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Table 2  Selected Criminal Code incidents, Canada and
the provinces/territories, 20051

Table 2a  Selected Criminal Code incidents, provinces, 20051
  N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont.
Population, 2005
515,961
138,113
937,889
752,006
7,598,146
12,541,410
Homicide
number
9
0
20
9
100
218
rate
1.7
0.0
2.1
1.2
1.3
1.7
Assault (Levels 1,2,3)
number
3,759
896
8,770
5,156
39,866
69,991
rate
729
649
935
686
525
558
Sexual assault (Levels 1,2,3)
number
436
89
775
511
4,935
7,801
rate
85
64
83
68
65
62
Robbery
number
149
17
707
246
6,754
9,918
rate
29
12
75
33
89
79
Violent crime - Total
number
4,482
1,052
10,675
6,272
56,175
93,788
rate
869
762
1,138
834
739
748
Breaking & entering
number
4,198
845
7,298
4,870
65,167
68,349
rate
814
612
778
648
858
545
Motor vehicle theft
number
775
229
2,632
1,440
38,546
39,483
rate
150
166
281
191
507
315
Other theft
number
6,806
3,256
19,228
11,762
113,397
196,871
rate
1,319
2,357
2,050
1,564
1,492
1,570
Property crime - Total
number
13,078
4,790
34,005
20,476
238,033
352,127
rate
2,535
3,468
3,626
2,723
3,133
2,808
Counterfeiting2
number
137
89
1,096
560
59,019
73,987
rate
27
64
117
74
777
590
Mischief
number
6,572
2,257
14,431
9,163
44,768
87,808
rate
1,274
1,634
1,539
1,218
589
700
Other Criminal Code
offences - Total
number
13,856
5,187
33,589
24,054
164,119
278,949
rate
2,685
3,756
3,581
3,199
2,160
2,224
Criminal Code - Total -
without traffic offences
number
31,416
11,029
78,269
50,802
458,327
724,864
rate
6,089
7,985
8,345
6,756
6,032
5,780
1. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. The population estimates come from the Annual Demographic Statistics, 2005 report, produced by Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: preliminary postcensal estimates for 2005.
2. Due to an improved data collection methodology, RCMP was able for the first time in 2005 to report counterfeit bills deposited to banks. As a result, estimates were made for certain police services for 2004. Therefore please use caution when comparing these data with prior years.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Victimization and Offending in Canada's Territories, Catalogue no. 85F0033MWE.

Table 2b Selected Criminal Code incidents, provinces, 20051
  Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Total provinces
Population, 2005
1,177,556
994,126
3,256,816
4,254,522
32,166,545
Homicide
number
49
43
109
98
655
rate
4.2
4.3
3.3
2.3
2.0
Assault (Levels 1,2,3)
number
14,755
16,163
28,567
41,603
229,526
rate
1,253
1,626
877
978
714
Sexual assault (Levels 1,2,3)
number
1,318
1,307
2,246
3,415
22,833
rate
112
131
69
80
71
Robbery
number
2,007
1,243
2,972
4,619
28,632
rate
170
125
91
109
89
Violent crime - Total
number
18,837
19,717
35,693
51,671
298,362
rate
1,600
1,983
1,096
1,214
928
Breaking & entering
number
13,218
14,596
29,037
49,611
257,189
rate
1,122
1,468
892
1,166
800
Motor vehicle theft
number
14,200
6,177
21,231
34,800
159,513
rate
1,206
621
652
818
496
Other theft
number
27,951
28,079
89,144
158,701
655,195
rate
2,374
2,824
2,737
3,730
2,037
Property crime - Total
number
58,815
54,514
158,737
265,246
1,199,821
rate
4,995
5,484
4,874
6,234
3,730
Counterfeiting2
number
657
1,123
6,456
20,124
163,248
rate
56
113
198
473
508
Mischief
number
32,268
30,145
54,680
61,727
343,819
rate
2,740
3,032
1,679
1,451
1,069
Other Criminal Code
offences - Total
number
60,630
68,123
132,014
191,354
971,875
rate
5,149
6,853
4,053
4,498
3,021
Criminal Code - Total -
without traffic offences
number
138,282
142,354
326,444
508,271
2,470,058
rate
11,743
14,320
10,023
11,947
7,679
1. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. The population estimates come from the Annual Demographic Statistics, 2005 report, produced by Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: preliminary postcensal estimates for 2005.
2. Due to an improved data collection methodology, RCMP was able for the first time in 2005 to report counterfeit bills deposited to banks. As a result, estimates were made for certain police services for 2004. Therefore please use caution when comparing these data with prior years.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Victimization and Offending in Canada's Territories, Catalogue no. 85F0033MWE.

Table 2c Selected Criminal Code incidents, Canada and the territories, 20051
  Yukon N.W.T. Nvt. Total
territories 		Canada
Population, 2005
30,988
42,982
29,992
103,962
32,270,507
Homicide
number
1
0
2
3
658
rate
3.2
0.0
6.7
2.9
2.0
Assault (Levels 1,2,3)
number
857
2,554
1,792
5,203
234,729
rate
2,766
5,942
5,975
5,005
727
Sexual assault (Levels 1,2,3)
number
56
175
239
470
23,303
rate
181
407
797
452
72
Robbery
number
16
15
6
37
28,669
rate
52
35
20
36
89
Violent crime - Total
number
957
2,843
2,112
5,912
304,274
rate
3,088
6,614
7,042
5,687
943
Breaking & entering
number
497
982
853
2,332
259,521
rate
1,604
2,285
2,844
2,243
804
Motor vehicle theft
number
148
275
164
587
160,100
rate
478
640
547
565
496
Other theft
number
1,112
1,335
563
3,010
658,205
rate
3,588
3,106
1,877
2,895
2,040
Property crime - Total
number
1,868
2,787
1,666
6,321
1,206,142
rate
6,028
6,484
5,555
6,080
3,738
Counterfeiting2
number
20
49
6
75
163,323
rate
65
114
20
72
506
Mischief
number
1,758
5,725
2,653
10,136
353,955
rate
5,673
13,320
8,846
9,750
1,097
Other Criminal Code
offences - Total
number
4,116
12,098
6,054
22,268
994,143
rate
13,283
28,147
20,185
21,419
3,081
Criminal Code - Total -
without traffic offences
number
6,941
17,728
9,832
34,501
2,504,559
rate
22,399
41,245
32,782
33,186
7,761
1. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. The population estimates come from the Annual Demographic Statistics, 2005 report, produced by Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: preliminary postcensal estimates for 2005.
2. Due to an improved data collection methodology, RCMP was able for the first time in 2005 to report counterfeit bills deposited to banks. As a result, estimates were made for certain police services for 2004. Therefore please use caution when comparing these data with prior years.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2005.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Victimization and Offending in Canada's Territories, Catalogue no. 85F0033MWE.