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Persons charged by type of offence
(Rate, adults charged)
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
  Rate of adults charged
  rate per 100,000 population
All incidents 2,208.3 2,163.9 2,173.8 2,123.7 2,117.9
Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic offences) 1,645.1 1,643.3 1,643.4 1,612.1 1,602.2
Crimes of violence 498.8 480.6 467.8 470.6 471.2
Homicide 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.7
Attempted murder 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1
Assaults (level 1 to 3)1 397.8 382.8 373.1 372.8 376.1
Sexual assault 31.1 28.4 27.4 27.4 26.0
Other sexual offences 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.6
Robbery 28.4 28.5 28.6 29.7 30.1
Other crimes of violence2 35.0 34.4 32.0 34.1 32.8
Property crimes 506.6 514.0 514.0 489.9 467.2
Breaking and entering 81.1 81.2 79.5 73.4 66.9
Motor vehicle theft 34.1 35.0 32.0 28.1 25.3
Theft over $5,000 8.2 7.9 6.7 6.9 6.1
Theft $5,000 and under 223.5 227.6 229.3 216.1 205.6
Possession of stolen goods 74.0 76.7 81.1 80.3 81.2
Frauds 85.6 85.6 85.4 85.1 82.0
Other Criminal Code offences 639.7 648.7 661.6 651.6 663.8
Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) 335.5 325.3 313.4 298.2 295.1
Impaired driving 275.5 264.8 253.4 239.1 235.4
Other Criminal Code traffic offences3 60.0 60.5 59.9 59.1 59.8
Federal statutes 227.6 195.3 217.1 213.4 220.6
Drugs 198.9 171.9 186.7 184.5 194.6
Other federal statutes 28.7 23.4 30.4 28.9 26.0
1. "Assault level 1" is the first level of assault. It constitutes the intentional application of force without consent, the attempt or threat to apply force to another person, or openly wearing a weapon (or an imitation) while accosting or impeding another person.
2. Includes unlawfully causing bodily harm, discharging firearms with intent, abductions, assaults against police officers, assaults against other peace or public officers and other assaults.
3. Includes dangerous operation of motor vehicle, boat, vessel or aircraft, dangerous operation of motor vehicle, boat, vessel or aircraft causing bodily harm or death, driving motor vehicle while prohibited and failure to stop or remain.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table (for fee) 252-0014.
Last modified: 2007-07-18

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