Chart 2
The 10 most common offences for cases completed in adult criminal courts involving Black accused persons, Canada, 2016/2017 to 2022/2023
1.
Includes, for example, assault with a weapon (level 2) and aggravated assault (level 3).
2.
Includes theft over $5,000 and theft of $5,000 and less.
3.
Includes drug trafficking, production, importing and exporting.
Note(s):
A case is one or more charges against an accused person that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final decision. Cases that involve more than one charge are represented by the most serious offence. Black accused persons include those who reported being "Black" or "Black" and "White" in the Census of Population. Data exclude information from superior courts in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as municipal courts in Quebec, because of the unavailability of data. Superior court information for Prince Edward Island was also unavailable until 2018/2019. Data for Quebec were not available for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| % of total cases | |
|---|---|
| Common assault | 11 |
| Failure to comply with an order | 8 |
| Major assault¹ | 8 |
| Theft² | 7 |
| Impaired driving | 7 |
| Other drug offences³ | 5 |
| Fraud | 5 |
| Weapons | 5 |
| Breach of probation | 4 |
| Uttering threats | 4 |
1.
Includes, for example, assault with a weapon (level 2) and aggravated assault (level 3).
2.
Includes theft over $5,000 and theft of $5,000 and less.
3.
Includes drug trafficking, production, importing and exporting.
Note(s):
A case is one or more charges against an accused person that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final decision. Cases that involve more than one charge are represented by the most serious offence. Black accused persons include those who reported being "Black" or "Black" and "White" in the Census of Population. Data exclude information from superior courts in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as municipal courts in Quebec, because of the unavailability of data. Superior court information for Prince Edward Island was also unavailable until 2018/2019. Data for Quebec were not available for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.
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