Table 6
Cases completed in adult criminal court, by median elapsed time and relationship, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011

Table 6
Cases completed in adult criminal court, by median elapsed time and relationship, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Cases completed in adult criminal court. The information is grouped by Relationship (appearing as row headers), Median elapsed time(in days) (appearing as column headers).
Relationship Median elapsed timeNote 1
(in days)
Types of intimate partner violence (IPV) casesNote 2  
Single-charge cases 99
Multiple-charge casesNote 3 143
Cases with a verdict of not guiltyNote 4 139
Cases with a guilty verdictNote 5 113
Single-conviction casesNote 6 99
Multiple-conviction casesNote 7 129
Total IPV cases 124
Type of non-intimate partner violence (non-IPV) casesNote 8  
Single-charge cases 134
Multiple-charge casesNote 3 163
Cases with a verdict of not guiltyNote 4 175
Cases with a guilty verdictNote 5 137
Single-conviction casesNote 6 131
Multiple-conviction casesNote 7 143
Total non-IPV cases 151
Total cases of violence (IPV and non-IPV) 134
Note 1.

The median time elapsed is the central point in a series of values representing the number of days needed to complete a case, from the first appearance to the last.

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Note 2.

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 3.

A case involving more than one charge is represented by the most serious offence. Cases involving multiple charges include all charges in the case, regardless of whether they resulted in a guilty verdict.

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Note 4.

Includes the following decisions: acquittals, stays, withdrawals, dismissals and discharges at preliminary inquiry as well as court referrals to alternative or extrajudicial measures and restorative justice programs, and other decisions.

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Note 5.

Cases in which the accused received a guilty finding for at least one charge against him/her.

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Note 6.

For cases with single or multiple charges, the accused received a guilty finding for one charge.

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Note 7.

For cases with multiple charges, the accused received a guilty finding for more than one charge, including the most serious charge.

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Note 8.

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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