Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2017

Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected police-reported crimes. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), Urban police services and Rural police services, calculated using number, rate and % change 2009 to 2017 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence	Urban police services			Rural police services
Type of offence	number	rate	% change 2009 to 2017	number	rate	% change 2009 to 2017
*Total Criminal Code offences* (excluding traffic) – crime rate**	1,543,178	5,051	-19	374,441	6,210	-13
Total violent crime	302,527	990	-18	92,356	1,532	-11
Homicide	506	2	0	138	2.3	-5
Other offences causing death^{Table 1 Note 1}	53	0	-36	25	0.4	-7
Attempted murder	707	2	-5	115	1.9	0
Aggravated sexual assault (level 3)	137	0	31	23	0.4	11
Sexual assault (level 2) – weapon or causing bodily harm	327	1	4	83	1.4	39
Sexual assault (level 1)	18,860	62	13	4,848	80	-4
Sexual violations against children^{Table 1 Note 2}^{Table 1 Note 3}^{Table 1 Note 4}	5,625	18	Note ...: not applicable	2,255	37	Note ...: not applicable
Assault (level 3) – aggravated	2,432	8	-16	1,013	17	8
Assault (level 2) – weapon or bodily harm	38,612	126	-14	12,343	205	3
Assault (level 1)	116,857	383	-19	41,598	690	-13
Assault against a peace officer	8,102	27	-17	2,559	42	-9
Other assaults	1,664	5	-48	279	5	-49
Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing	1,888	6	38	801	13	60
Robbery	21,591	71	-38	1,092	18	6
Forcible confinement, kidnapping or abduction	3,221	11	-29	828	14	-18
Trafficking in persons^{Table 1 Note 5}	260	1	Note ...: not applicable	10	0.2	Note ...: not applicable
Extortion	2,735	9	60	387	6	127
Criminal harassment	15,382	50	-13	3,884	64	0
Uttering threats	45,736	150	-28	15,099	250	-27
Indecent or harassing communications^{Table 1 Note 6}	12,151	40	-37	3,711	62	-33
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images^{Table 1 Note 7}	1,183	4	Note ...: not applicable	269	4	Note ...: not applicable
Commodification of sexual activity^{Table 1 Note 8}	1,066	3	Note ...: not applicable	38	0.6	Note ...: not applicable
Other violent Criminal Code offences	3,432	11	16	958	16	-5
Total property crime	970,611	3,177	-22	202,282	3,355	-17
Breaking and entering	125,981	412	-30	32,127	533	-27
Possession of stolen property^{Table 1 Note 9}	17,634	58	-40	6,149	102	49
Motor vehicle theft	68,969	226	-32	15,635	259	-6
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)	14,192	46	-1	3,002	50	4
Theft $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle)	452,620	1,482	-17	49,851	827	-21
Fraud^{Table 1 Note 10}	96,202	315	27	16,321	271	67
Identity fraud^{Table 1 Note 10}	2,741	9	Note ...: not applicable	520	9	Note ...: not applicable
Identity theft^{Table 1 Note 10}	13,190	43	Note ...: not applicable	1,068	18	Note ...: not applicable
Mischief^{Table 1 Note 11}	173,031	566	-39	75,218	1,248	-23
Arson	6,051	20	-46	2,391	40	-28
*Total other Criminal Code* offences**	270,040	884	0	79,803	1,324	-8
Weapon violations	12,503	41	-3	3,135	52	-5
Child pornography^{Table 1 Note 12}^{Table 1 Note 13}	4,910	16	255	688	11	281
Prostitution^{Table 1 Note 8}	127	0	Note ...: not applicable	7	0.1	Note ...: not applicable
Terrorism^{Table 1 Note 14}	88	0	Note ...: not applicable	4	0.1	Note ...: not applicable
Disturbing the peace	58,851	193	-23	28,258	469	-30
Administration of justice violations	172,654	565	15	41,108	682	19
Counterfeiting	758	2	5	157	3	-8
Other offences	20,149	66	-23	6,446	107	-17
*Total Criminal Code* traffic violations**	90,516	296	-22	32,731	543	-20
Alcohol-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 15}	42,512	139	-34	21,229	352	-23
Drug-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 15}	2,508	8	151	922	15	70
Other Criminal Code traffic violations	45,496	149	-9	10,580	175	-16
Total drug offences	71,239	233	-14	18,691	310	-17
Possession – cannabis	29,482	97	-29	8,762	145	-21
Possession – cocaine	5,973	20	-20	1,079	18	32
Possession – methamphetamines or ecstasy (MDA)^{Table 1 Note 16}^{Table 1 Note 17}	7,990	26	574	1,277	21	541
Possession – heroin	2,121	7	325	97	2	327
Possession – other drugs^{Table 1 Note 18}	6,795	22	20	1,183	20	-14
Trafficking, production or distribution – cannabis	6,692	22	-42	2,650	44	-55
Trafficking, production or distribution – cocaine	4,922	16	-48	1,706	28	23
Trafficking, production or distribution – methamphetamines or ecstasy (MDA)^{Table 1 Note 16}^{Table 1 Note 17}	1,959	6	234	705	12	260
Trafficking, production or distribution – heroin	959	3	171	54	1	274
Trafficking, production or distribution – other drugs^{Table 1 Note 18}^{Table 1 Note 19}	4,346	14	-4	1,178	20	-14
Total other federal statute violations	14,868	49	-37	15,751	261	51
Human trafficking violations under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act^{Table 1 Note 20}	98	0	Note ...: not applicable	6	0.1	Note ...: not applicable
Violations under the Youth Criminal Justice Act	4,427	14	-58	986	16	-64
Violations under other federal statutes	10,343	34	-20	14,759	245	92
Total – all violations	1,719,801	5,629	-19	441,614	7,324	-13
... not applicable Note 1 Includes, for example, criminal negligence causing death. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Sexual violations against children is a relatively new crime category with only partial data available prior to 2010. As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, luring a child via telecommunications/agreement or arrangement, and making sexually explicit material available to a child for the purpose of facilitating sexual offences against children/youth, and the offences of parent or guardian procuring sexual activity, householder permitting prohibited sexual activity, agreement or arrangement of a sexual offence against a child, and bestiality in the presence of or inciting a child (Criminal Code s. 160 (3)). Incidents of child pornography are not included in the category of sexual violations against children. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Changes to the Criminal Code, including the introduction of new offences related to trafficking in persons, were made in 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2014. As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Following the enactment of the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act in 2014, this offence was amended to include all means of communication, not only phone calls. