Table 5
Police-reported crime for selected offences, by province and territory, 2011
| Province and territory |
Homicide | Attempted murder | Major assault (levels 2 and 3) |
Robbery | ||||||||
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| number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011Note 1 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011Note 1 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
4 | 0.8 | Note …: not applicable | 3 | 0.6 | Note …: not applicable | 685 | 134 | 3 | 110 | 22 | -32 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | 0.7 | Note …: not applicable | 0 | 0.0 | Note …: not applicable | 136 | 93 | 4 | 16 | 11 | -28 |
| Nova Scotia | 22 | 2.3 | 5 | 60 | 6.3 | 150 | 1,499 | 159 | 15 | 468 | 50 | -5 |
| New Brunswick | 8 | 1.1 | -11 | 17 | 2.3 | 30 | 986 | 131 | 0 | 136 | 18 | -5 |
| Quebec | 105 | 1.3 | 24 | 173 | 2.2 | -16 | 11,194 | 140 | -5 | 6,768 | 85 | 4 |
| Ontario | 161 | 1.2 | -16 | 221 | 1.7 | -11 | 14,659 | 110 | -5 | 11,511 | 86 | -2 |
| Manitoba | 53 | 4.2 | 16 | 31 | 2.5 | 18 | 4,483 | 358 | -3 | 2,231 | 178 | 1 |
| Saskatchewan | 38 | 3.6 | 10 | 28 | 2.6 | -8 | 3,951 | 373 | -3 | 1,085 | 103 | -16 |
| Alberta | 109 | 2.9 | 39 | 38 | 1.0 | -11 | 6,762 | 179 | -3 | 2,917 | 77 | -11 |
| British Columbia | 87 | 1.9 | 4 | 79 | 1.7 | 3 | 8,278 | 181 | -9 | 4,465 | 98 | -10 |
| Yukon | 0 | 0.0 | Note …: not applicable | 4 | 11.5 | Note …: not applicable | 208 | 600 | 25 | 13 | 38 | -24 |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | 6.9 | Note …: not applicable | 1 | 2.3 | Note …: not applicable | 455 | 1,042 | 13 | 14 | 32 | -41 |
| Nunavut | 7 | 21.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | Note …: not applicable | 374 | 1,122 | 0 | 12 | 36 | -16 |
| Canada | 598 | 1.7 | 7 | 655 | 1.9 | -3 | 53,670 | 156 | -4 | 29,746 | 86 | -3 |
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… not applicable 1. Due to the variability in small numbers, percent changes have not been calculated when the number of offences is below 5 in any given year. Note: Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Provincial and territorial data for specific types of crime are available (in most cases) beginning in 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percent change based on unrounded rates. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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| Province and territory |
Sexual assault (levels 1, 2 and 3) |
Sexual violations against children | Break and enter | Motor vehicle theft | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | numberNote 2 | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011Note 1 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
330 | 65 | -10 | 82 | 16 | -13 | 3,136 | 614 | -8 | 593 | 116 | 6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 76 | 52 | 22 | 23 | 16 | -6 | 689 | 472 | -7 | 120 | 82 | 3 |
| Nova Scotia | 708 | 75 | 4 | 105 | 11 | 13 | 4,764 | 504 | -10 | 1,308 | 138 | 2 |
| New Brunswick | 548 | 73 | -8 | 135 | 18 | 0 | 3,379 | 447 | -8 | 1,215 | 161 | -3 |
| Quebec | 3,855 | 48 | -11 | 1,040 | 13 | -4 | 50,395 | 632 | -7 | 22,397 | 281 | -8 |
| Ontario | 7,821 | 58 | 0 | 866 | 6 | 11 | 50,719 | 379 | -9 | 20,768 | 155 | -9 |
| Manitoba | 1,477 | 118 | 1 | 175 | 14 | 28 | 9,305 | 744 | -10 | 3,919 | 313 | -31 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,123 | 106 | -4 | 221 | 21 | -5 | 9,079 | 858 | -9 | 4,967 | 470 | -2 |
| Alberta | 2,739 | 72 | 0 | 356 | 9 | -14 | 18,534 | 490 | -19 | 13,461 | 356 | -13 |
