Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2021

Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2021
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 and Rural, calculated using number, rate and % change 2011 to 2021 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence	Urban			Rural
Type of offence	number	rate	% change 2011 to 2021	number	rate	% change 2011 to 2021
*Total Criminal Code* (excluding traffic) – "Crime rate"**	1,585,892	4,919	-10	412,931	7,033	3
Total violent crime	373,485	1,159	4	119,802	2,040	19
Homicide	633	2.0	19	148	2.5	22
Other violations causing death^{Table 1 Note 1}	66	0.2	6	33	0.6	55
Attempted murder	642	2.0	1	94	1.6	-9
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated	83	0.3	-33	38	0.6	10
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm	471	1.5	25	118	2.0	91
Sexual assault - level 1	25,622	79	41	7,175	122	44
Sexual offence occurring prior to January 4, 1983^{Table 1 Note 2}	306	0.9	Note ...: not applicable	144	2.5	Note ...: not applicable
Sexual violations against children^{Table 1 Note 3}^{Table 1 Note 4}	8,388	26	184	3,647	62	220
Assault - level 3 - aggravated	2,709	8.4	-4	1,100	19	14
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm	53,050	165	23	16,197	276	40
Assault - level 1	131,952	409	-6	46,146	786	2
Assault against a peace officer	9,124	28	-4	2,967	51	4
Other assaults	1,410	4.4	-53	495	8.4	50
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing	2,877	8.9	109	1,443	25	106
Robbery	17,458	54	-47	1,008	17	2
Forcible confinement or kidnapping	2,710	8.4	-21	788	13	12
Trafficking in persons^{Table 1 Note 5}^{Table 1 Note 6}	330	1.0	393	21	0.4	Note ...: not applicable
Extortion	5,748	18	286	955	16	347
Criminal harassment	20,366	63	5	6,371	109	41
Uttering threats	63,648	197	8	21,891	373	15
Indecent or harassing communications^{Table 1 Note 7}	19,533	61	21	7,181	122	30
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images^{Table 1 Note 8}	1,814	5.6	Note ...: not applicable	592	10	Note ...: not applicable
Offences in relation to sexual services^{Table 1 Note 9}	634	2.0	Note ...: not applicable	57	1.0	Note ...: not applicable
Other violent Criminal Code violations	3,911	12	8	1,193	20	-33
Total property crime	928,975	2,882	-17	206,913	3,524	-5
Breaking and entering	102,100	317	-37	22,449	382	-41
Possess stolen property^{Table 1 Note 10}	15,070	47	-26	5,138	88	37
Theft of motor vehicle	69,224	215	-10	13,630	232	-3
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)	17,064	53	24	3,548	60	22
Shoplifting of $5,000 or under	90,099	279	-5	4,515	77	-14
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle)	298,042	924	-27	35,531	605	-32
Fraud	114,561	355	50	22,405	382	121
Identity theft	5,681	18	306	1,487	25	748
Identity fraud	20,808	65	153	2,858	49	284
Mischief^{Table 1 Note 11}	188,814	586	-23	92,830	1,581	7
Arson	7,512	23	-12	2,522	43	-10
*Total other Criminal Code* offences**	283,432	879	0	86,216	1,468	2
Weapons violations	15,288	47	25	4,468	76	42
Child pornography^{Table 1 Note 12}^{Table 1 Note 13}	10,471	32	442	1,135	19	350
Prostitution^{Table 1 Note 9}	33	0.1	-99	12	0.2	-77
Terrorism^{Table 1 Note 14}	54	0.2	-12	2	0.0	-61
Disturb the peace	67,057	208	-18	30,492	519	-15
Administration of justice violations	167,539	520	7	41,439	706	10
Other violations	22,990	71	-15	8,668	148	13
*Total Criminal Code* traffic violations**	81,124	252	-31	35,060	597	-13
Alcohol-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 15}	33,348	103	-51	20,144	343	-26
Drug-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 16}	5,824	18	311	1,781	30	189
Alcohol- and drug-impaired driving^{Table 1 Note 17}	2,857	8.9	Note ...: not applicable	2,509	43	Note ...: not applicable
Impaired driving (not specified)^{Table 1 Note 17}	1,965	6.1	Note ...: not applicable	440	7.5	Note ...: not applicable
Other Criminal Code traffic violations	37,130	115	-24	10,186	173	-19
Total drug offences	49,894	155	-49	11,237	191	-57
Total other federal statute violations	12,052	37	-50	6,180	105	-43
Human trafficking under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act^{Table 1 Note 18}	182	0.6	1134	18	0.3	492
Youth Criminal Justice Act	819	2.5	-92	186	3.2	-93
Quarantine Act^{Table 1 Note 19}	1,827	5.7	Note ...: not applicable	378	6.4	Note ...: not applicable
Other federal statutes	9,224	29	-35	5,598	95	-29
Total - all violations	1,728,962	5,363	-13	465,408	7,927	-3
