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Table 7.2 Crime statistics, by detailed violations, 2005 to 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 7.2 crime statistics 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  rate per 100,000 population
All violations 8,090.3 8,002.5 7,697.4 7,459.5 7,262.1 6,969.4
Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic) 7,325.0 7,244.0 6,898.8 6,617.4 6,444.1 6,144.8
Violent Criminal Code violations 1,388.9 1,386.5 1,352.1 1,331.5 1,318.3 1,282.1
  Homicide 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6
  Attempted murder 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.0
  Sexual assault (Levels 1 to 3) 73.0 68.3 65.1 64.5 62.0 65.0
  Sexual violations against children 0.2 0.6 1.7 4.3 8.0 10.7
  Assault (Levels 1 to 3)Note 1 734.0 738.7 726.0 718.7 704.5 670.2
  Assault of a peace officerNote 2 29.6 29.5 30.0 29.4 35.1 51.0
  Uttering threats 254.1 241.6 237.5 237.2 233.3 222.6
  Robbery 100.6 106.3 103.8 97.2 96.3 89.1
  Forcible confinement or kidnapping 12.1 13.8 14.2 14.2 14.2 12.6
  Criminal harassment 70.4 63.9 55.2 55.7 58.9 61.9
  Other violent violationsNote 3 110.5 119.4 114.6 106.4 101.8 95.4
Non-violent Criminal Code violations 4,883.9 4,808.2 4,519.0 4,248.9 4,110.8 3,846.2
  Break and enter 810.6 771.6 703.1 633.6 611.1 577.2
  Possession of stolen property 106.9 110.5 101.4 94.0 91.1 87.4
  Theft of motor vehicle 496.2 487.0 442.5 376.9 320.3 271.7
  Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 53.3 52.5 52.9 50.3 46.8 46.3
  Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 1,980.7 1,896.5 1,761.6 1,659.7 1,658.2 1,571.9
  Fraud 295.8 286.0 269.6 274.2 267.4 239.1
  Mischief 1,099.9 1,163.6 1,148.5 1,119.8 1,074.5 996.3
  Other non-violent violationsNote 4 1,092.8 1,089.9 1,067.2 1,077.1 1,054.7 1,052.4
Criminal Code traffic violationsNote 5 378.2 375.9 401.7 435.8 433.4 410.5
Impaired driving 243.0 233.7 241.1 254.2 261.9 247.4
Other traffic violations 135.1 142.2 160.6 181.6 171.5 163.0
Federal statute violations 387.1 382.6 396.9 406.3 384.6 414.1
DrugsNote 6 290.5 295.2 307.4 307.0 290.5 318.2
Youth Criminal Justice Act 36.8 30.6 30.7 32.7 37.0 38.2
Other federal statute violations 59.9 56.8 58.9 66.6 57.2 57.7
1. Level 1, or common, assault includes pushing, slapping, punching and face-to-face threats; Level 2 assault is defined as assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm; Level 3, or aggravated, assault is defined as assault that wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the victim.
2. Changes to legislation related to the assault of a peace officer were introduced in 2009. These figures should be interpreted with caution.
3. Includes abduction, extortion, threatening or harassing phone calls, other assaults (unlawfully causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and other assaults), other offences causing death, other violent offences and use of firearms (discharging a firearm with intent, using a firearm in commission of offence and pointing a firearm).
4. Includes arson, counterfeiting, weapons violations, child pornography, prostitution, disturbing the peace, administration of justice violations and other non-violent Criminal Code violations.
5. Includes dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, boat, vessel or aircraft; dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, boat vessel or aircraft causing bodily harm or death; driving a motor vehicle while prohibited; and failure to stop or remain.
6. Includes possession, trafficking, production and distribution.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 252-0051.
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