 208 1 -61
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 14,258 40 -2 -24
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 474,879 1,336 -1 -37
Fraud (excluding identity fraud) 82,049 231 2 -24
Identity fraud 12,729 36 8 ...
Mischief 264,976 746 -4 -33
Arson 8,484 24 -6 -41
Other Criminal Code offences, total 323,772 911 -5 -15
Counterfeiting 572 2 -10 -76
Weapons violations 13,898 39 0 -19
Child pornography 4,020 11 41 264
Prostitution4 1,073 3 -48 -85
Terrorism5 100 0 39 ...
Disturbing the peace 103,266 291 -7 -21
Administration of justice violations 171,897 484 -4 -7
Other violations 28,946 81 -3 -24
Criminal Code traffic violations 129,505 364 -6 -4
Impaired driving 74,781 210 -5 -16
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 54,724 154 -7 20
Drug offences, total 103,757 292 -6 -4
Possession – cannabis 57,314 161 -4 7
Possession – cocaine 7,596 21 -3 -17
Possession – methamphetamines6 4,720 13 38 ...
Possession – heroin 1,242 3 34 140
Possession – methylenedioxyamphetamine6 368 1 28 ...
Possession – other drugs6 6,660 19 1 ...
Trafficking, production or distribution – cannabis 10,696 30 -25 -52
Trafficking, production or distribution – cocaine 8,502 24 -12 -13
Trafficking, production or distribution – methamphetamines6 1,528 4 17 ...
Trafficking, production or distribution – heroin 714 2 12 93
Trafficking, production or distribution – methylenedioxyamphetamine6 160 0 -2 ...
Trafficking, production or distribution – other drugs6 4,257 12 -18 ...
Other federal statute violations, total 25,395 71 -9 -33
Youth Criminal Justice Act 7,969 22 -16 -60
Other federal statutes 17,426 49 -5 -2
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Police-reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with offences. In some instances, police or municipalities might choose to deal with some offences using municipal by-laws or provincial provisions rather than Criminal Code provisions. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Data for specific types of crime are available, in most cases, from 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates. Populations are based on Statistics Canada's July 1 estimates.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 252-0051.
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