Table 2
Selected violations, by most serious offences, Canada, 2007 and 2008
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Type of violation | 2007r | 2008 | Percent change in rate 2007 to 2008 | Percent change in rate 1998 to 2008 | ||
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number | rate | number | rate | percent | ||
Population | 32,927,372 | ... | 33,311,389 | ... | ... | ... |
Total - all violations | 2,534,730 | 7,698 | 2,473,087 | 7,424 | -4 | -17 |
Total Criminal Code violations (including traffic) | 2,404,032 | 7,301 | 2,337,874 | 7,018 | -4 | -18 |
Total Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic)– "Crime rate" | 2,271,754 | 6,899 | 2,194,705 | 6,588 | -5 | -19 |
Total violent Criminal Code violations1 | 445,252 | 1,352 | 441,782 | 1,326 | -2 | -1 |
Homicide | 594 | 2 | 611 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Other violations causing death | 85 | 0 | 85 | 0 | -1 | -31 |
Attempted murder | 793 | 2 | 723 | 2 | -10 | -12 |
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated | 141 | 0 | 139 | 0 | -3 | -43 |
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 387 | 1 | 352 | 1 | -10 | -40 |
Sexual assault - level 1 | 20,906 | 63 | 20,992 | 63 | -1 | -23 |
Sexual violations against children2 | 542 | 2 | 1,379 | 4 | … | … |
Assault - level 3 - aggravated | 3,481 | 11 | 3,554 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 54,788 | 166 | 54,251 | 163 | -2 | 32 |
Assault - level 1 | 180,790 | 549 | 180,096 | 541 | -2 | -11 |
Assault police officer | 9,873 | 30 | 9,699 | 29 | -3 | 29 |
Other assaults | 4,011 | 12 | 4,079 | 12 | 1 | -33 |
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing | 1,642 | 5 | 1,506 | 5 | -9 | 68 |
Robbery3 | 34,182 | 104 | 32,281 | 97 | -7 | -11 |
Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4,660 | 14 | 4,671 | 14 | -1 | 126 |
Abduction | 482 | 1 | 464 | 1 | -5 | -49 |
Extortion | 1,393 | 4 | 1,385 | 4 | -2 | -48 |
Criminal harassment | 18,179 | 55 | 18,347 | 55 | 0 | -7 |
Uttering threats | 78,202 | 237 | 78,500 | 236 | -1 | 50 |
Threatening or harassing phone calls | 26,227 | 80 | 24,756 | 74 | -7 | -34 |
Other violent Criminal Code violations | 3,894 | 12 | 3,912 | 12 | -1 | -23 |
Total non-violent Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic) |
1,826,502 | 5,547 | 1,752,923 | 5,262 | -5 | -22 |
Breaking and entering | 231,520 | 703 | 209,755 | 630 | -10 | -46 |
Possess stolen property | 33,383 | 101 | 30,957 | 93 | -8 | -4 |
Theft of motor vehicle | 145,701 | 442 | 125,271 | 376 | -15 | -32 |
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 17,432 | 53 | 16,743 | 50 | -5 | -36 |
Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 580,085 | 1,762 | 552,155 | 1,658 | -6 | -30 |
Fraud | 88,779 | 270 | 90,932 | 273 | 1 | -13 |
Mischief | 378,188 | 1,149 | 375,079 | 1,126 | -2 | 4 |
Arson | 13,015 | 40 | 13,270 | 40 | 1 | -7 |
Counterfeiting4 | 719 | 2 | 1,015 | 3 | 40 | -43 |
Weapons violations | 15,841 | 48 | 15,098 | 45 | -6 | -15 |
Child pornography5 | 1,407 | 4 | 1,408 | 4 | -1 | … |
Prostitution | 4,668 | 14 | 3,874 | 12 | -18 | -41 |
Disturb the peace | 116,903 | 355 | 118,833 | 357 | 0 | 64 |
Administration of justice violations | 164,776 | 500 | 165,556 | 497 | -1 | 0 |
Other non-violent Criminal Code violations | 34,085 | 104 | 32,977 | 99 | -4 | -61 |
Total Criminal Code traffic violations | 132,278 | 402 | 143,169 | 430 | 7 | -8 |
Impaired driving | 79,395 | 241 | 84,759 | 254 | 6 | -12 |
Other Criminal Code traffic violations | 52,883 | 161 | 58,410 | 175 | 9 | -2 |
Total federal statute violations | 130,698 | 397 | 135,213 | 406 | 2 | 15 |
Possession - cannabis | 47,355 | 144 | 50,145 | 151 | 5 | 32 |
Possession - cocaine | 11,700 | 36 | 10,423 | 31 | -12 | 94 |
Possession - other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs | 9,310 | 28 | 9,353 | 28 | -1 | 100 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis | 15,405 | 47 | 14,958 | 45 | -4 | -18 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine | 11,389 | 35 | 11,169 | 34 | -3 | 38 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs | 6,049 | 18 | 5,917 | 18 | -3 | 49 |
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 10,109 | 31 | 10,791 | 32 | 6 | -59 |
Other federal statutes | 19,381 | 59 | 22,457 | 67 | 15 | 70 |
1. The violent crime rate has been expanded to include a number of offences not previously included in the violent crime rate, including uttering threats, criminal harassment and forcible confinement. Data using this definition of violent crime are availalable back to 1998. 2. Sexual offences against children is a new crime category with only partial data available prior to 2008. As a result, numbers and rates should not be directly compared to data from previous years. 3. Robbery counts have been revised for the years 1998 to 2007. Use caution when comparing these data with prior years. 4. Counterfeiting counts have been revised for the years 1998 to 2007. Use caution when comparing these data with prior years. 5. A large increase in the rate of child pornography since 1998 is partly attributable to legislative changes in 2002 to include the use of the internet for the purpose of committing child pornography offences. Notes: Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. The population estimates come from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: preliminary postcensal for 2008. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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