Crime in Canada - Crime Statistics By Province and Territory

Crime Statistics By Province and Territory

Crime statistics vary considerably through different parts of Canada. In general, the eastern provinces have the lowest violent crime rates while the western provinces have higher rates and the territories higher still. Of the provinces, Saskatchewan has the highest violent crime rate.

2006 crime statistics for the provinces and territories are given below, as reported by Statistics Canada. last updated: 28 February 2007

Crimes rates by offences for each province and territory, 2006
Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. A.B. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
rate per 100,000 population
All incidents 8,269 6,571 7,486 8,698 6,781 6,626 6,251 12,325 15,276 10,336 12,564 22,197 44,074 32,831
Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic offences) 7,519 6,055 6,793 8,069 6,111 5,909 5,689 11,679 13,711 9,523 11,365 20,593 41,468 31,265
Crimes of violence 951 851 714 1,135 849 756 756 1,598 2,039 1,101 1,218 3,007 6,448 6,764
Homicide 1.9 1.4 0.7 1.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 3.3 4.1 2.8 2.5 0.0 0.0 6.5
Attempted murder 2.6 1.0 0.7 3.0 1.2 3.3 2.5 2.2 4.7 2.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 13.0
Assaults (level 1 to 3) 735 734 625 919 706 540 563 1,243 1,671 888 980 2,655 5,834 5,893
Sexual assault 68 67 48 86 67 67 56 108 125 64 75 195 373 598
Other sexual offences 9 5 11 7 18 13 5 11 15 7 10 51 55 46
Robbery 94 23 17 85 30 91 87 182 150 93 110 58 36 39
Other crimes of violence 41 20 12 34 27 40 41 48 71 44 39 48 151 169
Property crimes 3,588 2,363 3,000 3,514 2,562 3,114 2,811 4,951 4,776 4,480 5,685 5,107 6,357 4,256
Breaking and entering 768 737 537 735 599 867 541 1,074 1,228 768 1,088 1,467 2,332 1,965
Motor vehicle theft 487 131 115 263 187 507 303 1,376 633 725 682 445 927 621
Theft over $5,000 52 15 31 44 38 65 44 49 42 66 58 61 65 36
Theft $5,000 and under 1,889 1,252 2,002 1,940 1,446 1,399 1,531 2,152 2,392 2,383 3,367 2,780 2,654 1,316
Possession of stolen goods 108 34 52 233 54 43 110 88 160 188 139 77 136 140
Frauds 284 195 263 299 239 234 283 214 320 350 351 279 244 179
Other Criminal Code offences 2,980 2,841 3,079 3,420 2,700 2,039 2,122 5,130 6,896 3,942 4,462 12,479 28,664 20,246
Criminal Code offences (traffic offences) 368 279 508 328 321 415 245 284 963 490 441 974 1,393 809
Impaired driving 228 221 396 255 242 214 139 213 474 347 340 701 1,168 686
Other c.c. traffic offences 140 59 112 74 79 201 106 71 489 144 101 272 225 124
Federal statutes 383 237 186 301 349 302 317 362 602 322 758 631 1,214 757
Drugs 295 128 127 218 248 266 239 183 275 258 617 468 769 673
Other federal statutes 88 109 59 83 102 36 79 179 327 64 141 163 444 85

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