Table 10
Police-reported clearance rates for selected offences, by north-south region, 2013

Table 10
Police-reported clearance rates for selected offences, by north-south region, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported clearance rates for selected offences. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), South, Provincial North, Territories, Cleared by charge, Cleared otherwise and Total cleared, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence South Provincial North Territories
Cleared by charge Cleared otherwise Total cleared Cleared by charge Cleared otherwise Total cleared Cleared by charge Cleared otherwise Total cleared
percent
Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic)– "Crime Rate" 27 14 41 27 31 58 15 57 73
Violent crime                  
Homicide 68 8 76 78 2 80 67 33 100
Other violations causing deathNote 1 75 19 94 92 17 108 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Attempted murder 70 4 74 78 5 83 83 0 83
Sexual assault - levels 2 and 3 62 8 70 73 4 78 67 11 78
Sexual assault - level 1 42 19 61 55 20 75 60 17 77
Sexual violations against childrenNote 2, Note 3 39 20 59 48 16 64 61 15 76
Assault - level 3 - aggravated 77 4 80 84 4 88 88 3 91
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 61 14 75 61 20 80 64 28 92
Assault - level 1 49 28 77 46 36 82 40 48 88
Other violent Criminal Code violations 39 24 63 37 37 74 30 54 84
Total 46 24 70 46 33 79 42 45 87
Property crime  
Breaking and entering 11 5 16 15 9 24 18 25 43
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 13 9 22 12 15 27 8 28 36
MischiefNote 4 8 12 20 6 42 48 2 72 74
Other property crime 19 7 26 19 14 34 17 28 45
Total 13 9 22 11 26 37 5 60 65
Other Criminal Code offences  
Disturbing the peace 5 40 45 2 58 60 1 69 70
Administration of justice violations 87 9 96 78 16 94 58 34 92
Other violations 44 19 64 39 28 67 28 49 77
Total 59 19 77 36 38 75 14 61 75
Criminal Code traffic violations  
Impaired drivingNote 5 71 16 87 58 16 74 46 14 59
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 26 5 30 29 5 34 43 10 52
Total 51 11 62 48 12 61 45 13 58
Drug offences 47 32 79 42 28 70 25 25 50
Other federal statute violations  
Youth Criminal Justice Act 78 15 93 84 13 97 55 48 103
Other federal statutes 29 36 65 23 39 62 8 55 63
Total 46 29 75 41 32 72 31 51 82
Total - all violations 30 15 45 29 30 59 17 55 72
... not applicable
Note 1.

Includes, for example, criminal negligence causing death.

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Note 2.

Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault.

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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 (as of 2012) making sexually explicit material available to a child for the purpose of facilitating sexual offences against children/youth.

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Note 4.

Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

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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.

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Note: For an incident to be cleared by charge, at least one chargeable suspect has been identified and there is a charge laid against or recommended to be laid against this individual in connection with this incident. For an incident to be cleared otherwise, an accused must be identified and there must be sufficient evidence to lay a charge in connection with the incident, but instead the suspect is processed by other means. Totals are based on unrounded numbers. Clearance rates exceeding 100% may occur in years where police cleared more incidents than were reported to police. Rates are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Provincial North encompasses the northern regions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. South refers to the southern regions of these provinces as well as Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Total rates by sex and age differ as a result of noted exclusions.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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