Table 2
Persons accused of police-reported crime for selected offences, by sex of the accused, Canada, 2017
Type of offence | Female accused | Male accused | Total accused | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
Total offences | 236,841 | 1,490 | 705,936 | 4,523 | 942,777 | 2,993 |
Total Criminal Code offencesTable 2 Note 1 | 210,946 | 1,327 | 619,087 | 3,966 | 830,033 | 2,635 |
Total violent crime | 58,115 | 366 | 198,850 | 1,274 | 256,965 | 816 |
HomicideTable 2 Note 2 | 69 | 0 | 450 | 3 | 519 | 2 |
Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 3 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
Attempted murder | 80 | 1 | 546 | 3 | 626 | 2 |
Sexual assault—all levels | 307 | 2 | 10,624 | 68 | 10,931 | 35 |
Sexual assault level 3, aggravated | 3 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 97 | 0 |
Sexual assault level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 21 | 0 | 259 | 2 | 280 | 1 |
Sexual assault, level 1 | 283 | 2 | 10,271 | 66 | 10,554 | 34 |
Other sexual violations | 199 | 1 | 5,065 | 32 | 5,264 | 17 |
Sexual violations specific to childrenTable 2 Note 4 | 173 | 1 | 4,530 | 29 | 4,703 | 15 |
Sexual violations not specific to childrenTable 2 Note 5 | 26 | 0 | 535 | 3 | 561 | 2 |
Assault—all levels | 40,403 | 254 | 114,102 | 731 | 154,505 | 490 |
Assault level 3, aggravated | 597 | 4 | 2,760 | 18 | 3,357 | 11 |
Assault level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 9,060 | 57 | 27,608 | 177 | 36,668 | 116 |
Assault level 1 | 30,746 | 193 | 83,734 | 536 | 114,480 | 363 |
Other assaultsTable 2 Note 6 | 2,678 | 17 | 6,368 | 41 | 9,046 | 29 |
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing | 151 | 1 | 1,385 | 9 | 1,536 | 5 |
RobberyTable 2 Note 7 | 1,806 | 11 | 10,705 | 69 | 12,511 | 40 |
Forcible confinement, kidnapping or abductionTable 2 Note 8 | 316 | 2 | 3,204 | 21 | 3,520 | 11 |
Trafficking in persons | 45 | 0 | 191 | 1 | 236 | 1 |
Extortion | 164 | 1 | 957 | 6 | 1,121 | 4 |
IntimidationTable 2 Note 9 | 200 | 1 | 1,031 | 7 | 1,231 | 4 |
Criminal harassment | 2,852 | 18 | 10,464 | 67 | 13,316 | 42 |
Uttering threats | 6,499 | 41 | 28,376 | 182 | 34,875 | 111 |
Indecent/harassing communications | 1,806 | 11 | 3,126 | 20 | 4,932 | 16 |
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 165 | 1 | 750 | 5 | 915 | 3 |
Other violent Criminal Code violationsTable 2 Note 10 | 362 | 2 | 1,454 | 9 | 1,816 | 6 |
Total property crime | 81,852 | 515 | 196,679 | 1,260 | 278,531 | 884 |
Breaking and enteringTable 2 Note 11 | 4,784 | 30 | 26,479 | 170 | 31,263 | 99 |
Possession of stolen propertyTable 2 Note 12 | 4,011 | 25 | 13,750 | 88 | 17,761 | 56 |
Trafficking in stolen goods | 179 | 1 | 704 | 5 | 883 | 3 |
Theft of motor vehicleTable 2 Note 13 | 2,633 | 17 | 9,653 | 62 | 12,286 | 39 |
Theft over $5,000Table 2 Note 14 | 403 | 3 | 1,350 | 9 | 1,753 | 6 |
Theft of $5,000 or underTable 2 Note 15 | 9,422 | 59 | 26,625 | 171 | 36,047 | 114 |
ShopliftingTable 2 Note 16 | 30,375 | 191 | 39,854 | 255 | 70,229 | 223 |
Fraud | 8,734 | 55 | 18,601 | 119 | 27,335 | 87 |
Identity theft | 214 | 1 | 575 | 4 | 789 | 3 |
Identity fraud | 880 | 6 | 2,057 | 13 | 2,937 | 9 |
MischiefTable 2 Note 17 | 19,956 | 126 | 55,858 | 358 | 75,814 | 241 |
Arson | 261 | 2 | 1,173 | 8 | 1,434 | 5 |
Total other Criminal Code offences | 70,979 | 447 | 223,558 | 1,432 | 294,537 | 935 |
Weapons violationsTable 2 Note 18 | 2,031 | 13 | 12,539 | 80 | 14,570 | 46 |
ProstitutionTable 2 Note 19 | 17 | 0.1 | 46 | 0.3 | 63 | 0.2 |
Disturb the peace | 14,863 | 94 | 36,896 | 236 | 51,759 | 164 |
Administration of justiceTable 2 Note 20 | 50,465 | 318 | 158,590 | 1,016 | 209,055 | 664 |
Other violationsTable 2 Note 21 | 3,603 | 23 | 15,487 | 99 | 19,090 | 61 |
Drug offences | 17,464 | 110 | 69,328 | 444 | 86,792 | 276 |
Possession—cannabis | 7,160 | 45 | 33,317 | 213 | 40,477 | 128 |
Trafficking, production or distribution—cannabis | 1,217 | 8 | 5,273 | 34 | 6,490 | 21 |
Possession, trafficking, production or distribution—other drugsTable 2 Note 22 | 9,087 | 57 | 30,738 | 197 | 39,825 | 126 |
Other federal statute violations | 8,431 | 53 | 17,521 | 112 | 25,952 | 82 |
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 1,064 | 7 | 3,015 | 19 | 4,079 | 13 |
Other federal statutesTable 2 Note 23 | 7,367 | 46 | 14,506 | 93 | 21,873 | 69 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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