Table 1
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by age group of accused, Canada, 2014

Table 1
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by age group of accused, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Persons accused of crime for selected offences. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), Youth aged 12 to 17, Young adults aged 18 to 24, Older adults aged 25 and older, Total adults and Total accused, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Youth aged 12 to 17 Young adults aged 18 to 24 Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1 Total adultsNote 1 Total accusedNote 2
rate per 100,000 population
Total accused of Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) 4,322 5,428 2,048 2,452 2,259
Violent crime  
Homicide and attempted murderNote 3 3 9 2 3 3
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 2 2 1 1 1
Sexual assault - level 1 73 55 27 30 29
Sexual violations against children Note 4, Note 5 18 13 5 6 6
Assault - level 3 - aggravated 10 27 7 9 8
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm 167 239 83 102 93
Assault - level 1 (common assault) 546 682 306 351 319
Other assaultsNote 6 39 86 23 30 27
Robbery 114 104 18 28 30
Criminal harassment 47 55 41 43 38
Uttering threats 219 187 101 112 105
Other violent Criminal Code violationsNote 7 42 64 34 38 33
Total 1,281 1,524 649 753 693
Property crime  
Breaking and entering 288 223 67 86 89
Theft of motor vehicle 108 95 23 32 33
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 7 12 6 7 6
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 960 727 298 349 345
MischiefNote 8 574 585 189 236 231
Other property crimesNote 9 189 316 118 142 126
Total 2,124 1,959 701 851 829
Other Criminal Code offences  
Disturbing the peace 156 399 176 203 173
Administration of justice violationsNote 10 565 1,286 441 542 470
Other Criminal Code offencesNote 11 196 261 82 103 96
Total 918 1,945 699 848 738
Criminal Code traffic violations  
Impaired driving 21 383 198 220 177
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 32 123 54 62 52
Total 53 506 252 282 229
Drug offences  
Possession - cannabis 531 747 98 176 175
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis 51 86 20 28 26
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs 75 276 97 118 99
Total 657 1,108 215 322 301
Other federal statute violations  
Youth Criminal Justice Act 207 33 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 4 17
Other federal statutes 14 38 25 27 22
Total 221 71 25 31 39
Total - all violations 5,253 7,113 2,541 3,087 2,828
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Note 1.

Excludes accused where age is over 89.

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Note 2.

Total accused includes accused under the age of 12 as well as accused where age is unknown or over 89. Accused under age 12 cannot be charged with an offence under the Criminal Code.

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Note 3.

Includes other violations causing death such as criminal negligence causing death as well as attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

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Note 4.

Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault.

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Note 5.

Includes sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, luring a child via a computer/agreement or arrangement, and (as of 2012) making sexually explicit material available to a child for the purpose of facilitating sexual offences against children/youth.

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Note 6.

Includes assault against a peace officer, violent firearm offences such as pointing or discharging a firearm, or using a firearm in the commission of an offence, and other assaults.

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Note 7.

Includes forcible confinement and kidnapping, abduction, extortion, threatening or harassing phone calls and other violent Criminal Code violations.

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Note 8.

Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

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Note 9.

Includes possession and trafficking of stolen property, fraud, identity theft and fraud, and arson.

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Note 10

Includes failure to comply with an order, failure to appear, breach of probation and other violations against the administration of law and justice.

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Note 11

Includes non-violent weapons offences, counterfeiting, child pornography, prostitution and other Criminal Code violations.

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Note: Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population in each age group. Populations are based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Youth crime rates in this report differ slightly from the rates published in CANSIM or the Juristat on police-reported crime statistics as they are produced from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR2) which uses a different method for counting accused than the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) used for standard dissemination of crime statistics.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Crime Reporting Survey.
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