Table 2
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2008 and 2009
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| Type of offence | 2008r | 2009 | Percent change in rate 2008 to 2009 | Percent change in rate 1999 to 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | percent | ||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) – "Crime Rate" | 2,204,643 | 6,615 | 2,161,313 | 6,406 | -3 | -17 |
| Violent crime | ||||||
|
Homicide
|
611 | 2 | 610 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
|
Other violations causing death
|
93 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 1 | -65 |
|
Attempted murder
|
721 | 2 | 806 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
|
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated
|
139 | 0 | 122 | 0 | -13 | -48 |
|
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm
|
351 | 1 | 349 | 1 | -2 | -32 |
|
Sexual assault - level 1
|
20,982 | 63 | 20,460 | 61 | -4 | -20 |
|
Sexual violations against children1
|
1,435 | 4 | 2,620 | 8 | … | … |
|
Assault - level 3 - aggravated
|
3,593 | 11 | 3,619 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
|
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm
|
54,826 | 165 | 53,481 | 159 | -4 | 29 |
|
Assault - level 1
|
181,013 | 543 | 181,570 | 538 | -1 | -10 |
|
Assault police officer
|
9,806 | 29 | 9,822 | 29 | -1 | 23 |
|
Other assaults
|
3,875 | 12 | 3,496 | 10 | -11 | -38 |
|
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing
|
1,479 | 4 | 1,716 | 5 | 15 | -27 |
|
Robbery
|
32,372 | 97 | 32,239 | 96 | -2 | -11 |
|
Forcible confinement or kidnapping
|
4,732 | 14 | 4,747 | 14 | -1 | 116 |
|
Abduction
|
459 | 1 | 429 | 1 | -8 | -47 |
|
Extortion
|
1,403 | 4 | 1,701 | 5 | 20 | -28 |
|
Criminal harassment
|
18,550 | 56 | 20,007 | 59 | 7 | -3 |
|
Uttering threats
|
79,036 | 237 | 78,407 | 232 | -2 | -17 |
|
Threatening or harassing phone calls
|
24,306 | 73 | 23,203 | 69 | -6 | -34 |
|
Other violent Criminal Code violations
|
3,826 | 11 | 3,785 | 11 | -2 | -20 |
|
Total
|
443,608 | 1,331 | 443,284 | 1,314 | -1 | -9 |
| Property crime | ||||||
|
Break and enter
|
211,078 | 633 | 205,710 | 610 | -4 | -42 |
|
Possess stolen property
|
31,308 | 94 | 30,495 | 90 | -4 | -6 |
|
Motor vehicle theft
|
125,568 | 377 | 108,172 | 321 | -15 | -40 |
|
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)
|
16,758 | 50 | 15,573 | 46 | -8 | -38 |
|
Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)
|
552,956 | 1,659 | 550,183 | 1,631 | -2 | -27 |
|
Fraud
|
91,469 | 274 | 90,623 | 269 | -2 | -10 |
|
Mischief
|
373,064 | 1,119 | 362,767 | 1,075 | -4 | 5 |
|
Arson
|
13,371 | 40 | 13,372 | 40 | -1 | -5 |
|
Total
|
1,415,572 | 4,247 | 1,376,895 | 4,081 | -4 | -24 |
| Other Criminal Code offences | ||||||
|
Counterfeiting
|
1,028 | 3 | 798 | 2 | -23 | -58 |
|
Weapons violations
|
15,246 | 46 | 14,911 | 44 | -3 | -3 |
|
Child pornography2
|
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
|
Prostitution
|
3,820 | 11 | 3,534 | 10 | -9 | -39 |
|
Disturb the peace
|
119,203 | 358 | 118,815 | 352 | -2 | 54 |
|
Administration of justice violations
|
171,988 | 516 | 169,955 | 504 | -2 | 10 |
|
Other violations
|
32,789 | 98 | 31,527 | 93 | -5 | -38 |
|
Total
|
345,463 | 1,037 | 341,134 | 1,011 | -2 | 11 |
| Criminal Code traffic violations | ||||||
|
Impaired driving
|
84,694 | 254 | 88,630 | 263 | 3 | -7 |
|
Other Criminal Code traffic violations
|
60,511 | 182 | 57,923 | 172 | -5 | 63 |
|
Total
|
145,205 | 436 | 146,553 | 434 | 0 | 12 |
| Drug offences | ||||||
|
Possession - cannabis
|
50,408 | 151 | 48,981 | 145 | -4 | 11 |
|
Possession - cocaine
|
10,512 | 32 | 7,543 | 22 | -29 | 43 |
|
Possession - other drugs
|
9,091 | 27 | 8,365 | 25 | -9 | 78 |
|
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis
|
15,025 | 45 | 16,335 | 48 | 7 | -28 |
|
Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine
|
11,298 | 34 | 9,923 | 29 | -13 | 24 |
|
Trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs
|
5,937 | 18 | 6,519 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
|
Total
|
102,271 | 307 | 97,666 | 289 | -6 | 10 |
| Other federal statute violations | ||||||
|
Youth Criminal Justice Act
|
10,888 | 33 | 11,140 | 33 | 1 | -61 |
|
Other federal statutes
|
22,200 | 67 | 20,627 | 61 | -8 | 40 |
|
Total
|
33,088 | 99 | 31,767 | 94 | -5 | -26 |
| Total - all violations | 2,485,207 | 7,457 | 2,437,299 | 7,224 | -3 | -15 |
|
.. not available for a specific reference period 1. Sexual offences against children is a relatively new crime category with only partial data available prior to 2009. As a result, numbers and rates should not be directly compared to data from previous years. 2. Due to incorrect reporting by a police service of incidents of child pornography from 2008 to 2011, the data originally contained in this report have been suppressed and revised data were made available on July 25, 2013 with the release of 2012 crime statistics. Note: Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percent change based on unrounded rates. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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