Table 7
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by most serious sentence, relationship and number of charges, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011

Table 7
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by most serious sentence, relationship and number of charges, 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 sentence (appearing as row headers), Single-charge cases, Multiple-charge cases and Total guilty cases, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Most serious sentence Single-charge cases Multiple-charge casesNote 1 Total guilty cases
number percent number percent number percent
Intimate partner violence casesNote 2 (IPV)  
Custody 4,120 14 29,528 38 33,648 31
Conditional sentenceNote 3 937 3 4,200 5 5,137 5
ProbationNote 4 20,013 66 33,200 43 53,213 49
Fine 778 3 5,057 7 5,835 5
Other sentencesNote 5 4,354 14 5,381 7 9,735 9
Total guilty IPV cases 30,202 100 77,366 100 107,568 100
Non-intimate partner violence (non-IPV) casesNote 6  
Custody 4,796 20 29,321 46 34,117 39
Conditional sentenceNote 3 1,269 5 4,264 7 5,533 6
ProbationNote 4 13,478 56 21,715 34 35,193 40
Fine 1,578 7 4,452 7 6,030 7
Other sentencesNote 5 2,828 12 4,121 6 6,949 8
Total guilty non-IPV cases 23,949 100 63,873 100 87,822 100
Total guilty cases 54,151 ... 141,239 ... 195,390 ...
... not applicable
Note 1.

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

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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.

The conditional sentencing option came into force under Bill C-41 in September 1996. When a conditional sentence is imposed, the accused serves his/her sentence in the community under supervision. For a conditional sentence to be imposed, the following conditions must be met: the offence must not be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence; the maximum length of the prison sentence associated with the offence must be less than two years; and the court must have good reason to believe that the offender will not be a threat to the community. The accused who receives a conditional sentence must comply with certain conditions, such as house arrest, curfews, refraining from drinking alcohol or driving, treatment programs or community service orders. The accused may be imprisoned if he/she violates these conditions. The collection of data on conditional sentences in the various jurisdictions is not consistent over time.

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Note 4.

Probation is mandatory in cases where the accused receives a conditional discharge or a suspended sentence.

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Note 5.

Includes restitution, unconditional or conditional discharge, suspended sentence, community service order and cease and desist order.

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Note 6.

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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