Table 1
Impaired driving incidents, by type of offence and by province or territory, 2015
| Number – Alcohol-impaired driving | Rate – Alcohol-impaired driving | Number – Drug-impaired driving | Rate – Drug-impaired driving | Number – Total impaired driving | Rate – Total impaired driving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 69,253 | 193 | 2,786 | 7.8 | 72,039 | 201 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,255 | 238 | 121 | 22.9 | 1,376 | 261 |
| Prince Edward Island | 364 | 249 | 22 | 15.0 | 386 | 264 |
| Nova Scotia | 2,458 | 261 | 195 | 20.7 | 2,653 | 281 |
| New Brunswick | 1,709 | 227 | 86 | 11.4 | 1,795 | 238 |
| Quebec | 14,485 | 175 | 714 | 8.6 | 15,199 | 184 |
| Ontario | 14,832 | 108 | 448 | 3.2 | 15,280 | 111 |
| Manitoba | 2,683 | 207 | 128 | 9.9 | 2,811 | 217 |
| Saskatchewan | 6,358 | 561 | 161 | 14.2 | 6,519 | 575 |
| Alberta | 12,711 | 303 | 478 | 11.4 | 13,189 | 314 |
| British Columbia | 11,256 | 240 | 396 | 8.5 | 11,652 | 249 |
| Yukon | 441 | 1,178 | 12 | 32.1 | 453 | 1,210 |
| Northwest Territories | 520 | 1,179 | 14 | 31.8 | 534 | 1,211 |
| Nunavut | 181 | 490 | 11 | 29.8 | 192 | 520 |
Note(s):
The different ways in which police services deal with traffic violations can affect police-reported statistics. Counts are based on the most serious offence in the incident. One incident can involve more than one traffic violation under the Criminal Code. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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