Table 4
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by age group of accused, by province and territory, 2014

Table 4
Persons accused of crime for selected offences, by age group of accused, by province and territory, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Persons accused of crime for selected offences. The information is grouped by Province and territory (appearing as row headers), Assault (all types), Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, 3), Sexual offences against children, Robbery, 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 Assault (all types) Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, 3) Sexual offences against children Robbery
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 1,192 1,177 409 37 71 23 22 28 5 15 97 11
Prince Edward Island 620 784 274 100 51 10 20 15 4 40 59 9
Nova Scotia 1,153 1,350 415 73 52 23 15 16 3 91 85 10
New Brunswick 1,003 1,053 361 69 56 24 13 23 4 25 43 11
Quebec 694 863 359 77 39 19 45 15 6 77 89 17
Ontario 612 746 303 77 52 29 7 9 3 150 107 15
Manitoba 1,518 2,438 786 122 140 57 16 18 5 209 224 37
Saskatchewan 1,697 2,757 976 114 111 44 15 27 6 204 219 21
Alberta 838 1,293 581 75 67 29 12 12 3 85 94 22
British Columbia 503 852 436 36 45 22 17 15 7 69 82 22
Yukon 3,657 4,659 2,446 81 146 148 81 29 19 163 117 35
Northwest Territories 4,444 8,740 4,453 252 320 250 0 60 18 126 80 47
Nunavut 4,418 10,641 6,313 346 850 451 80 170 64 106 106 43
Canada 762 1,034 419 74 57 27 18 13 5 114 104 18
Province and territory Uttering threats Break and enter Motor vehicle theft Theft of $5,000 or under
rate per 100,000 population
Newfoundland and Labrador 430 323 158 443 396 57 59 78 9 644 878 307
Prince Edward Island 220 227 82 170 220 52 130 51 17 780 1,202 323
Nova Scotia 431 346 131 546 333 48 107 107 13 877 974 289
New Brunswick 299 249 119 261 241 52 178 101 19 1,126 848 236
Quebec 318 249 123 275 212 53 72 75 16 767 588 213
Ontario 145 119 61 181 183 66 59 65 17 1,064 742 312
Manitoba 334 304 159 736 423 94 328 178 39 962 788 327
Saskatchewan 324 365 181 1,286 583 111 472 349 69 1,564 1,052 425
Alberta 206 194 120 251 213 80 184 169 51 938 725 317
British Columbia 141 130 101 127 153 68 55 58 19 793 711 361
Yukon 894 586 573 610 410 125 569 264 82 2,479 1,084 530
Northwest Territories 693 1,060 880 2,332 1,200 319 977 800 134 1,986 1,400 638
Nunavut 852 1,529 1,213 3,993 2,273 693 373 255 86 2,050 1,211 505
Canada 219 187 101 288 223 67 108 95 23 960 727 298
Province and territory MischiefNote 2 Disturbing the peace Administration of justice violationsNote 3 Drug offences
rate per 100,000 population
Newfoundland and Labrador 830 845 278 161 410 195 570 1,118 352 201 541 62
Prince Edward Island 740 476 79 70 103 30 320 601 185 170 440 74
Nova Scotia 970 772 172 205 452 96 773 1,349 403 593 1,173 181
New Brunswick 693 489 77 79 105 35 643 899 261 460 598 114
Quebec 263 187 41 1 4 2 297 954 335 847 988 164
Ontario 345 253 61 51 110 31 371 897 312 610 1,119 200
Manitoba 1,256 1,626 520 427 1,204 661 1,108 2,272 707 455 780 147
Saskatchewan 2,292 2,693 941 373 976 430 3,292 6,557 1,761 739 1,161 224
Alberta 904 1,165 412 336 889 413 941 2,061 795 498 1,051 236
British Columbia 469 398 130 316 872 379 230 718 352 788 1,532 387
Yukon 4,917 7,735 3,911 3,007 9,142 6,610 4,754 4,454 1,998 1,016 1,670 378
Northwest Territories 9,297 22,460 19,703 4,381 10,380 11,076 2,994 6,280 2,250 1,355 2,020 591
Nunavut 5,856 16,992 12,717 3,647 10,896 8,208 772 3,483 2,335 373 1,062 526
Canada 574 585 189 156 399 176 565 1,286 441 657 1,108 215
Note 1.

Excludes accused where age is over 89.

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Note 2.

Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

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Note 3.

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. 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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