Table 2
Cases completed in adult criminal court, by province and territory, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014

Table 2
Cases completed in adult criminal court, by province and territory, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Cases completed in adult criminal court. The information is grouped by Province and territory (appearing as row headers), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, Percent change in number of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 and Difference in median length of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014, calculated using number, median length of case (days), percent and days units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province and territory 2012/2013 2013/2014 Percent change in number of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 Difference in median length of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014
number median length of case (days)Note 1 number median length of case (days)Note 1 percent days
Canada 387,614 120 360,640 123 -7 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 5,439 113 5,150 146 -5 33
Prince Edward Island 1,432 35 1,312 37 -8 2
Nova Scotia 11,908 158 11,485 155 -4 -3
New Brunswick 7,784 94 7,341 104 -6 10
Quebec 74,051 215 62,844 238 -15 23
Ontario 144,399 93 133,890 99 -7 6
Manitoba 19,096 160 19,058 159 0 -1
Saskatchewan 23,781 78 23,053 71 -3 -7
Alberta 55,823 121 56,346 127 1 6
British Columbia 39,424 120 35,850 113 -9 -7
Yukon 931 98 985 92 6 -6
Northwest Territories 1,578 59 1,465 63 -7 4
Nunavut 1,968 55 1,861 66 -5 12
Note 1.

Case lengths are calculated based on the number of days it takes to complete a case, from first appearance to final decision. The median is the point at which half of all cases had longer case lengths and half had shorter case lengths.

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Note: A case is one or more charges against an accused person or company that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final decision. Data exclude information from superior courts in Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan as well as municipal courts in Quebec due to the unavailability of data. There are many factors that may influence variations between jurisdictions, therefore, comparisons should be made with caution.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey.
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