Table 3
Selected sentencing outcomes of police-reported sexual assaults that were convicted in adult criminal court, by selected incident characteristics, Canada, 2009 to 2014
Selected incident characteristics | Total | CustodyTable 3 Note 1 | ProbationTable 3 Note 2 | Conditional sentenceTable 3 Note 3 | |||
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number | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total sexual assaultsTable 3 Note 4 | 6,891 | 3,846 | 56 | 2,006 | 29 | 629 | 9 |
Sexual assault level 1 | 5,173 | 2,861 | 55 | 1,564 | 30 | 518 | 10 |
Sexual assault level 2 | 141 | 91 | 65 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 8 |
Sexual assault level 3 | 50 | 42 | 84 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Total physical assaultsTable 3 Note 4 | 159,551 | 57,955 | 36 | 75,554 | 47 | 8,752 | 5 |
Physical assault level 1 | 84,985 | 23,630 | 28 | 48,370 | 57 | 3,405 | 4 |
Physical assault level 2 | 35,079 | 13,808 | 39 | 15,847 | 45 | 2,849 | 8 |
Physical assault level 3 | 3,499 | 2,248 | 64 | 690 | 20 | 430 | 12 |
Incident characteristics | |||||||
LocationTable 3 Note 5 | |||||||
Private property | 3,656 | 2,184 | 60 | 946 | 26 | 379 | 10 |
Open area | 782 | 417 | 53 | 273 | 35 | 60 | 8 |
Commercial area | 439 | 176 | 40 | 189 | 43 | 40 | 9 |
School | 47 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 60 | 6 | 13 |
Other | 322 | 141 | 44 | 131 | 41 | 28 | 9 |
Unknown | 118 | 64 | 54 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 14 |
Population density regionTable 3 Note 6 | |||||||
Census metropolitan area (CMA) | 2,769 | 1,482 | 54 | 985 | 36 | 213 | 8 |
Outside of CMA | 2,595 | 1,512 | 58 | 614 | 24 | 317 | 12 |
Weapon presence during sexual assaultTable 3 Note 7 | |||||||
Weapon present | 271 | 162 | 60 | 77 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
Only physical force | 4,888 | 2,705 | 55 | 1,482 | 30 | 484 | 10 |
Unknown | 205 | 127 | 62 | 40 | 20 | 26 | 13 |
Delay in reporting to policeTable 3 Note 8 | |||||||
Reported same day as incident occurred | 3,630 | 2,022 | 56 | 1,092 | 30 | 353 | 10 |
Reported at least one day after | 1,687 | 946 | 56 | 492 | 29 | 175 | 10 |
Reported more than week after | 680 | 391 | 58 | 174 | 26 | 91 | 13 |
Reported more than one year after | 131 | 83 | 63 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 24 |
Long-term incidentsTable 3 Note 9 | |||||||
Isolated incident | 4,222 | 2,325 | 55 | 1,292 | 31 | 415 | 10 |
Occurred over a one week period or longer | 655 | 375 | 57 | 184 | 28 | 72 | 11 |
Incomplete information on fileTable 3 Note 10 | |||||||
No unknowns | 3,503 | 1,961 | 56 | 1,042 | 30 | 340 | 10 |
At least one unknown | 1,318 | 740 | 56 | 377 | 29 | 138 | 10 |
Two or more unknowns | 240 | 133 | 55 | 57 | 24 | 34 | 14 |
Accused characteristics | |||||||
Accused sexTable 3 Note 11 | |||||||
Male accused | 5,322 | 2,977 | 56 | 1,583 | 30 | 524 | 10 |
Female accused | 42 | 17 | 40 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 14 |
Accused age groupsTable 3 Note 12 | |||||||
18 to 24 | 1,309 | 734 | 56 | 385 | 29 | 140 | 11 |
25 to 34 | 1,463 | 863 | 59 | 396 | 27 | 132 | 9 |
35 to 44 | 1,123 | 648 | 58 | 316 | 28 | 104 | 9 |
45 to 54 | 860 | 481 | 56 | 260 | 30 | 82 | 10 |
55 to 89 | 609 | 268 | 44 | 242 | 40 | 72 | 12 |
Victim characteristicsTable 3 Note 13 | |||||||
Victim sexTable 3 Note 14 | |||||||
Male victim | 288 | 166 | 58 | 74 | 26 | 29 | 10 |
Female victim | 4,528 | 2,531 | 56 | 1,344 | 30 | 449 | 10 |
Victim age groupsTable 3 Note 15 | |||||||
