Chart 3
Proportion of police-reported incidents classified as unfounded, selected violent offences, Canada, 2017

Criminal harassment Indecent or harassing communications Uttering threats Other violent Criminal Code violations Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) Sexual violations against children¹ Forcible confinement or kidnapping Non-consensual distribution of intimate images Other assaults Physical assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing Robbery Extortion 0 10 20 30 % classified as unfounded
1.
Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault.
Note(s):
This chart presents selected violent violations where there were at least 100 incidents classified as unfounded by police in 2017. Data for unfounded incidents are available for 2017 even though inconsistencies in reporting may still exist.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

Chart description


This is a bar clustered chart.

Proportion of police-reported incidents classified as unfounded, selected violent offences, Canada, 2017
  % classified as unfounded
Criminal harassment 27
Indecent or harassing communications 23
Uttering threats 17
Other violent *Criminal Code* violations 14
Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) 14
Sexual violations against children¹ 14
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 12
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images 12
Other assaults 10
Physical assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) 9
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing 9
Robbery 5
Extortion 5
1.
Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault.
Note(s):
This chart presents selected violent violations where there were at least 100 incidents classified as unfounded by police in 2017. Data for unfounded incidents are available for 2017 even though inconsistencies in reporting may still exist.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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