Chart 5
Type of decision in completed adult criminal court cases, by selected offence, Canada, 2012/2013 to 2022/2023
1.
Excludes cases with at least one charge of human trafficking and cases with at least one charge related to the sex trade.
2.
Other decisions include being found unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible and the case being waived out of province or territory. Includes any order where a guilty decision was not recorded, the court accepted a special plea or arguments related to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms were raised.
Note(s):
Data are based on the adult criminal court portion of the survey, where accused were aged 18 years and older at the time of offence. Includes Criminal Code charges and cases only, excluding Immigration and Refugee Protection Act offences. A decision is a judgment made by the court. A case involves one or more charges against an accused person or company that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final decision. Data exclude information from superior courts in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as municipal courts in Quebec, due to data availability. Data for Quebec were not available for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. Superior court data for Prince Edward Island were included as of 2018/2019.
Source(s):
Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| At least one charge of human trafficking | At least one charge related to the sex trade | At least one violent offence charge¹ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilty | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| Acquitted | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Stayed, withdrawn, dismissed or discharged | 84 | 69 | 47 |
| Other² | 2 | 1 | 2 |
1.
Excludes cases with at least one charge of human trafficking and cases with at least one charge related to the sex trade.
2.
Other decisions include being found unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible and the case being waived out of province or territory. Includes any order where a guilty decision was not recorded, the court accepted a special plea or arguments related to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms were raised.
Note(s):
Data are based on the adult criminal court portion of the survey, where accused were aged 18 years and older at the time of offence. Includes Criminal Code charges and cases only, excluding Immigration and Refugee Protection Act offences. A decision is a judgment made by the court. A case involves one or more charges against an accused person or company that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final decision. Data exclude information from superior courts in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as municipal courts in Quebec, due to data availability. Data for Quebec were not available for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. Superior court data for Prince Edward Island were included as of 2018/2019.
Source(s):
Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
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