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By Gerry Wickstead
Police Reported Incidents - Criminal Incidents
Cleared by Charge 1990 to 2000
Source: Statistics Canada – Canadian Crime Statistics (1990 to 2000)
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Crime Cleared by Charge
Highest to Lowest |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
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Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
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1 |
Saskatchewan 34% |
Saskatchewan 36.1% |
Saskatchewan 35.5% |
Saskatchewan 35.2% |
Saskatchewan 36.6% |
Saskatchewan 39.3% |
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2 |
Alberta 30.5% |
Alberta 30.2% |
Alberta 31.5% |
Alberta 31.5% |
Newfoundland 34.4% |
Newfoundland 37.6% |
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3 |
Ontario 30.5% |
Newfoundland 29.9% |
Newfoundland 30.3% |
Newfoundland 30.9% |
Alberta 32.7% |
Alberta 32.8% |
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4 |
Newfoundland 28.9% |
Ontario 28.5% |
Manitoba 29.1% |
New Brunswick 30.2% |
New Brunswick 29.6% |
Manitoba 28.8% |
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5 |
Manitoba 28.6% |
New Brunswick 26.6% |
New Brunswick 28.8% |
Manitoba 27.5% |
Manitoba 27.3% |
New Brunswick 28.4% |
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6 |
New Brunswick 27.7% |
Manitoba 25.1% |
Ontario 27.4% |
Ontario 26.6% |
Nova Scotia 26.1% |
P. E. I. 26.4% |
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7 |
P. E. I. 24.2% |
Quebec 24.7% |
Nova Scotia 24.4% |
Nova Scotia 25.5% |
Quebec 25.5% |
Nova Scotia 26.1% |
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8 |
Quebec 24% |
Nova Scotia 23.6% |
P. E. I. 24.2% |
P. E. I. 25.2% |
Ontario 25.5% |
Quebec 25.8% |
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9 |
Nova Scotia 22.6% |
P.E. I. 23.1% |
Quebec 22.7% |
Quebec 22.6% |
P. E. I. 24.1% |
Ontario 25.7% |
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10 |
British Columbia 17.9% |
British Columbia 18.8% |
British Columbia 18.3% |
British Columbia 18.4% |
British Columbia 18.1% |
British Columbia 18.4% |
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Crime Cleared by Charge Highest to Lowest |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
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Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Total Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
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1 |
Saskatchewan 39.1% |
Newfoundland 43.0% |
Newfoundland 40.9% |
Saskatchewan 39.8% |
Newfoundland 41.9% |
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2 |
Newfoundland 37.9% |
Saskatchewan 39.9% |
Saskatchewan 38.1% |
Newfoundland 39.8% |
Saskatchewan 41.3% |
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3 |
Alberta 33.9% |
P. E. I. 36.4% |
P. E. I. 36.1% |
P. E. I. 37.4% |
P. E. I. 37.4% |
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4 |
New Brunswick 30,4% |
Nova Scotia 32.7% |
New Brunswick 32.1% |
Ontario 34.6% |
Ontario 36.8% |
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5 |
Nova Scotia 28.8% |
New Brunswick 32.0% |
Nova Scotia 32.0% |
Nova Scotia 33.1% |
Nova Scotia 34.8% |
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6 |
Manitoba 28.8% |
Manitoba 31.1% |
Ontario 31.5% |
Manitoba 31.2% |
New Brunswick 32.9% |
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7 |
P. E. I. 28.1% |
Alberta 30.7% |
Manitoba 31.3% |
New Brunswick 30.8% |
Manitoba 31.5% |
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8 |
Quebec 27.0% |
Ontario 30.0% |
Alberta 30.5% |
Alberta 29.5% |
Alberta 30.4% |
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9 |
Ontario 26.2% |
Quebec 24.7% |
Quebec 23.2% |
Quebec 25.3% |
Quebec 26.6% |
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10 |
British Columbia 18.4% |
British Columbia 16.6% |
British Columbia 16.6% |
British Columbia 15.6% |
British Columbia 16.0% |
What if British Columbia matched Saskatchewan’s Charge Clearance Rate?
In 1999 the Province of British Columbia reported 507,031 Criminal Incidents.
If B.C. cleared the same percent of incidents as Saskatchewan (36.1%), then the province would have cleared 87,716 more criminal incidents by identifying the individuals responsible and laying criminal charges.
In 1998 the Province of British Columbia reported 525,988 Criminal Incidents.
If B.C. cleared the same percent of incidents as Saskatchewan (35.5%), then the province would have cleared 90,470 more criminal incidents by identifying the individuals responsible and laying criminal charges.
