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Table 15
Police-reported youth crime for selected drug offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018

Table 15
Police-reported youth crime for selected drug offences, Canada, 2017 and 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported youth crime for selected drug 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^{Table 15 Note 1}	Change in rate 2008 to 2018^{Table 15 Note 1}
Type of offence	number	rate	number	rate	percent
Total drug offences	10,329	436	7,323	308	-29	-58
Possession - cannabis	8,017	338	5,182	218	-36	-60
Possession - cannabis (Cannabis Act)^{Table 15 Note 2}^{Table 15 Note 3}	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	123	5	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Possession - cocaine	250	11	202	8	-20	-31
Possession - methamphetamine^{Table 15 Note 4}	282	12	246	10	-13	Note ...: not applicable
Possession - ecstasy^{Table 15 Note 4}	37	2	37	2	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
Possession - heroin	40	2	19	1	-53	89
Possession - opioids (not heroin)^{Table 15 Note 5}	1	Note ...: not applicable	13	1	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Possession - other drugs^{Table 15 Note 4}^{Table 15 Note 5}^{Table 15 Note 6}	510	22	492	21	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - cannabis^{Table 15 Note 2}	682	29	493	21	-28	-71
Trafficking, production, importation/exportation or distribution - cannabis (Cannabis Act)^{Table 15 Note 2}^{Table 15 Note 3}^{Table 15 Note 7}	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	73	3	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - cocaine	209	9	193	8	-8	-66
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - methamphetamines^{Table 15 Note 4}	81	3	44	2	-46	Note ...: not applicable
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - ecstasy^{Table 15 Note 4}	17	1	14	1	-18	Note ...: not applicable
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - heroin	19	1	21	1	10	155
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - opioids^{Table 15 Note 5}	3	Note ...: not applicable	8	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
Trafficking, production or importation/exportation - other drugs^{Table 15 Note 4}^{Table 15 Note 5}^{Table 15 Note 6}	181	8	163	7	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
... 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 Due to the variability in small numbers, percent changes have not been calculated when the number of offences is below five in any given year. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 As a result of the coming into force of the Cannabis Act on October 17, 2018, all prior cannabis-related legislation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) has been replaced under the Cannabis Act. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The Cannabis Act came into force October 17, 2018, therefore there is no percentage change from 2017 to 2018, or 2008 to 2018. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 In April 2008, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey began counting violations involving methamphetamines (e.g., crystal meth) and ecstasy (MDA or MDMA) under their own unique violation codes. Prior to this, violations involving methamphetamines and ecstasy were counted under the category of “other drugs”; therefore, the percentage change from 2008 to 2018 for violations involving methamphetamines, ecstasy or "other drugs" are not shown. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 In November 2017, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey began counting violations involving opioids (other than heroin) under their own unique violation codes. Prior to this, violations involving opioids (including fentanyl) were counted within the category of "other drugs". Therefore, the percentage change from 2017 to 2018, and from 2008 to 2018 for violations involving opioids or "other drugs" are not shown. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes all other drugs listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), such as prescription drugs, barbiturates, LSD, and "drugs used to facilitate sexual assault". Trafficking and production of other drugs includes the possession, production, sale or importation 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 CDSA). Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 Includes "other Cannabis Act" offences, for example, possession, production, sale, distribution or importation of anything for use in production or distribution of illicit cannabis, use of young person in the commission of a cannabis offence. Return to note 7 referrer Note: Data is based on the number of youth aged 12 to 17 years who were either charged (or recommended for charging) by police or diverted from the formal criminal justice system through the use of warnings, cautions, referrals to community programs, etc. Counts are based upon the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple violations. While the definition of youth and the legislation governing youth justice have changed over the years, data for police-reported rates of youth accused of total, violent, property and other crime categories are available from 1977. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 youth population. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. Due to the variability in small numbers, percent changes have not been calculated when the number of offenders is below 5 in any given year. Populations are based on 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