Table 1
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018

Table 1
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported crime for selected offences. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), 2017, 2018, Change in rate 2017 to 2018 and Change in rate 2008 to 2018, calculated using number, rate and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence	2017^{Note r: revised}		2018		Change in rate 2017 to 2018	Change in rate 2008 to 2018
Type of offence	number	rate	number	rate	percent
*Total Criminal Code* (excluding traffic) – "Crime rate"**	1,964,129	5,375	2,033,925	5,488	2	-17
Total violent crime	406,626	1,113	423,767	1,143	3	-14
Homicide	666	1.82	651	1.76	-4	-4
Other violations causing death^{Table 1 Note 1}	100	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	115	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	13	11
Attempted murder	821	2.25	807	2.18	-3	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated	160	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	158	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	-3	2
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm	423	1	459	1	7	17
Sexual assault - level 1	24,157	66	28,124	76	15	20
Sexual violations against children^{Table 1 Note 2}^{Table 1 Note 3}^{Table 1 Note 4}	8,276	23	8,660	23	3	Note ...: not applicable
Assault - level 3 - aggravated	3,584	10	3,529	10	-3	-12
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm	52,140	143	53,779	145	2	-12
Assault - level 1	163,279	447	169,364	457	2	-16
Assault against a peace officer	10,965	30	11,627	31	5	6
Other assaults	1,973	5	2,150	6	7	-50
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing	2,766	8	2,809	8	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	70
Robbery	22,831	62	22,450	61	-3	-38
Forcible confinement or kidnapping	3,779	10	3,445	9	-10	-35
Trafficking in persons^{Table 1 Note 5}^{Table 1 Note 6}	268	1	228	1	-16	Note ...: not applicable
Extortion	3,186	9	4,664	13	44	198
Criminal harassment	19,882	54	19,576	53	-3	-5
Uttering threats	63,291	173	66,508	179	4	-25
Indecent or harassing communications^{Table 1 Note 7}	16,581	45	17,642	48	5	-35
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images^{Table 1 Note 8}	1,512	4	1,460	4	-5	Note ...: not applicable
Commodification of sexual activity^{Table 1 Note 9}	1,118	3	1,027	3	-9	Note ...: not applicable
Other violent Criminal Code violations	4,868	13	4,535	12	-8	-5
Total property crime	1,193,319	3,266	1,237,324	3,339	2	-22
Breaking and entering	159,626	437	159,812	431	-1	-32
Possess stolen property^{Table 1 Note 10}	24,199	66	23,898	64	-3	Note ...: not applicable
Theft of motor vehicle	85,115	233	86,132	232	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	-38
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)	17,265	47	20,113	54	15	8
Shoplifting under $5,000	108,313	296	124,933	337	14	42
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle)	396,872	1,086	406,379	1,097	1	-23
Fraud^{Table 1 Note 11}	113,166	310	129,409	349	13	46
Identity theft^{Table 1 Note 11}	3,295	9	3,745	10	12	Note ...: not applicable
Identity fraud^{Table 1 Note 11}	14,344	39	15,839	43	9	Note ...: not applicable
Mischief^{Table 1 Note 12}	262,575	719	259,064	699	-3	-38
Arson	8,549	23	8,000	22	-8	-46
*Total other Criminal Code* offences**	364,184	997	372,834	1,006	1	-3
Weapons violations	15,870	43	16,610	45	3	-2
Child pornography^{Table 1 Note 13}^{Table 1 Note 14}	6,420	18	5,843	16	-10	328
Prostitution^{Table 1 Note 9}	122	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	110	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	-11	Note ...: not applicable
Terrorism^{Table 1 Note 15}	90	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	102	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	12	Note ...: not applicable
Disturb the peace	96,551	264	94,378	255	-4	-29
Administration of justice violations	217,262	595	226,864	612	3	18
Other violations	27,869	76	28,927	78	2	-23
*Total Criminal Code* traffic violations**	125,416	343	125,544	339	-1	-22
Alcohol-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 16}^{Table 1 Note 17}	65,614	180	65,653	177	-1	Note ...: not applicable
Drug-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 16}^{Table 1 Note 18}	3,494	10	4,423	12	25	Note ...: not applicable
Alcohol- and drug-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 19}	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	244	1	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Impaired driving (not specified)^{Table 1 Note 19}	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	77	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Other Criminal Code traffic violations	56,308	154	55,147	149	-3	-18
Total drug offences	92,986	254	83,483	225	-11	-27
Total other federal statute violations	30,762	84	26,084	70	-16	-29
Human trafficking under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act^{Table 1 Note 20}	103	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	112	0^sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded	7	Note ...: not applicable
Youth Criminal Justice Act	5,497	15	4,823	13	-13	-60
Other federal statutes	25,162	69	21,149	57	-17	-15
Total - all violations	2,213,293	6,057	2,269,036	6,123	1	-18
