Common menu bar links

Table 9
Elapsed time in adult criminal courts by type of offence, Canada, 2008/2009

Offence category	Total cases	Mean (days)	Median (days)
Offence category	number
Total offences	392,907	229	124
Total Criminal Code	344,017	228	122
Crimes against the person	94,004	233	162
Homicide	268	469	345
Attempted murder	163	338	274
Robbery	4,350	290	201
Sexual assault	4,054	399	304
Other sexual offences	2,004	384	280
Major assault	21,213	261	183
Common assault	37,237	188	134
Uttering threats	18,368	212	148
Criminal harassment	3,163	219	160
Other crimes against persons	3,184	281	197
Crimes against property	91,923	242	109
Theft	38,467	204	78
Break and enter	11,465	277	153
Fraud	14,416	356	169
Mischief	13,849	187	110
Possess stolen property	11,768	257	113
Other property crimes	1,958	260	139
Administration of justice offences	82,573	187	75
Fail to appear	5,009	295	95
Breach of probation	30,321	160	60
Unlawfully at large	2,524	144	25
Fail to comply with order	35,879	190	81
Other admin. justice offences	8,840	215	120
*Other Criminal Code* offences**	18,676	273	154
Weapons offences	9,748	249	166
Prostitution	1,624	342	107
Disturb the peace	1,810	163	78
Other offences	5,494	333	196
Criminal Code traffic offences	56,841	242	150
Impaired driving	45,068	237	147
Other Criminal Code traffic offences	11,773	261	158
Other federal statute offences	48,890	237	133
Drug possession	15,574	150	85
Drug trafficking	12,587	328	223
Youth Criminal Justice Act	1,222	123	63
Other federal statutes	19,507	256	134
Note: Coverage for Adult Criminal Court Survey data as at 2008/2009 is estimated at 95% of adult criminal court caseload. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Criminal Court Survey.

Common menu bar links

Table 9 Elapsed time in adult criminal courts by type of offence, Canada, 2008/2009

Table 9
Elapsed time in adult criminal courts by type of offence, Canada, 2008/2009