Table 5
Guilty cases in adult criminal court, by type of offence and select sentence, Canada, 2011/2012

Table 5
Guilty cases in adult criminal court, by type of offence and select sentence, Canada, 2011/2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of guilty cases in adult criminal court. The information is grouped by type of offence (appearing as row headers), total guilty cases, custody, probation and fine, calculated using number, %, median length (days) and median amount ($) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offenceNote 1 Total guilty cases Custody Probation Fine
number % Median length (days)Note 2 number % Median length (days)Note 3 number % Median amount ($)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
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