... not applicable 0^s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded ^r revised 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, therefore the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 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, 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 (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. Therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 is not shown. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 "Trafficking in persons" includes four specific indictable offences to address human trafficking, namely sections 279.01 (Trafficking in persons), 279.011 (Trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen years), 279.02 (Material benefit), and 279.03 (Withholding or destroying documents). Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 This offence was amended in the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act: Bill C-13 (2015) to include all means of telecommunication, not only phone calls. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 Non-consensual distribution of intimate images is an offence created by the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act: Bill C-13 (2015), therefore the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 is not shown. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 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” (Criminal Code 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. Therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 is not shown. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 Includes trafficking and the intent to traffic stolen goods. Return to note 10 referrer Note 11 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. Therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 for fraud includes identity fraud and identity theft. Return to note 11 referrer Note 12 Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number. Return to note 12 referrer Note 13 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 police-reported incidents that are recorded in police services’ records management systems. Return to note 13 referrer Note 14 The offence of “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 actual victim is not identified, this offence is reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey with the most serious offence being “child pornography” which falls under the larger crime category of “other Criminal Code offences”. In cases where an actual victim is identified, police will report the most serious offence as sexual assault, sexual exploitation or other sexual violations against children, which fall under the category of “violent crimes” and child pornography may be reported as a secondary violation. Return to note 14 referrer Note 15 Includes seven 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 Anti-terrorism Act. Therefore, comparisons to previous years should be made with caution. Terrorism is a relatively new crime category with only partial data available prior to 2010; therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 is not shown. Due to the length of time for investigations to confirm whether or not the incident is founded, annual counts of terrorism offences are subject to revisions downwards when revised data are released one year after the initial release; therefore, changes between the current year of data and the previous year should be interpreted with caution. Return to note 15 referrer Note 16 In 2008, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey was modified to create new violation codes for drug-impaired operation of a vehicle, drug-impaired operation of a vehicle causing death or bodily harm, failure or refusal to comply with testing for the presence of drugs and failure or refusal to provide a breath or blood sample. Prior to 2008, those offences would have been coded together with alcohol-impaired driving violations. Therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 is not shown. Return to note 16 referrer Note 17 Includes alcohol-impaired operation of a vehicle, alcohol-impaired operation of a vehicle causing death or bodily harm, failure or refusal to comply with testing for the presence of alcohol and failure or refusal to provide a breath or blood sample. In some jurisdictions, including British Columbia, impaired driving incidents that meet the elements of the Criminal Code may be handled using a provincial statute. Collection of these incidents is within the scope of the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Return to note 17 referrer Note 18 Includes drug-impaired operation of a vehicle, drug-impaired operation of a vehicle causing death or bodily harm, failure or refusal to comply with testing for the presence of drugs and failure or refusal to provide a breath or blood sample. In some jurisdictions, including British Columbia, impaired driving incidents that meet the elements of the Criminal Code may be handled using a provincial statute. Collection of these incidents is within the scope of the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Return to note 18 referrer Note 19 Reflects new impaired driving offences as per Bill C-46 "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts" which came into effect part way through 2018. Return to note 19 referrer Note 20 Includes human trafficking violations under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Data specific to these offences are not available prior to 2011, therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 is not shown. Return to note 20 referrer Note: 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 bylaws or provincial provisions rather than Criminal Code provisions. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. Data for specific types of crime are available, in most cases, from 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates. Populations are based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

Date modified:: 2019-07-22

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Table 1
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018

Table 1 Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018

Table 1
Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018