Table 4
Reasons for contact with police prior to illicit drug overdose death, by offences type, decedents in British Columbia and Surrey, 2011 to 2016, and all criminal offences in British Columbia, 2009 to 2016


Table 4
Reasons for contact with police prior to illicit drug overdose death, by offences type, decedents in British Columbia and Surrey, 2011 to 2016, and all criminal offences in British Columbia, 2009 to 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Reasons for contact with police prior to illict drug overdose death. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), Police contacts for decedents in British Columbia, Police contacts for decedents in Surrey and All criminal offences in British Columbia, 2009 to 2016, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Police contacts for decedents in British Columbia Police contacts for decedents in Surrey All criminal offences in British Columbia, 2009 to 2016
percent
Violent offences 17 17 15
Property offences 31 35 54
Other Criminal Code offences 17 15 14
Administration of justice offences 19 17 4
Drug offences 11 11 6
Criminal Code traffic violations 4 5 4
Other federal statute violations 1 1 2
Total 100 100 100
Note: Includes individuals who experienced a fatal illicit drug overdose between 2011 and 2016 and who had at least one contact with the police in British Columbia in the 24 months preceding their overdose death. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: BC Coroners Service Data, 2011 to 2016; Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2009 to 2016.
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