Chart 1
Number of completed adult criminal court cases, by province and territory, first three quarters of 2019/2020 and 2020/2021
Note(s):
A case is one or more charges against an accused person or company, which were processed by the courts at the same time (date of offence, date of initiation, date of first appearance, date of decision, or date of sentencing), and received a final decision. The definition attempts to reflect court processing. Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador Superior Court are excluded because data were unavailable.
Source(s):
Preliminary quarterly data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| First three quarter of 2019/2020 | First three quarter of 2020/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,837 | 2,026 |
| Nova Scotia | 7,088 | 4,603 |
| New Brunswick | 4,880 | 3,295 |
| Quebec | 43,825 | 29,667 |
| Ontario | 82,910 | 48,521 |
| Saskatchewan | 14,804 | 13,404 |
| Alberta | 37,633 | 32,110 |
| British Columbia | 22,398 | 17,841 |
| Yukon | 504 | 554 |
| Northwest Territories | 806 | 536 |
| Nunavut | 1,387 | 808 |
Note(s):
A case is one or more charges against an accused person or company, which were processed by the courts at the same time (date of offence, date of initiation, date of first appearance, date of decision, or date of sentencing), and received a final decision. The definition attempts to reflect court processing. Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador Superior Court are excluded because data were unavailable.
Source(s):
Preliminary quarterly data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
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