| British Columbia | 2,700 | 59 | -7 | 749 | 16 | 10 | 29,723 | 650 | -6 | 13,186 | 288 | -18 |
| Yukon | 64 | 185 | -5 | 4 | 12 | Note …: not applicable | 192 | 554 | -22 | 114 | 329 | -30 |
| Northwest Territories | 179 | 410 | -4 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 747 | 1,710 | 4 | 213 | 488 | -4 |
| Nunavut | 201 | 603 | -1 | 50 | 150 | 33 | 555 | 1,666 | -18 | 150 | 450 | -28 |
| Canada | 21,821 | 63 | -3 | 3,822 | 11 | 3 | 181,217 | 526 | -9 | 82,411 | 239 | -12 |
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… not applicable 1. Due to the variability in small numbers, percent changes have not been calculated when the number of offences is below 5 in any given year. 2. Includes sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, and luring a child via a computer. Excludes incidents of child pornography due to limited information on victim characteristics. Note: Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Provincial and territorial data for specific types of crime are available (in most cases) beginning in 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percent change based on unrounded rates. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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| Province and territory |
Impaired drivingNote 3 | CannabisNote 4 | CocaineNote 4 | Other drugsNote 4, Note 5 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | number | rate | percent change in rate 2010 to 2011 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
1,849 | 362 | -13 | 1,114 | 218 | 5 | 240 | 47 | 20 | 344 | 67 | 2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 719 | 493 | -3 | 169 | 116 | 2 | 28 | 19 | -17 | 124 | 85 | 107 |
| Nova Scotia | 3,097 | 328 | -10 | 2,472 | 261 | 4 | 343 | 36 | 8 | 454 | 48 | 3 |
| New Brunswick | 2,233 | 296 | -16 | 1,463 | 194 | -3 | 251 | 33 | 12 | 383 | 51 | -6 |
| Quebec | 16,820 | 211 | 2 | 16,024 | 201 | -1 | 2,099 | 26 | 6 | 5,071 | 64 | 12 |
| Ontario | 17,326 | 130 | -1 | 23,054 | 172 | 4 | 4,986 | 37 | -3 | 5,659 | 42 | -1 |
| Manitoba | 4,031 | 322 | 7 | 2,088 | 167 | 5 | 875 | 70 | 19 | 383 | 31 | 1 |
| Saskatchewan | 7,229 | 683 | 9 | 3,471 | 328 | 24 | 1,236 | 117 | 73 | 680 | 64 | 8 |
| Alberta | 17,001 | 450 | -1 | 7,597 | 201 | 2 | 2,914 | 77 | -1 | 1,291 | 34 | -9 |
| British Columbia | 18,835 | 412 | 15 | 19,412 | 424 | 1 | 4,504 | 98 | -8 | 3,123 | 68 | 5 |
| Yukon | 327 | 943 | -20 | 134 | 387 | 17 | 44 | 127 | -3 | 7 | 20 | -68 |
| Northwest Territories | 639 | 1,463 | -14 | 543 | 1,243 | -4 | 120 | 275 | -12 | 34 | 78 | -34 |
| Nunavut | 171 | 513 | -19 | 413 | 1,239 | 20 | 3 | 9 | -41 | 14 | 42 | 130 |
| Canada | 90,277 | 262 | 2 | 77,954 | 226 | 3 | 17,643 | 51 | 2 | 17,567 | 51 | 3 |
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3. Includes alcohol and/or drug impaired operation of a vehicle, alcohol and/or drug impaired operation of a vehicle causing death or bodily harm, failure or refusal to comply with testing for the presence of alcohol or drugs and failure or refusal to provide a breath or blood sample. 4. Includes possession, trafficking, production or distribution. 5. Includes other drugs such as heroin, crystal meth and ecstasy. Also includes precursors and equipment. Note: Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Provincial and territorial data for specific types of crime are available (in most cases) beginning in 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percent change based on unrounded rates. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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