In 1997 the Province of British Columbia reported 543,215 Criminal Incidents.
If B.C. cleared the same percent of incidents as Saskatchewan (35.2%), then the province would have cleared 91,260 more criminal incidents by identifying the individuals responsible and laying criminal charges.
In 1996 the Province of British Columbia reported 574,962 Criminal Incidents.
If B.C. cleared the same percent of incidents as Saskatchewan (36.6%), then the province would have cleared 106,367 more criminal incidents by identifying the individuals responsible and laying criminal charges.
In 1995 the Province of British Columbia reported 565,665 Criminal Incidents.
If B.C. cleared the same percent of incidents as Saskatchewan (39.3%), then the province would have cleared 118,224 more criminal incidents by identifying the individuals responsible and laying criminal charges.
Police Reported Incidents – VIOLENT INCIDENTS
Cleared by Charge 1990 to 2000
Source: Statistics Canada – Canadian Crime Statistics (1990 to 2000)
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Violent Incidents Cleared by Charge
Highest to Lowest |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
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Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
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1 |
Manitoba 56.1% |
Manitoba 53.5% |
Manitoba 53.8% |
Alberta 50.6% |
Manitoba 56.5% |
Manitoba 60.7% |
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2 |
Ontario 53.3% |
Ontario 51.2% |
Alberta 49.6% |
Manitoba 50.2% |
Alberta 52.9% |
Alberta 54.3% |
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3 |
Saskatchewan 49.4% |
Quebec 49.9% |
Quebec 49.4% |
Ontario 49.4% |
Quebec 51.6% |
Saskatchewan 54.3% |
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4 |
Newfoundland 48.4% |
Saskatchewan 47.8% |
Ontario 48.6% |
Quebec 48.9% |
Saskatchewan 51.0% |
Quebec 51.6% |
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5 |
Alberta 48.3% |
Alberta 46.8% |
Saskatchewan 46.8% |
Saskatchewan 47.6% |
Ontario 49.5% |
Ontario 51.4% |
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6 |
Quebec 47.4% |
Newfoundland 45.4% |
Nova Scotia 42.8% |
Nova Scotia 45.8% |
Newfoundland 45.9% |
Newfoundland 46.1% |
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7 |
British Columbia 41.9% |
Nova Scotia 43.8% |
Newfoundland 41.4% |
P. E. I. 43.0% |
New Brunswick 41.6% |
New Brunswick 42.0% |
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8 |
Novas Scotia 40.8% |
British Columbia 41.9% |
P. E. I. 40.3% |
Newfoundland 41.7% |
British Columbia 40.9% |
P. E. I. 41.2% |
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9 |
New Brunswick 39.5% |
New Brunswick 37.6% |
British Columbia 40.2% |
New Brunswick 1.2% |
Nova Scotia 39.3% |
Nova Scotia 40.84% |
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10 |
P. E. I. 34.6% |
P. E. I. 34.6% |
New Brunswick 38.9% |
British Columbia 41.1% |
P. E. I. 39.3% |
British Columbia 40.79% |
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Violent Incidents Cleared by Charge Highest to Lowest |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
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Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
Percent of Violent Criminal Incidents Cleared by Charge |
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1 |
Manitoba 63.2% |
Manitoba 66.8% |
Manitoba 60.3% |
Manitoba 59.0% |
Saskatchewan 58.1% |
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2 |
Saskatchewan 54.8% |
Saskatchewan 57.0% |
Saskatchewan 55.5% |
Saskatchewan 58.4% |
Newfoundland 56.3% |
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3 |
Ontario 53.5% |
Newfoundland 56.1% |
Ontario 50.6% |
Ontario 54.3% |
Manitoba 56.1% |
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4 |
Quebec 52.9% |
Ontario 53.3% |
Newfoundland 51.2% |
Alberta 52.9% |
Ontario 53.1% |
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5 |
Newfoundland 52.8% |
Quebec 52.8% |
Alberta 51.0% |
Quebec 52.0% |
Quebec 51.9% |
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6 |
Alberta 52.6% |
Alberta 52.4% |
Quebec 50.6% |
Newfoundland 50.0% |
Alberta 49.2% |
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7 |
P. E. I. 48.4% |
P. E. I. 49.9% |
P. E. I. 46.3% |
P. E. I. 50.0% |
P. E. I. 48.8% |
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8 |
New Brunswick 45.4% |
New Brunswick 47.0% |
New Brunswick 46.3% |
New Brunswick 46.2% |
New Brunswick 44.1% |
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9 |
British Columbia 42.4% |
Nova Scotia 44.45 |
Nova Scotia 41.4% |
Nova Scotia 46.2% |
Nova Scotia 40.6% |
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10 |
Nova Scotia 41.7% |
British Columbia 40.4% |
British Columbia 37.3% |
British Columbia 35.5% |
British Columbia 34.6% |
Police Reported Incidents – PROPERTY CRIME
Cleared by Criminal Charges 1990-2000
Source: Statistics Canada – Canadian Crime Statistics (1990 to 2000)
For the past decade British Columbia had the Lowest Charge Clearance Rate for Property Crime.
