Table 8
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by type of offence, most serious sentence and relationship, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011

Table 8
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by type of offence, most serious sentence and relationship, 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), Most serious sentence, Custody, Conditional sentence, Probation, Fine, Other sentences and Total guilty cases, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Most serious offenceNote 1 Most serious sentence
Custody Conditional sentenceNote 2 ProbationNote 3 Fine Other sentencesNote 4 Total guilty cases
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Intimate partner violence (IPV) casesNote 5  
Common assaultNote 6 5,960 15 1,209 3 28,322 70 801 2 4,296 11 40,588 100
Major assaultNote 7 4,520 48 978 10 3,156 33 60 1 715 8 9,429 100
Uttering threats 3,495 33 534 5 5,697 53 200 2 774 7 10,700 100
Criminal harassment 914 32 173 6 1,578 56 18 1 157 6 2,840 100
Mischief 1,062 21 181 4 3,256 63 283 6 359 7 5,141 100
Breach of probation 5,100 63 512 6 1,649 20 519 6 380 5 8,160 100
Failure to comply with court order 5,619 36 517 3 5,275 33 2,292 15 2,078 13 15,781 100
Sexual assaultNote 8 312 61 70 14 77 15 0 0 56 11 515 100
Other offencesNote 9 6,666 46 963 7 4,203 29 1,662 12 920 6 14,414 100
Total guilty IPV cases 33,648 31 5,137 5 53,213 49 5,835 5 9,735 9 107,568 100
Non-Intimate partner violence (non-IPV) casesNote 10  
Common assaultNote 6 3,007 15 664 3 13,299 65 1,402 7 1,952 10 20,324 100
Major assaultNote 7 7,007 45 1,575 10 5,221 34 528 3 1,091 7 15,422 100
Uttering threats 3,437 36 448 5 4,720 49 412 4 647 7 9,664 100
Criminal harassment 305 27 69 6 668 60 11 1 62 6 1,115 100
Mischief 738 22 107 3 2,024 61 272 8 195 6 3,336 100
Breach of probation 2,431 60 241 6 896 22 308 8 202 5 4,078 100
Failure to comply with court order 2,295 37 175 3 1,697 28 1,069 17 931 15 6,167 100
Sexual assaultNote 8 1,540 47 570 17 819 25 21 1 353 11 3,303 100
Other offencesNote 9 13,357 55 1,684 7 5,849 24 2,007 8 1,516 6 24,413 100
Total guilty non-IPV cases 34,117 39 5,533 6 35,193 40 6,030 7 6,949 8 87,822 100
Total guilty cases 67,765 Note ...: not applicable 10,670 Note ...: not applicable 88,406 Note ...: not applicable 11,865 Note ...: not applicable 16,684 Note ...: not applicable 195,390 Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
Note 1.

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

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Note 2.

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 3.

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

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Note 4.

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

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Note 5.

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 6.

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 7.

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 8.

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 9.

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 10

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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