Table 7
Number and percentage of females and males accused, by type of crime, 2015

Table 7
Number and percentage of females and males accused, by type of crime, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Number and percentage of females and males accused. The information is grouped by Type of Offence (appearing as row headers), Total accused, Total female accused and Total male accused, calculated using number, percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of Offence Total accusedTable 7 Note 1 Total female accused Total male accused
number percent number percent number percent
Total, all Criminal Code violations (including traffic) 992,764 100.0 235,760 23.7 757,004 76.3
Total violent Criminal Code violations 246,917 100.0 55,550 22.5 191,367 77.5
Homicide 522 100.0 60 11.5 462 88.5
Attempted murder 638 100.0 94 14.7 544 85.3
Other violations causing death 68 100.0 11 16.2 57 83.8
Sexual assault -- all levels 10,800 100.0 301 2.8 10,499 97.2
Other sexual violationsTable 7 Note 2 2,814 100.0 144 5.1 2,670 94.9
Sexual violations specific to children 2,078 100.0 87 4.2 1,991 95.8
Sexual violations not specific to children 736 100.0 57 7.7 679 92.3
Assault, level 3, aggravated 3,072 100.0 501 16.3 2,571 83.7
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm 34,037 100.0 8,103 23.8 25,934 76.2
Assault, level 1 113,317 100.0 29,848 26.3 83,469 73.7
Other assaultsTable 7 Note 3 8,773 100.0 2,424 27.6 6,349 72.4
Forcible confinement, kidnapping or abductionTable 7 Note 4 3,466 100.0 328 9.5 3,138 90.5
Robbery 11,298 100.0 1,465 13.0 9,833 87.0
Extortion 1,028 100.0 166 16.1 862 83.9
Criminal harassment 13,100 100.0 2,866 21.9 10,234 78.1
Threatening or harassing phone calls 4,412 100.0 1,677 38.0 2,735 62.0
Uttering threats 35,720 100.0 6,937 19.4 28,783 80.6
Commodification of sexual activity 411 100.0 26 6.3 385 93.7
Other violent Criminal Code violationsTable 7 Note 5 3,441 100.0 599 17.4 2,842 82.6
Property crime violations 293,510 100.0 84,388 28.8 209,122 71.2
Arson 1,408 100.0 229 16.3 1,179 83.7
Break-and-enter 32,059 100.0 4,313 13.5 27,746 86.5
Motor vehicle theft 11,831 100.0 2,287 19.3 9,544 80.7
Theft $5,000 and over 2,322 100.0 554 23.9 1,768 76.1
Theft under $5,000 120,171 100.0 44,690 37.2 75,481 62.8
Possession / Trafficking of stolen goods 17,246 100.0 3,636 21.1 13,610 78.9
Fraud 24,668 100.0 8,074 32.7 16,594 67.3
MischiefTable 7 Note 6 80,534 100.0 19,702 24.5 60,832 75.5
Identity fraud / Theft 3,271 100.0 903 27.6 2,368 72.4
Other Criminal Code violations 260,675 100.0 59,268 22.7 201,407 77.3
Prostitution 102 100.0 26 25.5 76 74.5
Violations relating to the administration of justice 177,322 100.0 39,552 22.3 137,770 77.7
Other Criminal Code violations 83,251 100.0 19,690 23.7 63,561 76.3
Total Criminal Code traffic violations 79,516 100.0 15,523 19.5 63,993 80.5
Dangerous operation 5,892 100.0 809 13.7 5,083 86.3
Flight from peace officer 1,989 100.0 235 11.8 1,754 88.2
Impaired operation / Related violations 60,718 100.0 12,541 20.7 48,177 79.3
Street racing 76 100.0 11 14.5 65 85.5
Other (traffic-related) Criminal Code violations 10,841 100.0 1,927 17.8 8,914 82.2
Other federal statutes 112,146 100.0 21,031 18.8 91,115 81.2
Drug offences 98,461 100.0 17,968 18.2 80,493 81.8
Possession and Trafficking 96,294 100.0 17,502 18.2 78,792 81.8
Cannabis 59,908 100.0 9,688 16.2 50,220 83.8
Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and methylenedioxyamphetamine (ecstasy) 26,181 100.0 5,486 21.0 20,695 79.0
Other controlled drugs and substances 10,205 100.0 2,328 22.8 7,877 77.2
Importation, exportation and production 2,167 100.0 466 21.5 1,701 78.5
Cannabis 1,667 100.0 351 21.1 1,316 78.9
Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and methylenedioxyamphetamine (ecstasy) 198 100.0 59 29.8 139 70.2
Other controlled drugs and substances 302 100.0 56 18.5 246 81.5
Other federal statutes violations 13,685 100.0 3,063 22.4 10,622 77.6
Note 1

Includes accused persons between the ages of 12 and 89, inclusively.

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Note 2

Other sexual violations include primarily sexual offences against children (i.e., sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, corrupting children, making sexually explicit material available to children, luring a child via a computer, agreeing to or arranging a sexual offence against a child, obtaining sexual services for consideration, procuring persons for the purpose of prostitution, receiving a material benefit from the purchase of sexual services provided by individuals under 18). However, some "other sexual offences" involve adults as victims (i.e., voyeurism, bestiality, incest, nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, obtaining sexual services for consideration, procuring, or material benefit from sexual services).

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Note 3

Includes assaults against peace officers; unlawfully causing bodily harm; criminal negligence causing bodily harm; and other assaults.

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Note 4

Includes forcible confinement; kidnapping; abduction under 14, not by a parent/guardian; abduction under 16; removal of children from Canada; abduction under 14 contravening a custody order; abduction under 14, by a parent/guardian.

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Note 5

Includes firearm violations.

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Note 6

Includes altering, removing and destroying a vehicle identification number.

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Notes: One incident may involve multiple violations. Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. Incidents where the age or sex of the accused is unknown were excluded.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2015.
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