Table 5
Police-reported crime rates for select offences reported by rural police services, by province, 2017


Table 5
Police-reported crime rates for select offences reported by rural police services, by province, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported crime rates for select offences reported by rural police services. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), N.L., P.E.I., N.S., N.B., Que., Ont., Man., Sask., Alta. and B.C., calculated using rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C.
rate
Total Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) – crime rate 5,765 3,549 4,696 4,373 3,377 3,703 11,309 13,829 10,964 6,418
Total violent crime 1,228 869 1,194 1,203 1,314 987 2,933 3,118 1,870 1,367
Homicide 0.4 0.0 2.2 2.5 1.5 1.5 4.4 4.9 3.4 2.2
Other offences causing deathTable 5 Note 1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.9
Attempted murder 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.2 2.7 0.7 2.8 2.6 2.0 2.2
Sexual assault (levels 2 and 3) 1.6 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.8 2.1 2.2 0.9
Sexual assault (level 1) 60 47 65 53 83 78 116 109 75 71
Sexual violations against childrenTable 5 Note 2 Table 5 Note 3 27 21 30 24 44 30 55 58 35 32
Assault (level 3) – aggravated 10 6 8 4 5 13 59 42 24 12
Assault (level 2) – weapon or bodily harm 126 98 106 111 158 110 547 509 267 148
Assault (level 1) 558 384 486 493 556 453 1,432 1,502 836 589
Assault against a peace officer 23 6 22 43 53 27 82 63 44 31
Other assaults 1 0 1 3 7 3 4 8 4 8
Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing 6 2 7 10 7 3 25 45 31 9
Robbery 14 0 12 13 10 12 35 46 32 14
Forcible confinement or kidnapping 10 2 10 7 13 11 19 19 16 11
Extortion 5 4 12 6 9 3 2 10 9 4
Criminal harassment 28 38 69 57 78 74 26 67 65 50
Uttering threats 266 162 227 293 236 137 396 456 305 243
Indecent or harassing communicationsTable 5 Note 4 72 90 112 61 15 14 101 142 103 126
Non-consensual distribution of intimate imagesTable 5 Note 5 7 0 14 8 2 4 3 9 3 2
Other violent Criminal Code offences 12 11 8 14 30 12 17 21 14 11
Total property crime 3,141 2,145 2,687 2,441 1,544 2,092 5,405 7,179 6,858 3,293
Breaking and entering 414 218 325 468 420 363 819 862 978 443
Possession of stolen propertyTable 5 Note 6 17 8 27 35 22 32 48 182 500 62
Motor vehicle theft 87 60 103 182 171 123 323 487 747 197
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 19 15 26 29 37 39 43 58 114 68
Theft $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) 544 544 775 597 380 712 900 1,071 1,746 1,118
Fraud (excluding identity theft and fraud)Table 5 Note 7 158 169 553 346 120 264 244 491 387 238
Identity fraudTable 5 Note 7 13 15 7 9 16 1 4 11 10 6
Identity theftTable 5 Note 7 14 15 19 19 12 5 20 29 40 26
MischiefTable 5 Note 8 1,843 1,056 813 691 326 543 2,938 3,894 2,282 1,111
Arson 32 45 38 65 39 11 67 94 55 24
Total other Criminal Code offences 1,397 534 816 728 518 624 2,971 3,532 2,236 1,758
Weapon violations 31 13 35 37 33 34 101 115 88 47
Child pornographyTable 5 Note 9 Table 5 Note 10 19 11 42 4 7 5 11 10 8 27
Disturbing the peace 690 228 242 171 29 88 1,535 1,090 906 962
Failure to comply with order 407 98 276 246 281 246 682 1,219 717 290
Failure to appear 18 8 6 27 15 49 12 353 180 77
Breach of probation 73 92 75 104 89 113 368 393 84 172
Other offences against the administration of law and justice 21 23 22 24 18 27 122 84 74 32
Other violations 137 62 118 116 46 62 140 268 179 151
Total Criminal Code traffic violations 256 374 416 381 616 247 718 1,168 796 484
Alcohol-impaired drivingTable 5 Note 11 180 278 307 258 232 180 571 908 572 392
Drug-impaired drivingTable 5 Note 11 12 17 22 15 12 7 17 31 25 17
Other Criminal Code traffic violations 64 79 88 108 372 60 130 229 199 75
Total drug offences 229 166 345 277 311 202 346 339 392 482
Possession – cannabis 120 75 164 152 141 92 115 115 171 316
Possession – cocaine 13 6 16 12 12 12 20 17 34 33
Possession – methamphetamines or ecstasy (MDA)Table 5 Note 12 0 4 3 16 33 12 14 18 39 21
Possession – other drugsTable 5 Note 13 12 15 15 16 9 31 16 13 24 44
Trafficking, production or distribution – cannabis 26 30 64 37 77 18 51 47 29 40
Trafficking, production or distribution – cocaine 34 17 50 18 13 10 73 74 48 12
Trafficking, production or distribution – methamphetamines or ecstasy (MDA)Table 5 Note 12 0 4 2 7 17 2 25 25 21 5
Trafficking, production or distribution – other drugsTable 5 Note 13 Table 5 Note 14 23 15 30 19 9 24 32 29 26 12
Total other federal statute violations 53 28 23 45 622 57 196 622 80 246
Youth Criminal Justice Act 1 4 6 5 3 8 44 97 11 18
Firearms Act 4 17 1 9 1 1 14 36 25 30
Customs Act 5 0 0 7 615 2 80 9 4 3
Canada Shipping Act 2 0 1 0 1 38 38 4 0 146
Other federal statutes 42 8 15 23 2 8 21 476 39 49
Total – all violations 6,304 4,117 5,480 5,075 4,926 4,208 12,568 15,958 12,233 7,630
Note 1

Includes, for example, criminal negligence causing death.

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Note 2

Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault.

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Note 3

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.

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Note 4

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.

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Note 5

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.

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Note 6

Includes trafficking and the intent to traffic stolen goods.

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Note 7

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.

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Note 8

Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

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Note 9

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.

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Note 10

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.

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Note 11

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.

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Note 12

Includes substances such as methamphetamines (crystal meth), amphetamines (speed), and ecstasy.

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Note 13

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.

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Note 14

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).

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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.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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