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Table 1
Motor vehicle theft rates and clearance rates, Canada, 1977 to 2002
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Population1 |
Motor vehicle
thefts |
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Number of incidents |
Rate per 100,000 population |
Percent change in rate |
Percentage cleared by charge |
Percentage cleared otherwise |
Total clearance rate (%) |
| 1977 |
23,726,345 |
84,252 |
355 |
0.0 |
18.8 |
8.0 |
26.8 |
| 1978 |
23,963,967 |
83,130 |
347 |
-2.3 |
18.6 |
8.4 |
27.0 |
| 1979 |
24,202,205 |
91,445 |
378 |
8.9 |
15.3 |
10.2 |
25.6 |
| 1980 |
24,516,278 |
93,928 |
383 |
1.4 |
15.0 |
10.1 |
25.1 |
| 1981 |
24,820,382 |
96,229 |
388 |
1.2 |
14.2 |
10.1 |
24.3 |
| 1982 |
25,117,424 |
86,997 |
346 |
-10.7 |
14.2 |
8.8 |
23.0 |
| 1983 |
25,366,965 |
75,988 |
300 |
-13.5 |
15.2 |
9.5 |
24.7 |
| 1984 |
25,607,555 |
76,613 |
299 |
-0.1 |
15.0 |
7.9 |
22.9 |
| 1985 |
25,842,590 |
82,250 |
318 |
6.4 |
14.7 |
7.9 |
22.6 |
| 1986 |
26,100,587 |
85,585 |
328 |
3.0 |
15.2 |
7.4 |
22.5 |
| 1987 |
26,449,888 |
87,061 |
329 |
0.4 |
15.0 |
7.7 |
22.7 |
| 1988 |
26,798,303 |
89,454 |
334 |
1.4 |
15.6 |
7.9 |
23.4 |
| 1989 |
27,286,239 |
100,208 |
367 |
10.0 |
14.8 |
7.4 |
22.3 |
| 1990 |
27,700,856 |
114,082 |
412 |
12.1 |
13.2 |
6.7 |
19.9 |
| 1991 |
28,030,864 |
139,345 |
497 |
20.7 |
12.0 |
5.4 |
17.4 |
| 1992 |
28,376,550 |
146,801 |
517 |
4.1 |
10.9 |
5.2 |
16.1 |
| 1993 |
28,703,142 |
156,685 |
546 |
5.5 |
10.0 |
5.2 |
15.2 |
| 1994 |
29,035,981 |
159,469 |
549 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
5.2 |
14.7 |
| 1995 |
29,353,854 |
161,696 |
551 |
0.3 |
8.8 |
4.7 |
13.5 |
| 1996 |
29,671,892 |
180,123 |
607 |
10.2 |
8.1 |
4.3 |
12.3 |
| 1997 |
29,987,214 |
177,130 |
591 |
-2.7 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
12.2 |
| 1998 |
30,248,412 |
165,920 |
549 |
-7.1 |
8.1 |
4.5 |
12.6 |
| 1999 |
30,509,323 |
161,388 |
529 |
-3.6 |
7.7 |
4.7 |
12.4 |
| 2000 |
30,790,834 |
160,315 |
521 |
-1.6 |
7.9 |
4.6 |
12.4 |
| 2001 |
31,110,565 |
168,595 |
542 |
4.1 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
12.4 |
| 2002 |
31,413,990 |
161,506 |
514 |
-5.1 |
7.6 |
4.3 |
11.9 |
1 The population estimates come from the Annual Demographic Statistics,
2002 report, produced by Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Populations as of July 1st: intercensal estimates for 1977 to 1990, final
intercensal estimates for 1991 to 1995, final postcensal estimates for
1996 to 1999, updated postcensal estimates for 2000 and 2001, and preliminary
postcensal estimates for 2002.
2 An incident is cleared by charge
when at least one accused has been formally charged. An incident is cleared
"otherwise" when the police have identified at least one accused and there
is sufficient evidence to lay a charge in connection with the incident,
but the accused is processed by other means. This could occur for a number
of reasons: the police may have used discretion and decided not to lay
a charge, the complainant did not want police to lay a charge or the accused
was involved in other incidents.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre
for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada.
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