Chart 4
Number 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 Non-consensual distribution of intimate images Forcible confinement or kidnapping Other assaults Physical assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing Robbery Extortion 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 number of unfounded incidents
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.

Number of police-reported incidents classified as unfounded, selected violent offences, Canada, 2017
  number of unfounded incidents
Criminal harassment 7,064
Indecent or harassing communications 4,874
Uttering threats 12,918
Other violent *Criminal Code* violations 798
Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) 3,879
Sexual violations against children¹ 1,256
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images 195
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 502
Other assaults 212
Physical assault (levels 1, 2, and 3) 22,519
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing 281
Robbery 1,179
Extortion 154
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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