Table 7
Police-reported crime for selected offences, by province and territory, 2016

Table 7
Police-reported crime for selected offences, by province and territory, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported crime for selected offences. The information is grouped by Province and territory (appearing as row headers), Homicide, Attempted murder, Major assault (levels 2 and 3) and Robbery, calculated using number, rate and percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province and territory Homicide Attempted murder Major assault (levels 2 and 3)Table 7 Note 1 Robbery
number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016Table 7 Note 2 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016Table 7 Note 2 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016
Newfoundland and
Labrador		 7 1.32 Note ...: not applicable 7 1.32 Note ...: not applicable 607 115 -6 223 42 19
Prince Edward Island 0 0.00 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00 Note ...: not applicable 102 69 5 18 12 11
Nova Scotia 13 1.37 8 26 2.74 -22 1,133 119 -1 272 29 -16
New Brunswick 11 1.45 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 7 0.92 -59 933 123 12 226 30 47
Quebec 67 0.80 -16 191 2.29 -7 9,708 117 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 3,707 45 -9
Ontario 206 1.47 17 260 1.86 2 14,069 101 4 8,255 59 7
Manitoba 42 3.19 -12 43 3.26 36 5,006 380 10 2,059 156 21
Saskatchewan 54 4.69 21 66 5.74 132 4,263 370 -1 988 86 -1
Alberta 116 2.73 -14 53 1.25 -23 8,099 190 -2 3,038 71 -13
British Columbia 87 1.83 -11 114 2.40 -13 7,074 149 -3 2,956 62 -20
Yukon 4 10.67 Note ...: not applicable 1 2.67 Note ...: not applicable 191 509 6 23 61 4
Northwest Territories 3 6.75 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00 Note ...: not applicable 419 942 2 31 70 14
Nunavut 1 2.70 Note ...: not applicable 9 24.27 Note ...: not applicable 417 1,125 11 10 27 -48
Canada 611 1.68 -1 777 2.14 -1 52,021 143 1 21,806 60 -3
Province and territory Sexual assault (levels 1, 2 and 3) Sexual violations against childrenTable 7 Note 3 Table 7 Note 4 Breaking and entering Motor vehicle theft
number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador 312 59 -15 124 23 22 2,702 510 5 492 93 4
Prince Edward Island 70 47 -1 33 22 42 380 256 -25 89 60 -6
Nova Scotia 626 66 -6 210 22 5 2,917 307 -10 912 96 -4
New Brunswick 368 49 -12 174 23 21 3,254 430 -3 941 124 1
Quebec 4,096 49 5 1,924 23 12 30,952 372 -6 11,926 143 -10
Ontario 7,465 53 -2 1,947 14 73 39,929 286 -1 17,223 123 2
Manitoba 1,431 109 4 479 36 78 9,592 728 6 4,127 313 -2
Saskatchewan 1,196 104 6 373 32 11 10,205 887 7 5,663 492 15
Alberta 2,698 63 -7 749 18 22 27,989 658 -1 22,801 536 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
British Columbia 2,384 50 3 741 16 12 29,841 628 -2 14,006 295 -6
Yukon 75 200 -4 22 59 -16 252 672 -16 176 469 22
Northwest Territories 138 310 -18 38 85 -5 451 1,014 -15 234 526 -1
Nunavut 155 418 -7 103 278 107 655 1,766 6 120 324 18
Canada 21,014 58 -1 6,917 19 30 159,119 439 -2 78,710 217 -1
Province and territory Impaired drivingTable 7 Note 5 CannabisTable 7 Note 6 CocaineTable 7 Note 6 Other drugsTable 7 Note 6 Table 7 Note 7
number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016Table 7 Note 2 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,376 260 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 648 122 -8 156 29 -3 178 34 -24
Prince Edward Island 488 328 24 188 126 20 28 19 26 63 42 -1
Nova Scotia 2,501 263 -7 1,896 200 -4 356 37 4 479 50 -3
New Brunswick 1,676 221 -7 1,127 149 5 181 24 -1 369 49 18
Quebec 15,025 180 -2 15,486 186 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 2,057 25 -7 6,930 83 8
Ontario 14,765 106 -5 14,870 106 -15 4,131 30 -8 6,116 44 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Manitoba 3,391 257 19 1,336 101 -17 754 57 -20 630 48 10
Saskatchewan 6,377 554 -4 1,732 151 -17 760 66 1 964 84 20
Alberta 12,191 287 -8 5,146 121 -24 2,575 61 -15 4,001 94 22
British Columbia 11,451 241 -3 11,970 252 -13 3,038 64 -4 6,499 137 17
Yukon 366 976 -20 103 275 -18 55 147 2 11 29 10
Northwest Territories 663 1,491 23 250 562 -29 118 265 -1 14 31 -37
Nunavut 239 645 23 188 507 -32 8 22 Note ...: not applicable 6 16 -74
Canada 70,509 194 -3 54,940 151 -11 14,217 39 -8 26,260 72 10
Province and territory Total fraudTable 7 Note 8 Fraud Identity fraud Identity theft
number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016Table 7 Note 2 number rate percent change in rate 2015 to 2016Table 7 Note 2
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,489 281 23 1,428 269 25 44 8 -2 17 3 -32
Prince Edward Island 613 412 66 581 391 67 24 16 39 8 5 Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia 2,967 312 8 2,817 297 9 111 12 -21 39 4 104
New Brunswick 1,968 260 -12 1,783 236 -15 149 20 43 36 5 38
Quebec 19,935 239 13 15,071 181 14 3,483 42 7 1,381 17 21
Ontario 45,761 327 15 40,898 292 14 4,350 31 20 513 4 9
Manitoba 3,898 296 15 3,543 269 17 279 21 16 76 6 -27
Saskatchewan 7,085 616 37 6,490 564 39 529 46 9 66 6 67
Alberta 20,902 491 12 18,211 428 11 2,136 50 28 555 13 22
British Columbia 20,517 432 10 17,302 364 9 2,804 59 14 411 9 42
Yukon 182 485 31 177 472 31 4 11 Note ...: not applicable 1 3 Note ...: not applicable
Northwest Territories 139 313 -12 134 301 -13 4 9 Note ...: not applicable 1 2 Note ...: not applicable
Nunavut 80 216 61 78 210 60 1 3 Note ...: not applicable 1 3 Note ...: not applicable
Canada 125,536 346 14 108,513 299 14 13,918 38 16 3,105 9 21
... not applicable
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Note 1

