Chart 8 Rate of adult females charged by police by offence category, 1979 to 2009
Year Violent crime Property crime Other Criminal Code Federal Statutes
rate per 100,000 population
1979 51 415 135 86
1980 55 435 144 92
1981 56 455 146 88
1982 57 462 126 72
1983 67 463 135 70
1984 69 454 131 57
1985 71 425 125 50
1986 77 416 163 53
1987 85 425 188 57
1988 90 422 194 56
1989 95 400 196 69
1990 107 415 196 59
1991 120 442 217 60
1992 125 433 220 76
1993 133 401 212 66
1994 137 335 184 62
1995 127 320 187 57
1996 130 324 179 55
1997 132 290 170 53
1998 154 287 145 54
1999 163 263 137 62
2000 175 244 140 65
2001 190 247 145 61
2002 180 241 155 62
2003 177 246 163 58
2004 175 249 173 64
2005 181 249 174 64
2006 185 244 182 71
2007 186 232 194 74
2008 184 230 206 76
2009 192 248 193 70
Notes: Due to the introduction of revised offence category definitions to better reflect those used by the policing community, there is a break in the series in 1998. Data excludes traffic violations.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting (Aggregate) Survey, 1979 to 2009.