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 Non-consensual distribution of intimate images is a new offence in the Criminal Code that was added following enactment of the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act in 2014. As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 In December 2014, new legislation came into effect governing prostitution-related activities. The new legislation targets “the exploitation that is inherent in prostitution and the risks of violence posed to those who engage in it” (C.C. Chapter 25, preamble). New violations classified as “Commodification of Sexual Activity” under “Violent Crime” include: the purchasing of sexual services or communicating for that purpose, receiving a material benefit deriving from the purchase of sexual services, procuring of persons for the purpose of prostitution, and advertising sexual services offered for sale. In addition, a number of other offences related to prostitution continue to be considered non-violent offences and are classified under “Other Criminal Code offences.” These include communicating to provide sexual services for consideration, and stopping or impeding traffic for the purpose of offering, providing or obtaining sexual services for consideration. As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 Includes trafficking and the intent to traffic stolen goods. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 In January 2010, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey was modified to create new violation codes for identity fraud and identity theft. Prior to 2010, those offences would have been coded as fraud. As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 for fraud includes identity fraud and identity theft. Return to note 10 referrer Note 11 Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number. Return to note 11 referrer Note 12 Due to the complexity of these cyber incidents, the data likely reflect the number of active or closed investigations for the year rather than the total number of incidents reported to police. Data are based on the police-reported incidents recorded in the record management systems of police services. Return to note 12 referrer Note 13 The category “Child Pornography” includes offences under section 163.1 of the Criminal Code, which makes it illegal to access, possess, make, print, or distribute child pornography. When the victim is not identified, this offence is classified in the UCR Survey as “Child Pornography,” being the most serious offence, which falls under the larger crime category of “Other Criminal Code offences.” In cases where a victim is identified, the police report the most serious offence as sexual assault, sexual exploitation or other sexual violations against children, which fall under the category of “Violent Crime,” and child pornography may be reported as a secondary violation. Return to note 13 referrer Note 14 Includes seven new terrorism violations which were introduced mid-year in 2013, as a result of the enactment of Bill S-7 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Security of Information Act). An additional terrorism violation code was introduced in late 2015, as a result of the enactment of Bill C-51 Antiterrorism Act (2015). As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 14 referrer Note 15 Includes impaired operation of a vehicle, impaired operation of a vehicle causing death or bodily harm, failure or refusal to comply with testing for the presence of alcohol or drugs, and failure or refusal to provide a breath or blood sample. In the event that driving is impaired by more than one substance, the offence is classified based on the main intoxicating substance. In some jurisdictions, impaired driving incidents that meet the elements of the Criminal Code may be processed under provincial legislation. Nevertheless, these offences may be recorded by the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Return to note 15 referrer Note 16 Includes substances such as methamphetamines (crystal meth), amphetamines (speed), and ecstasy. Return to note 16 referrer Note 17 In April 2008, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey introduced a number of new violation codes relating to methamphetamines (e.g., crystal meth) and ecstasy (MDA or MDMA). As only partial data for these violation codes are available prior to 2010, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 17 referrer Note 18 Includes all other drugs listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, such as prescription drugs, opioids such as fentanyl, barbiturates, LSD, and "date rape" drugs. Return to note 18 referrer Note 19 Includes the possession, production, selling or importing of anything (such as precursors) with the knowledge that it will be used in the production or trafficking of a controlled substance (as defined in section 2(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act). Return to note 19 referrer Note 20 Includes human trafficking and human smuggling violations under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Data specific to these offences is not available prior to 2011. As a result, the percentage change from 2009 to 2017 is not shown. Return to note 20 referrer Note: Urban police services serve an area where the majority of the population lives within a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). Rural police services serve an area where the majority of the population lives outside a CMA or CA. A CMA or a CA is comprised of one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA or CA may have more than one police service. Excludes data from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Canadian Police Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Police-reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with offences. In some instances, police or municipalities might choose to deal with some offences using municipal by-laws or provincial legislation instead of Criminal Code provisions. Figures are based on the most serious offence in the incident. An incident can include more than one offence. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population, and population counts are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada’s Demography Division. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

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Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2017

Table 1 Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2017

Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2017