NCJ Number
152229
Date Published
1994
Length
192 pages
Annotation
This report presents statistics on crimes committed in Canada during 1992.
Abstract
Following an introductory chapter, the report presents an overview of reported crime, focusing on trends, the geography of crime, and figures related to violent incidents, property incidents, and other Criminal Code violations. The final chapter discusses location, date, and time of incidents; characteristics of offenders and victims, and their relationship; and the use of weapons. In 1992, police reported 3.27 million criminal incidents, 87 percent of which were criminal code incidents, 10 percent were violations of provincial laws, and 3 percent were under drug and other Federal statutes. The violent crime rate has nearly doubled since 1977, rising to a reported 1,122 incidents per 100,000 population. In 1992, the property crime rate was 6,110 incidents per 100,000 population, a rise of about one-third since 1977. The property incident rate has shown a cyclical growth pattern, where peaks roughly coincided with economic recessions, while the violent crime rate has risen steadily. In general, crime rates were lowest in the Atlantic provinces, and highest in the western provinces and the territories. Fifteen percent of juvenile offenders in 1992 were charged with violent crimes. Adults aged 18 to 34 constituted more than half the persons charged with violent crimes. Men comprised more than 90 percent of accused offenders in incidents of breaking and entering, robbery, theft of over $1,000, and sexual assault. 45 figures, 26 notes, and 4 appendixes