Table 3
Cases completed in adult criminal court, by type of offence, Canada, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Type of offenceNote 1 | 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 | ||
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numberNote 2 | median length of case (days)Note 3 | numberNote 2 | median length of case (days)Note 3 | percent | days | |
Violent offences | 91,033 | 167 | 84,862 | 172 | -7 | 5 |
Homicide | 243 | 485 | 258 | 451 | 6 | -34 |
Attempted murder | 145 | 315 | 186 | 314 | 28 | -1 |
Robbery | 3,985 | 220 | 3,388 | 223 | -15 | 3 |
Sexual assault | 3,204 | 309 | 3,002 | 321 | -6 | 12 |
Other sexual offencesNote 4 | 3,307 | 307 | 3,462 | 305 | 5 | -2 |
Major assaultNote 5 | 20,547 | 194 | 19,232 | 198 | -6 | 4 |
Common assault | 35,863 | 132 | 33,630 | 134 | -6 | 2 |
Uttering threats | 17,559 | 154 | 15,810 | 161 | -10 | 7 |
Criminal harassment | 3,158 | 156 | 3,175 | 166 | 1 | 10 |
Other violent offences | 3,022 | 229 | 2,719 | 226 | -10 | -3 |
Property offences | 88,664 | 100 | 82,187 | 106 | -7 | 6 |
TheftNote 6 | 39,318 | 71 | 36,364 | 73 | -8 | 2 |
Break and enter | 10,864 | 164 | 9,609 | 176 | -12 | 12 |
Fraud | 12,130 | 169 | 11,381 | 170 | -6 | 1 |
Mischief | 13,771 | 107 | 13,041 | 113 | -5 | 6 |
Possess stolen property | 10,987 | 98 | 10,371 | 100 | -6 | 2 |
Other property offences | 1,594 | 174 | 1,421 | 147 | -11 | -27 |
Administration of justice offences | 85,554 | 72 | 82,116 | 76 | -4 | 4 |
Fail to appear | 4,565 | 82 | 4,389 | 71 | -4 | -11 |
Breach of probation | 32,742 | 58 | 31,334 | 63 | -4 | 5 |
Unlawfully at large | 2,512 | 18 | 2,595 | 13 | 3 | -5 |
Fail to comply with order | 37,232 | 79 | 35,516 | 85 | -5 | 6 |
Other administration of justice offences | 8,503 | 127 | 8,282 | 133 | -3 | 6 |
Other Criminal Code offences | 16,791 | 168 | 15,272 | 162 | -9 | -6 |
Weapons | 9,682 | 180 | 9,020 | 173 | -7 | -7 |
Prostitution | 896 | 106 | 903 | 108 | 1 | 2 |
Disturbing the peace | 1,452 | 64 | 1,316 | 59 | -9 | -5 |
Residual Criminal Code offences | 4,761 | 197 | 4,033 | 211 | -15 | 14 |
Criminal Code (excluding traffic) | 282,042 | 116 | 264,437 | 120 | -6 | 4 |
Criminal Code traffic offences | 52,413 | 130 | 48,334 | 150 | -8 | 20 |
Impaired driving | 42,048 | 115 | 38,635 | 141 | -8 | 26 |
Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 10,365 | 169 | 9,699 | 171 | -6 | 2 |
Total Criminal Code offences | 334,455 | 119 | 312,771 | 121 | -6 | 2 |
Other federal statute offences | 53,159 | 132 | 47,869 | 130 | -10 | -2 |
Drug possession | 16,303 | 85 | 14,925 | 87 | -8 | 2 |
Other drug offencesNote 7 | 11,577 | 258 | 10,100 | 254 | -13 | -4 |
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 1,214 | 52 | 1,132 | 48 | -7 | -4 |
Residual federal statute offences | 24,065 | 141 | 21,712 | 135 | -10 | -6 |
Total offences | 387,614 | 120 | 360,640 | 123 | -7 | 3 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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