Table 5
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by type of most serious offence, relationship and number of guilty decisions against the accused, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011

Table 5
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by type of most serious offence, relationship and number of guilty decisions against the accused, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court. The information is grouped by Most serious offence (appearing as row headers), Cases with a single guilty decision, Cases with multiple guilty decisions, Cases with no guilty decision and Total cases, calculated using number , percent , number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Most serious offenceNote 1 Cases with a single guilty decisionNote 2 Cases with multiple guilty decisionsNote 3 Cases with no guilty decision Total cases
number percent number percent number percent number percent
Intimate partner violence (IPV) casesNote 4  
Common assaultNote 5 38,199 49 2,389 3 37,119 48 77,707 100
Major assaultNote 6 3,935 20 5,494 29 9,815 51 19,244 100
Uttering threats 3,832 20 6,868 35 8,698 45 19,398 100
Criminal harassment 1,434 30 1,406 30 1,915 40 4,755 100
Mischief 1,777 24 3,364 45 2,335 31 7,476 100
Breach of probation 1,424 15 6,736 69 1,540 16 9,700 100
Failure to comply with court order 4,721 24 11,060 56 3,853 20 19,634 100
Sexual assaultNote 7 183 12 332 22 998 66 1,513 100
Other offencesNote 8 3,432 17 10,982 54 5,985 29 20,399 100
Total IPV guilty cases 58,937 33 48,631 27 72,258 40 179,826 100
Non-intimate partner violence (non-IPV) casesNote 9  
Common assaultNote 5 19,099 51 1,225 3 16,894 45 37,218 100
Major assaultNote 6 7,828 31 7,594 31 9,456 38 24,878 100
Uttering threats 4,243 24 5,421 31 8,064 45 17,728 100
Criminal harassment 629 29 486 22 1,061 49 2,176 100
Mischief 1,329 29 2,007 43 1,292 28 4,628 100
Breach of probation 796 17 3,282 69 688 14 4,766 100
Failure to comply with court order 2,119 27 4,048 51 1,705 22 7,872 100
Sexual assaultNote 7 2,080 29 1,223 17 3,987 55 7,290 100
Other offencesNote 8 7,439 23 16,974 54 7,277 23 31,690 100
Total non-IPV guilty cases 45,562 33 42,260 31 50,424 36 138,246 100
Total guilty cases 104,499 33 90,891 29 122,682 39 318,072 100
Note 1.

The Common Offence Classification (COC) divides offences into 32 categories (e.g., major assault, driving while impaired). This classification allows users to compare analytical results between different databases and to examine data from various sectors of the justice system using a single set of offence categories. Common Offence categories are determined by aggregating each offence category in the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey into broader categories.

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Note 2.

Cases that resulted in a single finding of guilt. In cases where the accused faced more than one charge in criminal court, this refers to the most serious charge in the case.

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Note 3.

Cases that resulted in more than one finding of guilt. Conviction for more than one charge, including the most serious charge.

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Note 4.

Refers to violence committed by married, separated or divorced persons, common-law partners, dating partners (current and former) and other intimate partners.

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Note 5.

Common assault (level 1 assault, section 266 of the Criminal Code of Canada) is the least serious form of assault. A person commits common assault when he/she uses or threatens to use force against another person without that person’s consent. The level of injury to the victim is what distinguishes this type of assault from other more serious types.

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Note 6.

Includes assault with a weapon (level 2, section 267 of the Criminal Code of Canada), aggravated assault (level 3, section 268 of the Criminal Code of Canada) and other forms of assault (assault against a peace officer and unlawfully causing bodily harm).

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Note 7.

Includes sexual assault (level 1, section 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada), sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (level 2, section 272 of the Criminal Code of Canada) and aggravated sexual assault (level 3, section 273 of the Criminal Code of Canada) and other forms of sexual assault.

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Note 8.

Includes homicide, attempted murder, robbery, other sexual offences, other violent crimes, theft of motor vehicle, theft, breaking and entering, fraud, possession of stolen property, other property crime, failure to appear, unlawfully at large, other administration of justice violations, weapons violations, prostitution, disturbing the peace, other Criminal Code offences, impaired driving, other Criminal Code traffic violations, drug possession, other drug-related offences, Youth Criminal Justice Act/ Young Offenders Act, other federal statutes violations.

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Note 9.

Refers to violence committed by parents, children, brothers, sisters, extended family members, friends, acquaintances, business or criminal associates, authority figures, neighbours and strangers.

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Note: Includes victims who were between 15 and 89 years of age at the time of the incident. Excludes incidents for which the age or sex of the victim was unknown. Excludes incidents in which the accused was between 12 and 17 years at the time of the incident.
Source: Statistics Canada, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey-Integrated Criminal Court Survey linked database, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011.
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