Child (13 and younger) | 802 | 593 | 74 | 118 | 15 | 62 | 8 |
Older than child (14 and older) | 4,003 | 2,099 | 52 | 1,295 | 32 | 415 | 10 |
Youth (12 to 17) | 1,436 | 922 | 64 | 318 | 22 | 149 | 10 |
Adult (18 and older) | 2,924 | 1,433 | 49 | 1,031 | 35 | 302 | 10 |
18 to 24 | 1,156 | 587 | 51 | 368 | 32 | 139 | 12 |
25 to 34 | 847 | 393 | 46 | 321 | 38 | 86 | 10 |
35 to 44 | 488 | 229 | 47 | 193 | 40 | 38 | 8 |
45 to 54 | 291 | 144 | 49 | 103 | 35 | 27 | 9 |
55 to 89 | 142 | 80 | 56 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 8 |
Physical injury to victimTable 3 Note 16 | |||||||
Minor or major | 1,452 | 863 | 59 | 381 | 26 | 129 | 9 |
No injury | 2,962 | 1,608 | 54 | 922 | 31 | 308 | 10 |
Unknown | 407 | 230 | 57 | 116 | 29 | 41 | 10 |
Victim and accused relationship characteristicsTable 3 Note 17 | |||||||
Relationship of victim to accusedTable 3 Note 18 | |||||||
Stranger | 929 | 486 | 52 | 336 | 36 | 59 | 6 |
Known to victim | 3,892 | 2,215 | 57 | 1,083 | 28 | 419 | 11 |
Intimate partner | 1,031 | 479 | 46 | 402 | 39 | 84 | 8 |
Parent | 263 | 208 | 79 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Other family | 573 | 385 | 67 | 95 | 17 | 74 | 13 |
Casual acquaintance | 1,313 | 781 | 59 | 330 | 25 | 152 | 12 |
Group type (age-based) | |||||||
Pedophile-perpetrated sexual assaultsTable 3 Note 19 | 802 | 593 | 74 | 118 | 15 | 62 | 8 |
Pedophile stranger | 78 | 53 | 68 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
Pedophile known to victim | 724 | 540 | 75 | 102 | 14 | 57 | 8 |
Pedophile parent | 135 | 109 | 81 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
Pedophile other family | 235 | 177 | 75 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Pedophile casual acquaintance | 198 | 152 | 77 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
Peer-perpetrated sexual assaultsTable 3 Note 20 | 1,369 | 638 | 47 | 520 | 38 | 134 | 10 |
Peer stranger | 205 | 106 | 52 | 74 | 36 | 12 | 6 |
Peer known to victim | 1,164 | 532 | 46 | 446 | 38 | 122 | 10 |
Peer intimate partner | 605 | 253 | 42 | 267 | 44 | 44 | 7 |
Peer family | 61 | 31 | 51 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 23 |
Peer casual acquaintance | 353 | 183 | 52 | 112 | 32 | 46 | 13 |
Age gap between victim and accusedTable 3 Note 21 | |||||||
Accused older than victim | 3,871 | 2,191 | 57 | 1,097 | 28 | 403 | 10 |
1 to 5 years apart | 881 | 406 | 46 | 332 | 38 | 93 | 11 |
6 to 10 years apart | 776 | 452 | 58 | 198 | 26 | 85 | 11 |
11 to 15 years apart | 488 | 296 | 61 | 118 | 24 | 55 | 11 |
16 or more years apart | 1,726 | 1,037 | 60 | 449 | 26 | 170 | 10 |
Same age | 159 | 69 | 43 | 64 | 40 | 16 | 10 |
Accused younger than victim | 775 | 432 | 56 | 252 | 33 | 58 | 7 |
1 to 5 years apart | 359 | 184 | 51 | 128 | 36 | 29 | 8 |
6 to 10 years apart | 161 | 93 | 58 | 47 | 29 | 15 | 9 |
11 to 15 years apart | 97 | 53 | 55 | 33 | 34 | 6 | 6 |
16 or more years apart | 158 | 102 | 65 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 5 |
Relationship by sex | |||||||
Female victim, male accused | 4,517 | 2,529 | 56 | 1,337 | 30 | 447 | 10 |
Male victim, male accused | 266 | 155 | 58 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 10 |
Female victim, female accused | 11 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 64 | 2 | 18 |
Male victim, female accused | 22 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 14 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and Integrated Criminal Court Survey linked file. |
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