Table 5
Reconviction patterns among non-Indigenous adults released from provincial custody during the first four years after release, by type and number of reconviction offence and reconviction pattern group, 2016/2017

Table 5 Reconviction patterns among non-Indigenous adults released from provincial custody during the first four years after release, by type and number of reconviction offence and reconviction pattern group, 2016/2017
Table summary
The information is grouped by Type and number of reconvictions (appearing as row headers), Low reconviction group, Moderate mixed reconviction group, High and persistent property reconviction group, High and persistent violent reconviction group and Total, calculated using number, percent, number, percent, number, percent, number, percent, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type and number of reconvictions Low reconviction group Moderate mixed reconviction group High and persistent property reconviction group High and persistent violent reconviction group Total
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Note 0

true zero or a value rounded to 0

Note x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Note 1

Includes drug offences, Criminal Code traffic offences, and other federal statutes (for example, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Customs Act, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act).

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Note 2

Individuals may be reconvicted for more than one type of offence; therefore, the sum of the percentages for the various offence categories will not equal the percentage for the 'Total offences' category.

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Note: Indigenous persons include First Nations persons, Métis and Inuit. Information on Indigenous identity is based on data from the Canadian Correctional Services Survey, and is self-reported by persons upon intake to correctional services. Includes individuals released from provincial custody between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, whose records were successfully linked to other data sources used in this study. Excludes individuals who were released from provincial custody in 2016/2017 but who died during the subsequent four years. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Criminal Court Survey and Canadian Vital Statistics Database - Deaths (linked file).
Violent offences  
0 reconvictions 4,934 96 3,110 73 1,588 43 0 0 9,632 68
1 reconviction 203 4 998 23 730 20 97 10 2,028 14
2 to 4 reconvictions 0 0 178 4 929 25 768 76 1,875 13
5 or more reconvictions 0 0 0 0 461 12 139 14 600 4
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
Property offences  
0 reconvictions 4,888 95 1,678 39 107 3 567 56 7,240 51
1 reconviction 249 5 880 21 341 9 324 32 1,794 13
2 to 4 reconvictions 0 0 1,237 29 1,008 27 113 11 2,358 17
5 or more reconvictions 0 0 491 11 2,252 61 0 0 2,743 19
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
Administration of justice offences  
0 reconvictions 5,076 99 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 120 12 5,942 42
1 reconviction 0 0 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 125 12 1,717 12
2 to 4 reconvictions 0 0 1,955 46 676 18 472 47 3,103 22
5 or more reconvictions 61 1 0 0 3,025 82 287 29 3,373 24
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
Breach of probation  
0 reconvictions 5,084 99 2,191 51 474 13 293 29 8,042 57
1 reconviction 5 0 1,281 30 435 12 211 21 1,932 14
2 to 4 reconvictions 20 0 814 19 1,431 39 369 37 2,634 19
5 or more reconvictions 28 1 0 0 1,368 37 131 13 1,527 11
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
Failure to comply with conditions  
0 reconvictions 5,095 99 2,512 59 652 18 462 46 8,721 62
1 reconviction 12 0 1,174 27 692 19 251 25 2,129 15
2 to 4 reconvictions 18 0 600 14 1,566 42 240 24 2,424 17
5 or more reconvictions 12 0 0 0 798 22 51 5 861 6
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
Other Criminal Code and federal statute offences Table 5 Note 1  
0 reconvictions 4,715 92 2,458 57 907 24 772 77 8,852 63
1 reconviction 278 5 858 20 849 23 139 14 2,124 15
2 to 4 reconvictions 144 3 812 19 1,229 33 93 9 2,278 16
5 or more reconvictions 0 0 158 4 723 19 0 0 881 6
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
Total offences Table 5 Note 2  
0 reconvictions 4,202 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,202 30
1 reconviction 730 14 411 10 0 0 0 0 1,141 8
2 to 4 reconvictions 144 3 1,989 46 0 0 202 20 2,335 17
5 or more reconvictions 61 1 1,886 44 3,708 100 802 80 6,457 46
Total 5,137 100 4,286 100 3,708 100 1,004 100 14,135 100
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