Cases completed in adult criminal court, by type of offence, Canada, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015
Table 3Type of offenceTable 3 Note 1 | 2013/2014 | 2014/2015 | Percent change in number of cases 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 | Difference in median length of cases 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 | ||
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numberTable 3 Note 2 | median length of case (days)Table 3 Note 3 | numberTable 3 Note 2 | median length of case (days)Table 3 Note 3 | percent | days | |
Violent offences | 87,887 | 174 | 76,888 | 176 | -13 | 2 |
Homicide | 278 | 451 | 236 | 493 | -15 | 42 |
Attempted murder | 202 | 317 | 137 | 322 | -32 | 5 |
Robbery | 3,669 | 224 | 3,028 | 242 | -17 | 18 |
Sexual assault | 3,135 | 324 | 2,586 | 310 | -18 | -14 |
Other sexual offencesTable 3 Note 4 | 3,661 | 309 | 3,204 | 321 | -12 | 12 |
Major assaultTable 3 Note 5 | 20,009 | 199 | 17,531 | 199 | -12 | 0 |
Common assault | 34,169 | 135 | 29,867 | 141 | -13 | 6 |
Uttering threats | 16,546 | 162 | 14,863 | 160 | -10 | -2 |
Criminal harassment | 3,325 | 168 | 2,808 | 178 | -16 | 10 |
Other violent offences | 2,893 | 228 | 2,628 | 222 | -9 | -6 |
Property offences | 85,300 | 107 | 76,356 | 104 | -10 | -3 |
TheftTable 3 Note 6 | 37,522 | 76 | 34,001 | 71 | -9 | -5 |
Break and enter | 10,388 | 178 | 8,569 | 173 | -18 | -5 |
Fraud | 11,963 | 175 | 10,470 | 169 | -12 | -6 |
Mischief | 13,248 | 113 | 11,951 | 112 | -10 | -1 |
Possess stolen property | 10,636 | 102 | 9,977 | 99 | -6 | -3 |
Other property offences | 1,543 | 151 | 1,388 | 155 | -10 | 4 |
Administration of justice offences | 84,213 | 78 | 74,811 | 73 | -11 | -5 |
Fail to appear | 4,497 | 72 | 3,769 | 76 | -16 | 4 |
Breach of probation | 32,035 | 64 | 29,626 | 62 | -8 | -2 |
Unlawfully at large | 2,642 | 13 | 2,470 | 13 | -7 | 0 |
Fail to comply with order | 36,362 | 85 | 31,544 | 83 | -13 | -2 |
Other administration of justice offences | 8,677 | 135 | 7,402 | 127 | -15 | -8 |
Other Criminal Code offences | 16,341 | 170 | 13,843 | 169 | -15 | -1 |
Weapons | 9,600 | 178 | 8,713 | 171 | -9 | -7 |
Prostitution | 924 | 111 | 355 | 190 | -62 | 79 |
Disturbing the peace | 1,338 | 61 | 1,094 | 65 | -18 | 4 |
Residual Criminal Code offences | 4,479 | 224 | 3,681 | 212 | -18 | -12 |
Criminal Code (excluding traffic) | 273,741 | 121 | 241,898 | 120 | -12 | -1 |
Criminal Code traffic offences | 54,666 | 161 | 42,165 | 126 | -23 | -35 |
Impaired driving | 44,476 | 155 | 33,121 | 105 | -26 | -50 |
Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 10,190 | 175 | 9,044 | 176 | -11 | 1 |
Total Criminal Code offences | 328,407 | 126 | 284,063 | 120 | -14 | -6 |
Other federal statute offences | 50,650 | 135 | 43,965 | 134 | -13 | -1 |
Drug possession | 15,072 | 88 | 13,375 | 92 | -11 | 4 |
Other drug offencesTable 3 Note 7 | 10,434 | 256 | 8,825 | 259 | -15 | 3 |
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 1,136 | 48 | 886 | 54 | -22 | 6 |
Residual federal statute offences | 24,008 | 148 | 20,879 | 135 | -13 | -13 |
Total offences | 379,057 | 127 | 328,028 | 121 | -13 | -6 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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