Table 9
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by most serious sentence, relationship and sex of accused, Canada, 2005/2006 to 2010/2011

Table 9
Guilty cases completed in adult criminal court, by most serious sentence, relationship and sex of 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 sentence (appearing as row headers), Accused females, Accused males and Total guilty cases , calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Most serious sentence Accused females Accused males Total guilty cases
number percent number percent number percent
Intimate partner violence (IPV) casesNote 1  
Custody 1,648 14 32,000 33 33,648 31
Conditional sentenceNote 2 443 4 4,694 5 5,137 5
ProbationNote 3 7,240 62 45,973 48 53,213 49
Fine 576 5 5,259 5 5,835 5
Other sentencesNote 4 1,767 15 7,968 8 9,735 9
Total guilty IPV cases 11,674 100 95,894 100 107,568 100
Non-intimate partner violence (non-IPV) casesNote 5  
Custody 3,525 25 30,592 42 34,117 39
Conditional sentenceNote 2 907 6 4,626 6 5,533 6
ProbationNote 3 7,478 52 27,715 38 35,193 40
Fine 933 7 5,097 7 6,030 7
Other sentencesNote 4 1,460 10 5,489 7 6,949 8
Total guilty non-IPV cases 14,303 100 73,519 100 87,822 100
Total guilty cases 25,977 ... 169,413 ... 195,390 ...
... not applicable
Note 1.

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 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 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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