Table 3
Persons accused of crime, by type of crime, by age group of accused, by province and territory, 2014

Table 3
Persons accused of crime, by type of crime, by age group of accused, by province and territory, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Persons accused of crime by type of crime. The information is grouped by Province and territory (appearing as row headers), Violent crime, Property crime, Other Criminal Code offences, Total crime (excluding traffic), Youth aged 12 to 17, Young adults aged 18 to 24 and Older adults aged 25 and older, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province and territory Violent crime Property crime Other Criminal Code offences Total crime (excluding traffic)
Youth aged 12 to 17 Young adults aged 18 to 24 Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1 Youth aged 12 to 17 Young adults aged 18 to 24 Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1 Youth aged 12 to 17 Young adults aged 18 to 24 Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1 Youth aged 12 to 17 Young adults aged 18 to 24 Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1
rate per 100,000 population
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,765 1,778 657 2,115 2,458 739 830 1,690 622 4,710 5,926 2,017
Prince Edward Island 1,030 1,253 435 1,989 2,324 600 440 814 246 3,459 4,391 1,281
Nova Scotia 1,897 2,008 672 2,908 2,650 673 1,216 2,126 576 6,020 6,784 1,920
New Brunswick 1,473 1,516 579 2,444 2,022 477 1,113 1,274 375 5,030 4,811 1,431
Quebec 1,348 1,396 609 1,513 1,334 408 434 1,160 391 3,295 3,890 1,408
Ontario 1,081 1,167 484 1,795 1,518 563 581 1,196 397 3,456 3,881 1,444
Manitoba 2,283 3,244 1,119 3,636 3,444 1,127 1,879 3,864 1,474 7,798 10,552 3,719
Saskatchewan 2,458 3,642 1,340 6,337 5,228 1,757 4,290 8,277 2,416 13,084 17,147 5,513
Alberta 1,303 1,794 855 2,577 2,873 1,096 1,499 3,320 1,334 5,380 7,987 3,285
British Columbia 795 1,187 639 1,550 1,544 701 726 1,898 859 3,071 4,628 2,200
Yukon 5,161 5,977 3,587 8,980 9,698 4,783 8,371 14,503 8,978 22,511 30,179 17,349
Northwest Territories 5,893 10,880 6,330 15,506 26,440 21,004 8,163 17,560 13,967 29,562 54,880 41,301
Nunavut 5,909 14,210 8,895 12,856 21,304 14,242 4,871 14,996 11,059 23,636 50,510 34,196
Canada 1,281 1,524 649 2,124 1,959 701 918 1,945 699 4,322 5,428 2,048
Province and territory Criminal Code traffic violations Drug offences Other federal statute violations Total violations
rate per 100,000 population
Newfoundland and Labrador 53 480 205 201 541 62 229 38 16 5,193 6,985 2,300
Prince Edward Island 10 638 257 170 440 74 220 51 4 3,858 5,519 1,616
Nova Scotia 64 630 284 593 1,173 181 134 24 12 6,811 8,611 2,397
New Brunswick 58 514 242 460 598 114 125 37 18 5,673 5,960 1,805
Quebec 39 559 244 847 988 164 88 20 5 4,268 5,458 1,822
Ontario 28 283 162 610 1,119 200 110 44 16 4,204 5,327 1,822
Manitoba 92 505 249 455 780 147 647 188 20 8,992 12,025 4,135
Saskatchewan 261 1,559 611 739 1,161 224 1,874 671 187 15,958 20,538 6,534
Alberta 94 753 379 498 1,051 236 250 76 18 6,222 9,867 3,919
British Columbia 40 548 324 788 1,532 387 170 66 64 4,069 6,774 2,975
Yukon 284 1,465 744 1,016 1,670 378 3,088 264 58 26,900 33,577 18,529
Northwest Territories 473 2,360 1,025 1,355 2,020 591 725 380 116 32,115 59,640 43,033
Nunavut 213 1,168 633 373 1,062 526 293 21 102 24,514 52,761 35,457
Canada 53 506 252 657 1,108 215 221 71 25 5,253 7,113 2,541
Note 1.

Excludes accused where age is 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. 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 which uses a different method for counting accused than the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey used for standard dissemination of crime statistics. The administration of the youth justice system is the responsibility of the provinces and territories. Thus, it is important to note that jurisdictional differences in youth crime are, in part, a reflection of the differences in the administration of youth justice across Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2014.
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