Table 5
Youth-related incidents involving co-offending and group crime, by selected offences, Canada, 2011

Table 5
Youth-related incidents involving co-offending and group crime, by selected offences, Canada, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of youth-related incidents involving co-offending and group crime by selected offences. The information is grouped by type of offence (appearing as row headers), lone offence, co-offence, total, lone crime, pair crime and group crime, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Lone offence Co-offence Total
Lone crime Pair crime Group crime
number percent number percent number percent number
Total crime (excluding traffic) 82,031 80 14,725 14 6,109 6 102,865
Violent crime  
Homicide 20 83 1 4 3 13 24
Other violations causing deathNote 1 1 Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable 1
Attempted murder 23 85 1 4 3 11 27
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated 7 88 0 0 1 13 8
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 26 79 3 9 4 12 33
Sexual assault - level 1 1,865 95 76 4 25 1 1,966
Sexual violations against childrenNote 2 385 97 9 2 1 0 395
Assault - level 3 - aggravated 177 80 30 14 15 7 222
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 3,578 87 377 9 144 4 4,099
Assault - level 1 13,441 89 1,204 8 404 3 15,049
Assault against police officer 706 91 56 7 17 2 779
Other assaults 135 87 14 9 7 4 156
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing 98 80 16 13 9 7 123
Robbery 1,259 59 537 25 331 16 2,127
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 131 83 13 8 14 9 158
Abduction 3 100 0 0 0 0 3
Extortion 114 84 16 12 6 4 136
Criminal harassment 822 80 130 13 80 8 1,032
Uttering threats 5,527 92 389 6 107 2 6,023
Indecent or harassing phone calls 515 82 80 13 33 5 628
Other violent Criminal Code violations 294 80 37 10 36 10 367
Total 29,127 87 2,989 9 1,240 4 33,356
Property crime  
Breaking and entering 2,507 54 1,160 25 934 20 4,601
Possession of stolen propertyNote 3 1,972 66 730 24 300 10 3,002
Theft of motor vehicle 1,734 74 391 17 207 9 2,332
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 107 64 41 25 18 11 166
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 14,461 68 5,380 25 1,452 7 21,293
FraudNote 4 974 83 150 13 56 5 1,180
MischiefNote 5 9,709 73 2,132 16 1,397 11 13,238
Arson 280 55 153 30 74 15 507
Total 31,744 69 10,137 22 4,438 10 46,319
Other Criminal Code offences  
Counterfeiting 26 76 7 21 1 3 34
Weapons violations 1,527 86 185 10 70 4 1,782
Child pornography 120 76 24 15 14 9 158
Prostitution 13 100 0 0 0 0 13
Disturb the peace 2,619 75 677 19 178 5 3,474
Administration of justice violations 15,394 96 502 3 83 1 15,979
Other violations 1,461 83 204 12 85 5 1,750
Total 21,160 91 1,599 7 431 2 23,190
Criminal Code traffic violations  
Impaired drivingNote 6 865 98 13 1 2 0.2 880
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 717 92 54 7 11 1 782
Total 1,582 95 67 4 13 1 1,662
Drug offences              
Possession - cannabis 7,860 78 1,334 13 820 8 10,014
Possession - cocaine 134 90 13 9 2 1 149
Possession - other drugsNote 7 837 85 90 9 54 6 981
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis 788 77 154 15 80 8 1,022
Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine 157 88 17 9 5 3 179
Trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs 228 81 38 14 15 5 281
Total 10,004 79 1,646 13 976 8 12,626
Other federal statute violations  
Youth Criminal Justice Act 6,362 97 144 2 21 0.3 6,527
Other federal statutes 287 87 27 8 16 5 330
Total 6,649 97 171 2 37 1 6,857
Total - all violations 100,266 81 16,609 13 7,135 6 124,010
... not applicable
Note 1.

Includes, for example, criminal negligence causing death.

Note 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 3.

Includes trafficking and the intent to traffic stolen goods.

Note 4.

Includes identity theft and identity fraud.

Note 5.

Includes altering, removing or destroying a vehicle identification number (VIN).

Note 6.

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.

Note 7.

Includes precursors and equipment.

Note: Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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