Table 2
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by detailed age group of accused, Canada, 2014

Table 2
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by detailed 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), Age of accused, Under age 12, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and Total youth (12 to 17), calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Age of accused
Under age 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total youth (12 to 17)
rate per 100,000 population
Assault (all types) 28 300 523 704 921 990 1,061 762
Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, 3) 4 41 69 85 85 83 81 74
Sexual violations against childrenNote 1, Note 2 1 13 16 20 26 19 15 18
Robbery 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 9 32 83 140 205 198 114
Uttering threats 9 89 155 214 285 279 276 219
Breaking and entering 10 107 188 262 361 381 399 288
Theft of motor vehicle 1 24 49 88 156 159 156 108
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 19 266 533 1,025 1,283 1,344 1,214 960
MischiefNote 3 33 242 414 561 642 742 791 574
Disturbing the peace 2 25 64 116 174 230 302 156
Administration of justice violationsNote 4 1 61 183 459 705 916 975 565
Impaired driving 0 0 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 3 9 26 82 21
Possession - cannabis 1 43 157 353 622 844 1,064 531
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 2 13 28 55 85 113 51
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 2 15 40 80 122 172 75
Youth Criminal Justice Act 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 14 57 153 260 358 364 207
Total accused of Criminal Code offences 118 1,317 2,483 4,050 5,338 6,029 6,242 4,322
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Table 2
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by detailed 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), Age of accused , 18 to 19 , 20 to 21 , 22 to 24 , 25 to 29 , 30 to 34 , 35 and older, Total adult and Total , calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Age of accused
18 to 19 20 to 21 22 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 and olderNote 5 Total adultNote 5 TotalNote 6
rate per 100,000 population
Assault (all types) 1,027 1,054 1,026 957 817 304 493 448
Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, 3) 66 57 51 48 41 23 31 30
Sexual violations against childrenNote 1, Note 2 16 14 11 8 9 4 6 6
Robbery 147 102 79 65 45 9 28 30
Uttering threats 202 191 176 175 176 83 112 105
Breaking and entering 297 234 171 169 158 43 86 89
Theft of motor vehicle 120 101 76 75 54 13 32 33
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 913 707 627 597 557 230 349 345
MischiefNote 3 697 585 517 454 356 136 236 231
Disturbing the peace 389 409 398 343 280 143 203 173
Administration of justice violationsNote 4 1,249 1,349 1,268 1,155 962 290 542 470
Impaired driving 245 393 460 419 335 155 220 177
Possession - cannabis 1,041 756 561 355 215 53 176 175
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis 108 91 68 53 38 14 28 26
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs 248 288 285 276 231 58 118 99
Youth Criminal Justice Act 115 6 1 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 4 17
Total accused of Criminal Code offences 5,903 5,531 5,072 4,712 4,022 1,480 2,452 2,259
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Note 1.

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

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Note 2.

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 3.

Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

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Note 4.

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 5.

Excludes accused where age is over 89.

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Note 6.

Total accused includes accused under the age of 12 as well as accused where age is unknown or over 89.

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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.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Crime Reporting Survey.
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