... not applicable Note 1 Includes, for example, criminal negligence causing death. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 In 2019, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey added a new violation code to collect information on “sexual offences which occurred prior to January 4, 1983.” While most violations are not typically reported years after their occurrence, sexual violations may be reported by a victim long after the incident took place due to a variety of reasons. On January 4, 1983, Canadian legislation surrounding sexual offences changed considerably. To reflect these changes, the survey added the new violation code rather than collect historical offences under an existing violation code that did not reflect the state of Canadian legislation at the time of the offence. Therefore, the percentage change from 2011 to 2021 is not shown. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Excludes sexual assaults against children and youth, which are reported as level 1, 2 or 3 sexual assault. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, luring a child via telecommunications or an agreement or arrangement, making sexually explicit material available to a child for the purpose of facilitating sexual offences against children or 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 2011 to 2021 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 2015 in the former Bill C-13 "Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act" 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 in 2015 by the former Bill C-13 Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, therefore the percentage change from 2011 to 2021 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 “offences in relation to sexual services” 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 2011 to 2021 is not shown. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 Includes trafficking and the intent to traffic stolen goods. In 2011, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey updated the offences included in this violation; therefore, the percentage change from 2011 to 2021 should be interpreted with caution since there could be delays in reporting new violations. Return to note 10 referrer Note 11 Includes altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number. Return to note 11 referrer Note 12 Because of the complexity of cyber incidents, these 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 12 referrer Note 13 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 13 referrer Note 14 Includes seven terrorism violations which were introduced mid-year in 2013, as a result of the enactment of former 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 former Bill C-51 Anti-terrorism Act. Return to note 14 referrer Note 15 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. Return to note 15 referrer Note 16 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. Return to note 16 referrer Note 17 Reflects new impaired driving offences as per former 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. Therefore, the percentage change from 2011 to 2021 is not shown. Return to note 17 referrer Note 18 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 2011 to 2021 should be interpreted with caution as there could be delays in reporting new violations. Return to note 18 referrer Note 19 The Quarantine Act is applicable to persons arriving in or departing from Canada. It provides measures for the screening, health assessment and medical examination of travellers to determine whether they have a communicable disease and to prevent the introduction and spread of such disease. The Quarantine Act requires any persons entering Canada—whether by air, sea or land—to quarantine (self-isolate) themselves for 14 days if they are asymptomatic to limit the introduction and spread of COVID-19. The 14-day period begins on the day the person enters Canada. With the Government of Canada's March 2020 announcement of restrictions on persons arriving in or departing from Canada, pursuant to its powers under the Quarantine Act, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey was adjusted to add a specific Quarantine Act violation code. Therefore, the percentage change from 2011 to 2021 is not shown. Return to note 19 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, and the Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp). 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. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based upon July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

Date modified:: 2023-02-20

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Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2021

Table 1 Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2021

Table 1
Selected police-reported crimes, urban and rural police services, all provinces, 2021