Appendix B
One, two and three-year incidence of reconviction by province, type of correctional supervision and type of new conviction


Appendix B
One, two and three-year incidence of reconviction by province, type of correctional supervision and type of new conviction
Table summary
This table displays the results of One. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Type of correctional supervision, Type of New Conviction, Total number of people, Any new Conviction, Violent, Property, Other Criminal Code or federal statute and Administration of justice , calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
ProvinceAppendix B Note 2 Type of correctional supervisionAppendix B Note 3 Type of new convictionAppendix B Note 1
Total number of people Any new conviction Violent Property Other Criminal Code or federal statute Administration of justice
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
One-year follow-up
Nova Scotia Custody 750 350 46.67 115 15.33 160 21.33 85 11.33 300 40.00
Community 2,750 615 22.36 160 5.82 225 8.18 150 5.45 475 17.27
All 3,500 965 27.57 275 7.86 385 11.00 235 6.71 775 22.14
Ontario Custody 13,210 6,260 47.39 2,160 16.35 3,240 24.53 2,150 16.28 4,960 37.55
Community 21,535 4,825 22.41 1,550 7.20 1,970 9.15 1,330 6.18 3,610 16.76
All 34,745 11,085 31.90 3,710 10.68 5,210 14.99 3,480 10.02 8,570 24.67
Saskatchewan Custody 2,220 1,145 51.58 325 14.64 520 23.42 440 19.82 900 40.54
Community 4,990 2,010 40.28 450 9.02 670 13.43 550 11.02 1,655 33.17
All 7,210 3,155 43.76 775 10.75 1,190 16.50 990 13.73 2,555 35.44
Alberta Custody 5,025 2,905 57.81 870 17.31 1,650 32.84 1,190 23.68 2,220 44.18
Community 6,375 2,015 31.61 500 7.84 790 12.39 625 9.80 1,635 25.65
All 11,400 4,920 43.16 1,370 12.02 2,440 21.40 1,815 15.92 3,855 33.82
British Columbia Custody 3,980 2,625 65.95 675 16.96 1,420 35.68 710 17.84 2,040 51.26
Community 7,565 2,785 36.81 615 8.13 1,170 15.47 465 6.15 2,100 27.76
All 11,545 5,410 46.86 1,290 11.17 2,590 22.43 1,175 10.18 4,140 35.86
Two-year follow-up
Nova Scotia Custody 735 405 55.10 170 23.13 220 29.93 145 19.73 350 47.62
Community 2,730 850 31.14 270 9.89 345 12.64 270 9.89 630 23.08
All 3,465 1,255 36.22 440 12.70 565 16.31 415 11.98 980 28.28
Ontario Custody 13,035 7,390 56.69 3,190 24.47 4,230 32.45 3,155 24.20 5,950 45.65
Community 21,320 6,365 29.85 2,505 11.75 2,810 13.18 2,105 9.87 4,600 21.58
All 34,355 13,755 40.04 5,695 16.58 7,040 20.49 5,260 15.31 10,550 30.71
Saskatchewan Custody 2,200 1,360 61.82 520 23.64 710 32.27 640 29.09 1,115 50.68
Community 4,945 2,450 49.54 765 15.47 990 20.02 885 17.90 2,020 40.85
All 7,145 3,810 53.32 1,285 17.98 1,700 23.79 1,525 21.34 3,135 43.88
Alberta Custody 4,950 3,295 66.57 1,260 25.45 2,105 42.53 1,670 33.74 2,685 54.24
Community 6,310 2,480 39.30 775 12.28 1,130 17.91 955 15.13 1,985 31.46
All 11,260 5,775 51.29 2,035 18.07 3,235 28.73 2,625 23.31 4,670 41.47
British Columbia Custody 3,880 2,845 73.32 995 25.64 1,755 45.23 1,020 26.29 2,325 59.92
Community 7,430 3,280 44.15 940 12.65 1,565 21.06 745 10.03 2,475 33.31
All 11,310 6,125 54.16 1,935 17.11 3,320 29.35 1,765 15.61 4,800 42.44
Three-year follow-up
Nova Scotia Custody 735 455 61.90 210 28.57 260 35.37 190 25.85 390 53.06
Community 2,695 1,000 37.11 350 12.99 435 16.14 360 13.36 720 26.72
All 3,430 1,455 42.42 560 16.33 695 20.26 550 16.03 1,110 32.36
Ontario Custody 12,835 7,850 61.16 3,790 29.53 4,735 36.89 3,750 29.22 6,345 49.44
Community 21,115 7,165 33.93 3,100 14.68 3,335 15.79 2,660 12.60 5,075 24.04
All 33,950 15,015 44.23 6,890 20.29 8,070 23.77 6,410 18.88 11,420 33.64
Saskatchewan Custody 2,180 1,465 67.20 655 30.05 815 37.39 770 35.32 1,220 55.96
Community 4,895 2,675 54.65 1,010 20.63 1,185 24.21 1,100 22.47 2,205 45.05
All 7,075 4,140 58.52 1,665 23.53 2,000 28.27 1,870 26.43 3,425 48.41
Alberta Custody 4,860 3,465 71.30 1,545 31.79 2,335 48.05 1,975 40.64 2,925 60.19
Community 6,250 2,720 43.52 970 15.52 1,340 21.44 1,190 19.04 2,170 34.72
All 11,110 6,185 55.67 2,515 22.64 3,675 33.08 3,165 28.49 5,095 45.86
British Columbia Custody 3,785 2,935 77.54 1,180 31.18 1,930 50.99 1,220 32.23 2,475 65.39
Community 7,305 3,510 48.05 1,170 16.02 1,810 24.78 935 12.80 2,640 36.14
All 11,090 6,445 58.12 2,350 21.19 3,740 33.72 2,155 19.43 5,115 46.12
Note 1

Reconviction is defined as any new federal statute conviction (in any province or territory) with an offence date after release from full-time custody or start of an intermittent or community sentence and before the end of the fixed follow-up period (i.e., one, two, or three years). Someone could have more than one type of new conviction, therefore, percentages for the different types of new convictions do not sum to the overarching category of any new conviction.

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Note 2

Incidence is not directly comparable between provinces due to differences in their populations, as well as variations in criminal justice policies and procedures. It is also possible that differential gaps in criminal court data across provinces could impact incidence rates differently for different provinces. As such, province-specific results should not be interpreted as indicators of the effectiveness of one correctional program over another, but rather are provided to serve as baseline indicators of new convictions among the correctional populations in each province. For instance, trends in the incidence of new convictions could be compared within a province over time to assess changes in the outcomes of their correctional population.

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Note 3

Type of correctional supervision is based on the correctional sentence that led to the individual's inclusion in this study. Custody supervision includes full-time custody and intermittent sentences; community supervision includes conditional sentences and probation.

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Note: This table presents data for the 2015/2016 cohort of adults supervised by five provincial correctional programs: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Linked Canadian Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Criminal Court Survey and Canadian Vital Statistics – Death Database.
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