Excludes assaults against peace officers.

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Note 2

Due to the variability in small numbers, percent changes have not been calculated when the number of offences is below 5 in any given year.

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Note 3

Includes sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, luring a child via a computer/agreement or arrangement, and making sexually explicit material available to a child for the purpose of facilitating sexual offences against children/youth, and, as of December 2014, the offences of parent or guardian procuring sexual activity (Criminal Code, s. 170), and householder permitting prohibited sexual activity (Criminal Code, s. 171). Incidents of child pornography are not included in the category of sexual violations against children. The offence of “Child Pornography” includes offences under section 163.1 of the Criminal Code which makes it illegal to access, possess, make, print, or distribute child pornography. When the actual victim is not identified, this offence is reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey with the most serious offence being “Child Pornography” which falls under the larger crime category of “Other Criminal Code Offences”. In cases where an actual victim is identified, police will report the most serious offence as sexual assault, sexual exploitation or other sexual violations against children, which falls under the category of “Violent Violations”, and child pornography may be reported as a secondary violation.

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Note 4

Coming into effect on July 17th, 2015, Bill C-26 increased the maximum penalties for certain sexual offences against children, including failure to comply with orders and probation conditions relating to sexual offences against children. In the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, the most serious violation is partially determined by the maximum penalty. As such, changes in maximum penalty may affect the most serious violation in an incident reported by police. Police services are able to utilize these amendments as their Records Management Systems are updated to allow them.

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Note 5

Includes alcohol and/or drug impaired operation of a vehicle, alcohol and/or drug impaired operation of a vehicle causing death or bodily harm, failure or refusal to comply with testing for the presence of alcohol or drugs and failure or refusal to provide a breath or blood sample. In some jurisdictions, including British Columbia, impaired driving incidents that meet the elements of the Criminal Code may be handled using a provincial statute. Collection of these incidents is within the scope of the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

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Note 6

Includes possession, trafficking, production or distribution.

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Note 7

Includes heroin, methamphetamines (e.g., crystal meth), methylenedioxyamphetamine (e.g., ecstasy) and all other drugs listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as well as possession of precursors and equipment.

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Note 8

Includes fraud, identity fraud and identity theft.

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Note: Additional data are available on CANSIM (Table 252-0051). Police-reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with offences. In some instances, police or municipalities might choose to deal with some offences using municipal by-laws or provincial provisions rather than Criminal Code provisions. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Data for specific types of crime are available, in most cases, from 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. Populations are based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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