Table 1 
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada 

Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada
Number – 2015Rate – 2015% change in rate – 2014 to 2015% change in rate – 2005 to 2015
Total, all violations 2,111,021 5,888 2 -27
Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic) – "crime rate" 1,863,675 5,198 3 -29
Violent crime, total 380,795 1,062 2 -24
Homicide 604 2 15 -18
Other violations causing death 88 0s -19 -17
Attempted murder 774 2 22 -15
Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated 104 0s -11 -47
Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm 377 1 13 -13
Sexual assault – level 1 20,881 58 3 -18
Sexual violations against children1 4,532 13 -1 ...
Assault – level 3 – aggravated 3,286 9 0s -5
Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm 47,119 131 4 -16
Assault – level 1 156,688 437 1 -23
Assault peace officer 9,835 27 2 -7
Other assaults 2,140 6 -1 -41
Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing 2,295 6 22 4
Robbery 22,080 62 5 -39
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 3,555 10 7 -18
Abduction 386 1 -1 -40
Extortion 3,057 9 11 79
Criminal harassment 20,001 56 1 -21
Uttering threats 62,845 175 0s -31
Threatening or harassing phone calls 14,540 41 3 -46
Commodification of sexual activity2 628 2 ... ...
Other violent Criminal Code violations 4,980 14 10 13
Property crime, total 1,154,315 3,220 4 -34
Breaking and entering 159,338 444 4 -45
Possess stolen property 19,798 55 13 -48
Theft of motor vehicle 78,849 220 6 -56
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 15,573 43 8 -19
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 488,540 1,363 2 -31
Fraud (excluding identity fraud)3 94,396 263 15 ...
Identity fraud3 14,201 40 9 ...
Mischief 274,829 767 3 -30
Arson 8,791 25 2 -39
Other Criminal Code offences, total 328,565 916 0s -13
Counterfeiting 669 2 13 -60
Weapons violations 14,560 41 4 -20
Child pornography 4,314 12 10 216
Prostitution2 171 0s ... ...
Terrorism4 173 0s 126 ...
Disturbing the peace 104,129 290 0s -23
Administration of justice violations 175,341 489 0s 0s
Other violations 29,208 81 0s -23
Criminal Code traffic violations 125,834 351 -4 -7
Impaired driving 72,039 201 -4 -17
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 53,795 150 -3 11
Drug offences, total 96,423 269 -9 -7
Possession – cannabis 49,577 138 -15 3
Possession – cocaine 7,284 20 -6 -32
Possession – methamphetamines5 6,130 17 27 ...
Possession – heroin 1,602 4 27 201
Possession – methylenedioxyamphetamine5 416 1 12 ...
Possession – other drugs5 7,262 20 8 ...
Trafficking, production or distribution – cannabis 9,082 25 -16 -53
Trafficking, production or distribution – cocaine 7,859 22 -9 -27
Trafficking, production or distribution – methamphetamines5 1,849 5 19 ...
Trafficking, production or distribution – heroin 751 2 2 91
Trafficking, production or distribution – methylenedioxyamphetamine5 153 0s -4 ...
Trafficking, production or distribution – other drugs5 4,458 12 4 ...
Other federal statute violations, total 25,089 70 -2 -28
Youth Criminal Justice Act 6,929 19 -15 -47
Other federal statutes 18,160 51 4 -15
...
not applicable
0
true zero or a value rounded to zero
0s
value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
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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