Percentage of youth accused charged, by co-offending and most serious violation, Canada, 2014
Table 8Type of offence | Single accused | Co-offenders | Total youth accused |
---|---|---|---|
percent | |||
Total accused of Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) | 51 | 42 | 48 |
Violent crime | |||
Homicide and attempted murderNote 1 | 97 | 96 | 96 |
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 |
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 86 | 70 | 76 |
Sexual assault - level 1 | 63 | 48 | 61 |
Sexual violations against children Note 2, Note 3 | 53 | 31 | 50 |
Assault - level 3 - aggravated | 98 | 90 | 93 |
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm | 68 | 71 | 69 |
Assault - level 1 (common assault) | 43 | 40 | 43 |
Other assaultsNote 4 | 80 | 77 | 79 |
Robbery | 89 | 92 | 91 |
Criminal harassment | 28 | 14 | 22 |
Uttering threats | 39 | 27 | 37 |
Other violent Criminal Code violationsNote 5 | 42 | 34 | 39 |
Total | 50 | 56 | 51 |
Property crime | |||
Breaking and entering | 67 | 62 | 63 |
Theft of motor vehicle | 55 | 63 | 59 |
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 44 | 53 | 49 |
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 30 | 28 | 29 |
MischiefNote 6 | 31 | 26 | 29 |
Other property crimesNote 7 | 62 | 63 | 62 |
Total | 38 | 39 | 38 |
Other Criminal Code offences | |||
Disturbing the peace | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Administration of justice violationsNote 8 | 86 | 78 | 85 |
Other Criminal Code offencesNote 9 | 51 | 48 | 50 |
Total | 72 | 39 | 64 |
Criminal Code traffic violations | |||
Impaired driving | 80 | 73 | 79 |
Other Criminal Code traffic violations | 80 | 81 | 80 |
Total | 80 | 79 | 80 |
Drug offences | |||
Possession - cannabis | 30 | 20 | 25 |
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis | 77 | 61 | 68 |
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs | 59 | 59 | 59 |
Total | 37 | 27 | 32 |
Other federal statute violations | |||
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 89 | 71 | 88 |
Other federal statutes | 39 | 27 | 35 |
Total | 87 | 60 | 84 |
Total - all violations | 53 | 40 | 48 |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Crime Reporting Survey. |
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