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Highest Clearance Rate to Lowest |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
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% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
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1 |
Newfoundland 20.8% |
Newfoundland 24.2% |
Newfoundland 24.3% |
Newfoundland 23.6% |
Newfoundland 26.7% |
Newfoundland 30.0% |
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2 |
Saskatchewan 18.5% |
Saskatchewan 18.9% |
New Brunswick 19.4% |
New Brunswick 20.7% |
Saskatchewan 20.4% |
Saskatchewan 22.8% |
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3 |
New Brunswick 19.1% |
New Brunswick 18.5% |
Saskatchewan 19.0% |
Saskatchewan 19.4% |
Alberta 20.4% |
Alberta 21.1% |
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4 |
Alberta 18.3% |
Alberta 18.1% |
Alberta 18.4% |
Alberta 19.2% |
New Brunswick 20.3% |
P. E. I. 20.9% |
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5 |
Ontario 15.3% |
P. E. I. 15.7% |
Manitoba 17.2% |
Nova Scotia 17.7% |
Nova Scotia 18.3% |
Nova Scotia 18.5% |
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6 |
Manitoba 14.8% |
Nova Scotia 15.4% |
P. E. I. 16.9% |
P. E. I. 16.1% |
P. E. I. 17.1% |
New Brunswick 18.0% |
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7 |
P. E. I. 14.4% |
Manitoba 15.4% |
Nova Scotia 16.5% |
Manitoba 15.9% |
Manitoba 15.4% |
Manitoba 17.6% |
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8 |
Nova Scotia 14.2% |
Ontario 15.2% |
Ontario 15.0% |
Ontario 14.6% |
Quebec 14.9% |
Quebec 15.1% |
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9 |
Quebec 12% |
Quebec 12.6% |
Quebec 12.7% |
Quebec 13.2% |
Ontario 13.9% |
Ontario 14.2% |
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10 |
British Columbia 10.1% |
British Columbia 10.8% |
British Columbia 11.0% |
British Columbia 11.0% |
British Columbia 11.1% |
British Columbia 11.4% |
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Highest Clearance Rate to Lowest |
1994 |
1993 |
1992 |
1991 |
1990 |
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% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
% of Reported incidents Cleared by Charge |
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1 |
Newfoundland 27.4% |
Newfoundland 34.8% |
Newfoundland 31.8% |
Newfoundland 30.0% |
Newfoundland 30.7% |
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2 |
Saskatchewan 23.0% |
Saskatchewan 23.6% |
Saskatchewan 23.1% |
Saskatchewan 23.1% |
Saskatchewan 22.3% |
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3 |
P. E. I. 22.6% |
Alberta 19.5% |
P. E. I. 21.9% |
Nova Scotia 20.8% |
Nova Scotia 21.5% |
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4 |
Nova Scotia 21.1% |
Nova Scotia 19.5% |
New Brunswick 20.4% |
Alberta 20.0% |
Alberta 21.1% |
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5 |
Alberta 20.3% |
New Brunswick 19.4% |
Manitoba 20.3% |
New Brunswick 19.8% |
Manitoba 21.1% |
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6 |
New Brunswick 19.5% |
P. E. I. 18.8% |
Alberta 19,5% |
P. E. I. 19.7% |
P. E. I. 20.6% |
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7 |
Manitoba 16.3% |
Manitoba 17.9% |
Nova Scotia 19.3% |
Manitoba 19.6% |
New Brunswick 19.5% |
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8 |
Quebec 15.5% |
Ontario 16.0% |
Ontario 16.7% |
Ontario 18.9% |
Ontario 19.4% |
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9 |
Ontario 14.5% |
Quebec 15.6% |
Quebec 15.3% |
Quebec 15.7% |
Quebec 16.9% |
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10 |
British Columbia 11.5% |
British Columbia 11.2% |
British Columbia 12.0% |
British Columbia 12.3% |
British Columbia 11.7% |