Table 6
Police-reported crime for selected offences, by north-south region, 2013
Type of offence | South | Provincial North | Territories | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic)– "Crime Rate" | 1,563,285 | 4,749 | 221,483 | 10,425 | 40,069 | 34,594 |
Violent crime | ||||||
Homicide | 434 | 1.3 | 65 | 3.1 | 6 | 5.2 |
Other violations causing deathNote 1 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Attempted murder | 571 | 1.7 | 65 | 3.1 | 6 | 5 |
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated | 117 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 314 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Sexual assault - level 1 | 17,779 | 54 | 2,606 | 123 | 419 | 362 |
Sexual violations against childrenNote 2, Note 3 | 3,606 | 11 | 560 | 26 | 66 | 57 |
Assault - level 3 - aggravated | 2,397 | 7 | 703 | 33 | 90 | 78 |
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 37,819 | 115 | 6,965 | 328 | 888 | 767 |
Assault - level 1 | 128,685 | 391 | 25,280 | 1,190 | 4,125 | 3,561 |
Assault peace officer | 8,072 | 25 | 1,448 | 68 | 202 | 174 |
Other assaults | 2,517 | 8 | 196 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing | 1,582 | 5 | 274 | 13 | 30 | 26 |
Robbery | 22,200 | 67 | 974 | 46 | 39 | 34 |
Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2,739 | 8 | 437 | 21 | 63 | 54 |
Abduction | 356 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extortion | 2,177 | 7 | 120 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Criminal harassment | 19,035 | 58 | 2,360 | 111 | 160 | 138 |
Uttering threats | 54,547 | 166 | 8,214 | 387 | 1,209 | 1,044 |
Threatening or harassing phone calls | 14,043 | 43 | 2,103 | 99 | 464 | 401 |
Other violent Criminal Code violations | 3,714 | 11 | 867 | 41 | 38 | 33 |
Total | 322,776 | 981 | 53,345 | 2,511 | 7,824 | 6,755 |
Property crime | ||||||
Breaking and entering | 141,510 | 430 | 13,432 | 632 | 1,415 | 1,222 |
Possess stolen propertyNote 4 | 15,164 | 46 | 1,508 | 71 | 125 | 108 |
Theft of motor vehicle | 66,092 | 201 | 6,221 | 293 | 491 | 424 |
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 13,250 | 40 | 1,024 | 48 | 65 | 56 |
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 440,197 | 1,337 | 29,419 | 1,385 | 2,308 | 1,993 |
Fraud (excluding identity fraud) | 74,575 | 227 | 4,913 | 231 | 277 | 239 |
Identity fraudNote 5 | 10,986 | 33 | 593 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
MischiefNote 6 | 212,903 | 647 | 46,849 | 2,205 | 13,845 | 11,953 |
Arson | 7,685 | 23 | 1,160 | 55 | 71 | 61 |
Total | 982,362 | 2,984 | 105,119 | 4,948 | 18,612 | 16,069 |
Other Criminal Code offences | ||||||
Counterfeiting | 556 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Weapons violations | 12,087 | 37 | 1,575 | 74 | 127 | 110 |
Child pornographyNote 7, Note 8 | 2,495 | 8 | 163 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Prostitution | 1,974 | 6 | 88 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
TerrorismNote 9 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disturbing the peace | 67,749 | 206 | 31,876 | 1,500 | 10,205 | 8,810 |
Administration of justice violationsNote 10 | 148,116 | 450 | 25,478 | 1,199 | 2,837 | 2,449 |
Other violations | 25,103 | 76 | 3,812 | 179 | 448 | 387 |
Total | 258,147 | 784 | 63,019 | 2,966 | 13,633 | 11,770 |
Criminal Code traffic violations | ||||||
Impaired drivingNote 11 | 66,219 | 201 | 11,050 | 520 | 1,122 | 969 |
Other Criminal Code traffic violations | 52,154 | 158 | 5,520 | 260 | 293 | 253 |
Total | 118,373 | 360 | 16,570 | 780 | 1,415 | 1,222 |
Drug offences | ||||||
Possession - cannabis | 52,636 | 160 | 5,828 | 274 | 501 | 433 |
Possession - cocaine | 6,879 | 21 | 779 | 37 | 38 | 33 |
Possession - other drugsNote 12 | 10,151 | 31 | 959 | 45 | 9 | 8 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis | 12,410 | 38 | 1,527 | 72 | 371 | 320 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine | 8,177 | 25 | 1,394 | 66 | 178 | 154 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs | 6,267 | 19 | 908 | 43 | 45 | 39 |
Total | 96,520 | 293 | 11,395 | 536 | 1,142 | 986 |
Other federal statute violations | ||||||
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 7,983 | 24 | 1,318 | 62 | 117 | 101 |
Other federal statutes | 15,326 | 47 | 3,186 | 150 | 120 | 104 |
Total | 23,309 | 71 | 4,504 | 212 | 237 | 205 |
Total - all violations | 1,801,487 | 5,472 | 253,952 | 11,953 | 42,863 | 37,006 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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