Table 1
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2017
| Number – Reported | Number – Unfounded | % – Unfounded | Number – Founded | Rate – Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic) – "Crime rate" | 2,110,658 | 152,635 | 7.2 | 1,958,023 | 5,334.0 |
| Total violent crime | 459,223 | 56,022 | 12.2 | 403,201 | 1,098.4 |
| Homicide | 660 | 0 | 0.0 | 660 | 1.8 |
| Other violations causing death | 96 | 18 | 18.8 | 78 | 0.2 |
| Attempted murder | 836 | 9 | 1.1 | 827 | 2.3 |
| Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated | 176 | 15 | 8.5 | 161 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 446 | 29 | 6.5 | 417 | 1.1 |
| Sexual assault - level 1 | 27,929 | 3,835 | 13.7 | 24,094 | 65.6 |
| Sexual violations against children | 9,302 | 1,256 | 13.5 | 8,046 | 21.9 |
| Assault - level 3 - aggravated | 3,585 | 44 | 1.2 | 3,541 | 9.6 |
| Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 53,498 | 1,645 | 3.1 | 51,853 | 141.3 |
| Assault - level 1 | 183,864 | 20,830 | 11.3 | 163,034 | 444.1 |
| Assault of police officer | 10,903 | 56 | 0.5 | 10,847 | 29.5 |
| Other assaults | 2,164 | 212 | 9.8 | 1,952 | 5.3 |
| Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing | 3,015 | 281 | 9.3 | 2,734 | 7.4 |
| Robbery | 23,918 | 1,179 | 4.9 | 22,739 | 61.9 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 4,280 | 502 | 11.7 | 3,778 | 10.3 |
| Trafficking in persons | 317 | 46 | 14.5 | 271 | 0.7 |
| Extortion | 3,287 | 154 | 4.7 | 3,133 | 8.5 |
| Criminal harassment | 26,502 | 7,064 | 26.7 | 19,438 | 53.0 |
| Uttering threats | 74,992 | 12,918 | 17.2 | 62,074 | 169.1 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 21,073 | 4,874 | 23.1 | 16,199 | 44.1 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 1,664 | 195 | 11.7 | 1,469 | 4.0 |
| Commodification of sexual activity | 1,168 | 62 | 5.3 | 1,106 | 3.0 |
| Other violent Criminal Code violations | 5,548 | 798 | 14.4 | 4,750 | 12.9 |
| Total property crime | 1,261,594 | 70,505 | 5.6 | 1,191,089 | 3,244.8 |
| Breaking and entering | 170,727 | 11,391 | 6.7 | 159,336 | 434.1 |
| Possess stolen property | 25,305 | 1,436 | 5.7 | 23,869 | 65.0 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 94,317 | 9,297 | 9.9 | 85,020 | 231.6 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 18,682 | 1,427 | 7.6 | 17,255 | 47.0 |
| Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 527,895 | 23,338 | 4.4 | 504,557 | 1,374.5 |
| Fraud (excluding identity theft and fraud) | 119,739 | 6,876 | 5.7 | 112,863 | 307.5 |
| Identity theft | 3,411 | 144 | 4.2 | 3,267 | 8.9 |
| Identity fraud | 14,740 | 465 | 3.2 | 14,275 | 38.9 |
| Mischief | 276,895 | 14,779 | 5.3 | 262,116 | 714.1 |
| Arson | 9,883 | 1,352 | 13.7 | 8,531 | 23.2 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 389,841 | 26,108 | 6.7 | 363,733 | 990.9 |
| Weapons violations | 18,137 | 2,352 | 13.0 | 15,785 | 43.0 |
| Child pornography | 7,629 | 1,108 | 14.5 | 6,521 | 17.8 |
| Prostitution | 151 | 17 | 11.3 | 134 | 0.4 |
| Disturb the peace | 103,006 | 6,625 | 6.4 | 96,381 | 262.6 |
| Administration of justice violations | 228,755 | 11,919 | 5.2 | 216,836 | 590.7 |
| Other violations | 32,163 | 4,087 | 12.7 | 28,076 | 76.5 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic violations | 129,285 | 3,907 | 3.0 | 125,378 | 341.6 |
| Alcohol impaired driving | 68,910 | 3,352 | 4.9 | 65,558 | 178.6 |
| Drug impaired driving | 3,828 | 339 | 8.9 | 3,489 | 9.5 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic violations | 56,547 | 216 | 0.4 | 56,331 | 153.5 |
| Total drug offences | 94,077 | 3,452 | 3.7 | 90,625 | 246.9 |
| Possession - cannabis | 39,848 | 1,350 | 3.4 | 38,498 | 104.9 |
| Possession - cocaine | 7,387 | 279 | 3.8 | 7,108 | 19.4 |
| Possession - methamphetamines and ecstasy (MDA) | 9,382 | 113 | 1.2 | 9,269 | 25.3 |
| Possession - heroin | 2,279 | 60 | 2.6 | 2,219 | 6.0 |
| Possession - other drugs | 8,434 | 444 | 5.3 | 7,990 | 21.8 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis | 10,172 | 678 | 6.7 | 9,494 | 25.9 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine | 6,972 | 169 | 2.4 | 6,803 | 18.5 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution - methamphetamines and ecstasy (MDA) | 2,749 | 83 | 3.0 | 2,666 | 7.3 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution - heroin | 1,024 | 9 | 0.9 | 1,015 | 2.8 |
| Trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs | 5,830 | 267 | 4.6 | 5,563 | 15.2 |
| Total other federal statute violations | 32,333 | 1,547 | 4.8 | 30,786 | 83.9 |
| Human trafficking under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act | 124 | 20 | 16.1 | 104 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 5,522 | 70 | 1.3 | 5,452 | 14.9 |
| Other federal statutes | 26,687 | 1,457 | 5.5 | 25,230 | 68.7 |
| Total - all violations | 2,366,353 | 161,541 | 6.8 | 2,204,812 | 6,006.3 |
Note(s):
Data for unfounded incidents are available for 2017 even though inconsistencies in reporting may still exist. Police-reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with offences. In some instances, police or municipalities might choose to deal with some offences using municipal by-laws or provincial provisions rather than Criminal Code provisions. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Data for specific types of crime are available, in most cases, from 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based upon July 1 estimates.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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