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, 12 to 15, 16 to 17, 18 to 19, 20 to 21, 22 to 24, 25 to 29, 30 to 34 and 35 and older, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Age of accused
12 to 15 16 to 17 18 to 19 20 to 21 22 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 and older
rate per 100,000 population
Homicide and attempted murderNote 1 1 9 10 10 9 7 4 2
Assault (all types) 617 1,026 1,027 1,054 1,026 957 817 304
Sexual assault (levels 1, 2,3) 70 82 66 57 51 48 41 23
Sexual violations against childrenNote 2, Note 3 19 17 16 14 11 8 9 4
Robbery 67 201 147 102 79 65 45 9
Uttering threats 188 277 202 191 176 175 176 83
Breaking and entering 231 390 297 234 171 169 158 43
Theft of motor vehicle 81 158 120 101 76 75 54 13
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 786 1,278 913 707 627 597 557 230
MischiefNote 4 468 767 697 585 517 454 356 136
Disturbing the peace 96 267 389 409 398 343 280 143
Administration of justice violationsNote 5 358 946 1,249 1,349 1,268 1,155 962 290
Impaired driving 3 55 245 393 460 419 335 155
Possession - cannabis 299 956 1,041 756 561 355 215 53
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis 25 99 108 91 68 53 38 14
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs 35 148 248 288 285 276 231 58
Youth Criminal Justice Act 123 361 115 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
Total accused of Criminal Code offences 3,304 6,043 5,717 5,334 4,884 4,517 3,847 1,427
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Note 1.

Includes other violations causing death such as criminal negligence causing death as well as attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Homicide and attempted murder are combined due to small numbers of accused by age group.

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Note 2.

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

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Note 3.

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 4.

Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

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Note 5.

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

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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 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2014.
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