Table 5
Guilty cases in adult criminal court, by type of offence and select sentence, Canada, 2011/2012
Type of offenceNote 1 | Total guilty cases | Custody | Probation | Fine | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % | Median length (days)Note 2 | number | % | Median length (days)Note 3 | number | % | Median amount ($)Note 4 | ||
Violent offences | 46,255 | 15,677 | 34 | 75 | 34,796 | 75 | 365 | 3,083 | 7 | 400 |
Homicide | 132 | 109 | 83 | 1,825 | 14 | 11 | 730 | 6 | 5 | 1,100 |
Attempted murder | 40 | 32 | 80 | 1,733 | 8 | 20 | 730 | 0 | 0 | Note ...: not applicable |
Robbery | 2,391 | 1,917 | 80 | 440 | 1,233 | 52 | 730 | 16 | 1 | 375 |
Sexual assault | 1,610 | 873 | 54 | 360 | 1,059 | 66 | 730 | 39 | 2 | 500 |
Other sexual offencesNote 5 | 1,551 | 1,008 | 65 | 150 | 1,147 | 74 | 730 | 58 | 4 | 500 |
Major assaultNote 6 | 10,986 | 5,076 | 46 | 90 | 7,677 | 70 | 365 | 662 | 6 | 500 |
Common assault | 17,791 | 2,626 | 15 | 30 | 14,276 | 80 | 365 | 1,411 | 8 | 400 |
Uttering threats | 8,948 | 2,987 | 33 | 30 | 7,058 | 79 | 365 | 767 | 9 | 300 |
Criminal harassment | 1,609 | 483 | 30 | 45 | 1,446 | 90 | 545 | 65 | 4 | 400 |
Other violent offences | 1,197 | 566 | 47 | 154 | 878 | 73 | 540 | 59 | 5 | 300 |
Property offences | 54,561 | 21,605 | 40 | 45 | 32,572 | 60 | 365 | 7,226 | 13 | 250 |
TheftNote 7 | 24,918 | 9,896 | 40 | 30 | 13,492 | 54 | 365 | 4,275 | 17 | 250 |
Break and enter | 7,477 | 4,412 | 59 | 161 | 4,946 | 66 | 540 | 213 | 3 | 500 |
Fraud | 8,101 | 2,804 | 35 | 60 | 5,294 | 65 | 365 | 806 | 10 | 300 |
Mischief | 7,857 | 1,555 | 20 | 17 | 5,545 | 71 | 365 | 1,095 | 14 | 300 |
Possess stolen property | 5,047 | 2,258 | 45 | 45 | 2,583 | 51 | 365 | 780 | 15 | 400 |
Other property offences | 1,161 | 680 | 59 | 82 | 712 | 61 | 540 | 57 | 5 | 250 |
Administration of justice offences | 60,723 | 29,904 | 49 | 15 | 20,449 | 34 | 365 | 13,420 | 22 | 250 |
Fail to appear | 2,243 | 889 | 40 | 8 | 587 | 26 | 365 | 731 | 33 | 200 |
Breach of probation | 25,353 | 14,092 | 56 | 20 | 9,394 | 37 | 365 | 4,713 | 19 | 250 |
Unlawfully at large | 2,144 | 1,833 | 85 | 20 | 450 | 21 | 365 | 118 | 6 | 300 |
Fail to comply with order | 24,887 | 11,109 | 45 | 10 | 7,496 | 30 | 365 | 6,175 | 25 | 200 |
Other admin. of justice offences | 6,096 | 1,981 | 32 | 18 | 2,522 | 41 | 365 | 1,683 | 28 | 300 |
Other Criminal Code offences | 9,866 | 3,886 | 39 | 90 | 5,307 | 54 | 365 | 1,854 | 19 | 250 |
Weapon offences | 5,901 | 2,292 | 39 | 69 | 3,076 | 52 | 365 | 1,132 | 19 | 250 |
Prostitution | 313 | 79 | 25 | 30 | 175 | 56 | 365 | 81 | 26 | 250 |
Disturbing the peace | 868 | 160 | 18 | 10 | 391 | 45 | 365 | 278 | 32 | 250 |
Residual Criminal Code offences | 2,784 | 1,355 | 49 | 124 | 1,665 | 60 | 540 | 363 | 13 | 300 |
Total Criminal Code (excl. traffic) | 171,405 | 71,072 | 41 | 30 | 93,124 | 54 | 365 | 25,583 | 15 | 250 |
Criminal Code traffic offences | 43,420 | 7,313 | 17 | 34 | 6,801 | 16 | 365 | 33,670 | 78 | 1,100 |
Impaired driving | 34,780 | 3,235 | 9 | 30 | 3,752 | 11 | 365 | 30,633 | 88 | 1,200 |
Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 8,640 | 4,078 | 47 | 45 | 3,049 | 35 | 365 | 3,037 | 35 | 900 |
Total Criminal Code offences | 214,825 | 78,385 | 36 | 30 | 99,925 | 47 | 365 | 59,253 | 28 | 1,000 |
Other federal statute offences | 32,159 | 8,276 | 26 | 90 | 10,960 | 34 | 365 | 12,951 | 40 | 300 |
Drug possession | 7,582 | 828 | 11 | 9 | 2,588 | 34 | 365 | 3,726 | 49 | 300 |
Other drug offencesNote 8 | 6,478 | 2,600 | 40 | 180 | 1,942 | 30 | 365 | 492 | 8 | 1,000 |
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 979 | 313 | 32 | 9 | 347 | 35 | 365 | 282 | 29 | 230 |
Residual federal statute offences | 17,120 | 4,535 | 26 | 90 | 6,083 | 36 | 365 | 8,451 | 49 | 250 |
Total | 246,984 | 86,661 | 35 | 30 | 110,885 | 45 | 365 | 72,204 | 29 | 800 |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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