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| 2000 | 2010 | |||||
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| Youths and adults charged | Youths charged | Adults charged | Youths and adults charged | Youths charged | Adults charged | |
| rate per 100,000 populationNote 1 | ||||||
| All violations | 2,418.3 | 4,589.3 | 2,190.1 | 2,206.4 | 3,217.0 | 2,114.1 |
| Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic) | 1,850.0 | 4,072.7 | 1,616.4 | 1,666.5 | 2,608.8 | 1,580.4 |
| Violent Criminal Code violations | 664.5 | 1,135.8 | 615.0 | 597.0 | 872.0 | 571.9 |
| Homicide | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Attempted murder | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Sexual assault (Levels 1 to 3) | 36.6 | 68.4 | 33.2 | 28.4 | 49.3 | 26.5 |
| Sexual violations against children | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3.8 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
| Assault (Levels 1 to 3)Note 2 | 420.8 | 663.0 | 395.3 | 361.0 | 473.7 | 350.8 |
| Assault of a peace officerNote 3 | 23.9 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 41.8 | 52.0 | 40.9 |
| Uttering threats | 92.2 | 187.2 | 82.2 | 66.5 | 93.0 | 64.1 |
| Robbery | 37.1 | 131.9 | 27.1 | 36.9 | 143.6 | 27.1 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 6.3 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 12.3 |
| Criminal harassment | 19.0 | 5.5 | 20.4 | 23.3 | 11.8 | 24.4 |
| Other violent violationsNote 4 | 24.7 | 42.4 | 22.8 | 19.7 | 27.2 | 19.0 |
| Non-violent Criminal Code violations | 741.6 | 2,176.5 | 590.8 | 518.3 | 1,057.6 | 469.0 |
| Break and enter | 130.1 | 506.3 | 90.6 | 71.3 | 231.0 | 56.7 |
| Possession of stolen property | 82.8 | 225.5 | 67.8 | 74.5 | 156.6 | 67.0 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 53.7 | 230.5 | 35.1 | 20.4 | 72.2 | 15.7 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 8.6 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 285.6 | 812.1 | 230.3 | 206.5 | 340.1 | 194.3 |
| Fraud | 95.0 | 82.7 | 96.3 | 61.4 | 30.4 | 64.3 |
| Mischief | 81.0 | 282.6 | 59.8 | 70.5 | 199.7 | 58.7 |
| Other non-violent violationsNote 5 | 448.8 | 785.3 | 413.4 | 555.3 | 699.9 | 542.1 |
| Criminal Code traffic violationsNote 6 | 315.8 | 2.1 | 348.8 | 273.6 | 63.1 | 292.8 |
| Impaired driving | 265.6 | 0.0 | 293.5 | 219.6 | 34.3 | 236.5 |
| Other traffic violations | 50.3 | 2.1 | 55.3 | 54.0 | 28.7 | 56.3 |
| Federal statute violations | 252.5 | 514.5 | 224.9 | 266.3 | 545.2 | 240.8 |
| DrugsNote 7 | 209.7 | 316.6 | 198.5 | 215.0 | 270.7 | 209.9 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 27.9 | 194.4 | 10.4 | 32.1 | 245.9 | 12.6 |
| Other federal statute violations | 14.9 | 3.5 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 28.6 | 18.3 |
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.. not available for a specific reference period Note: Youths are those aged 12 to 17; adults are those aged 18 and older. 1. Rate of the specific population. 2. 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. 3. Changes to legislation related to the assault of a peace officer were introduced in 2009. These figures should be interpreted with caution. 4. 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 (discharge firearm with intent, using firearm in commission of offence and pointing a firearm). 5. Includes arson, counterfeiting, weapons violations, child pornography, prostitution, disturbing the peace, administration of justice violations and other non-violent Criminal Code violations. 6. 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. 7. Includes possession, trafficking, production and distribution. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 252-0051. |
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