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Table 7.1 Crimes, by type of violation, and by province and territory, 2009

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Table 7.1  Crimes, by type of violation, and by province and territory, 2009
  Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt
  rate per 100,000 population
All violations 7,223.8 7,340.2 7,057.5 7,730.9 6,394.3 5,845.7 5,269.7 10,517.8 14,345.0 9,514.6 10,207.0 25,332.1 45,848.2 39,887.5
Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic) 6,405.8 6,473.1 6,263.1 6,932.0 5,626.8 5,015.9 4,703.8 9,800.2 12,694.2 8,539.8 9,005.9 23,159.9 42,079.7 37,759.1
Violent Criminal Code violations 1,313.8 1,497.7 1,263.3 1,653.8 1,541.2 1,087.0 1,005.7 2,152.5 2,507.8 1,513.0 1,665.7 4,157.1 8,586.8 9,355.9
Homicide 1.8 0.2 .. 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.4 4.7 3.5 2.6 2.7 5.9 4.6 18.6
Attempted murder 2.4 .. .. 4.1 1.3 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.8 1.8 2.5 8.9 4.6 24.9
Sexual assault (Levels 1 to 3) 62.0 .. .. 74.7 74.6 54.9 54.5 104.7 114.3 61.0 59.9 205.0 .. 655.6
Sexual violations against children 7.8 9.4 11.4 4.9 12.5 11.3 4.1 5.2 13.6 6.6 11.9 5.9 6.9 34.2
Assault (Levels 1 to 3)1 707.4 835.1 597.9 841.6 833.5 547.4 513.6 1,279.5 1,599.3 884.1 879.4 2,736.8 5,835.8 6,559.4
Assault of a police officer 28.9 23.8 13.5 33.9 32.8 33.7 21.2 46.6 49.2 34.4 25.7 83.2 158.8 170.9
Uttering threats 232.4 356.4 329.1 388.5 341.7 220.9 144.8 334.9 372.8 250.4 346.0 716.1 1,190.2 1,146.6
Robbery 95.6 22.6 13.5 62.3 26.3 86.3 93.4 197.8 119.9 100.5 111.2 26.7 29.9 71.5
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 13.2 10.0 2.8 12.3 7.2 11.7 13.4 19.2 14.6 17.1 9.6 71.3 89.8 136.7
Criminal harassment 59.3 44.4 82.3 52.0 80.5 55.8 71.7 21.9 51.5 49.3 47.7 38.6 126.6 77.7
Other violent violations2 102.0 126.6 169.5 177.5 128.8 57.8 84.9 136.0 165.9 104.7 168.7 258.5 709.0 456.8
Non-violent Criminal Code violations 4,080.9 4,023.8 4,301.9 4,179.7 3,346.0 3,387.7 3,170.4 5,919.8 7,161.0 5,335.6 5,534.9 9,086.9 19,724.2 16,825.7
Break and enter 609.7 566.1 507.2 542.5 463.0 744.5 433.5 860.1 941.4 628.6 754.7 760.7 1,650.6 1,973.1
Possession of stolen property 90.4 25.2 58.9 238.9 55.8 39.9 101.5 58.5 119.0 135.4 94.2 98.1 78.3 111.9
Theft of motor vehicle 320.6 89.6 111.4 139.7 171.9 351.5 207.9 534.2 517.0 494.8 440.3 386.3 536.4 593.5
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 46.2 32.0 25.5 26.1 36.8 53.2 36.5 36.8 43.3 62.2 59.8 56.5 57.6 55.9
Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 1,630.7 1,213.2 1,969.7 1,567.2 1,292.1 1,301.7 1,441.6 1,681.4 1,932.8 2,003.7 2,471.2 2,124.6 2,269.9 1,214.9
Fraud 267.4 216.5 217.0 276.0 222.6 211.9 268.1 219.1 279.8 340.9 324.9 380.4 310.8 155.4
Mischief 1,075.2 1,841.5 1,389.5 1,345.1 1,042.9 632.4 659.6 2,451.1 3,255.6 1,624.6 1,338.9 5,238.8 14,744.8 12,643.3
Other non-violent violations3 1,050.7 991.3 720.7 1,142.7 800.6 589.4 549.3 1,806.4 3,097.5 1,735.1 1,856.3 9,957.5 13,844.7 11,655.2
Criminal Code traffic violations4 434.4 440.0 586.6 412.3 425.8 528.8 260.5 392.6 988.4 623.0 480.4 1,381.8 1,864.7 1,124.8
Impaired driving 262.7 338.8 463.9 334.9 323.7 210.7 138.7 303.3 610.5 477.2 383.8 1,179.7 1,540.1 947.7
Other traffic violations 171.7 101.2 122.7 77.4 102.1 318.1 121.8 89.3 377.9 145.8 96.6 202.1 324.6 177.1
Federal statute violations 383.6 427.2 207.8 386.6 341.7 301.1 305.4 325.1 662.3 351.9 720.8 790.4 1,903.8 1,003.6
Drugs5 289.5 238.6 151.8 291.8 257.0 255.7 232.5 225.6 263.6 282.4 544.2 612.1 1,326.0 826.5
Youth Criminal Justice Act 33.0 26.9 13.5 30.5 24.0 14.9 33.6 44.0 159.7 25.5 36.2 35.7 400.6 111.9
Other federal statute violations 61.1 161.7 42.6 64.3 60.7 30.5 39.3 55.4 239.1 43.9 140.4 142.6 177.3 65.3
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 252-0051.
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