Proportion of accused of crime that were male, by age group and offence, Canada, 2014
Table 5Type of offence | Youth aged 12 to 17 | Young adults aged 18 to 24 | Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1 | Total adultsNote 1 |
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percent male | ||||
Total accused of Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) | 72 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Violent crime | ||||
Homicide and attempted murderNote 2 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 87 |
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated | 100 | 93 | 86 | 87 |
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 97 | 91 | 92 | 92 |
Sexual assault - level 1 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Sexual violations against children Note 3, Note 4 | 92 | 93 | 97 | 96 |
Assault - level 3 - aggravated | 75 | 85 | 82 | 83 |
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
Assault - level 1 (common assault) | 62 | 70 | 76 | 75 |
Other assaultsNote 5 | 66 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Robbery | 90 | 88 | 85 | 86 |
Criminal harassment | 61 | 75 | 78 | 78 |
Uttering threats | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 |
Other violent Criminal Code violationsNote 6 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
Total | 71 | 76 | 79 | 78 |
Property crime | ||||
Breaking and entering | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 |
Theft of motor vehicle | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 77 | 74 | 76 | 75 |
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 |
MischiefNote 7 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 75 |
Other property crimesNote 8 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 72 |
Total | 73 | 73 | 70 | 71 |
Other Criminal Code offences | ||||
Disturbing the peace | 60 | 72 | 74 | 74 |
Administration of justice violationsNote 9 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
Other Criminal Code offencesNote 10 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 |
Total | 72 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
Criminal Code traffic violations | ||||
Impaired driving | 69 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Other Criminal Code traffic violations | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
Total | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Drug offences | ||||
Possession - cannabis | 79 | 85 | 86 | 86 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis | 86 | 87 | 81 | 83 |
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs | 75 | 79 | 80 | 80 |
Total | 79 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
Other federal statute violations | ||||
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 72 | 83 | 64 | 83 |
Other federal statutes | 74 | 77 | 84 | 83 |
Total | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 |
Total - all violations | 73 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Crime Reporting Survey. |
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