Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Crime in Canada: Summary of Major Trends 1999, 2001, 2003, & 2006
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-561-m/85-561-m2008015-eng.pdf
"This paper summarizes the major trends in the series on the spatial analysis of crime conducted by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) using geographic information system technology in Canadian cities. The main purpose of this analytical series, which was funded by the National Crime Prevention Centre at Public Safety Canada, was to explore the relationships between the distribution of crime and the demographic, socio‑economic and functional characteristics of neighbourhoods."
BC
STATS-Province
of British Columbia
www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/
Provides statistics on population and demographics, economic statistics, census data, and other social indicators for British Columbia. Also provides access to reports and publications.
Breaking and Entering in CanadaA Comparison of Large Urban, Small Urban and Rural Crime Rates, 2005
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/85-002-XIE2007003.pdf
This publication presents a comparative analysis of police-reported crime statistics in large urban, small urban and rural areas. It examines overall crime rates as well as the specific offences of homicide, robbery, break-ins and motor vehicle theft in these three geographic areas. Data on the most serious weapon present in violent crimes and victim-offender relationships are likewise analyzed. The report also features the perception of the residents of large urban, small urban and rural areas regarding their safety from crime and the job being done by the police, as well as precautionary measures taken.
Crime Comparisons
between Canada and the United States
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0110185-002-XIE.pdf
This report "provides a cross-national analysis of Canadian and
American crime rates and presents trend analysis on the comparable
offences. It can be argued that crime rates should not be compared at
the national level, as Canada and the United States have very different
regional variations in crime, as well as varying sociodemographic and
economic characteristics."
Crime in Major Metropolitan Areas, 1991-1995
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0059785-002-XIE.pdf
This report examines a general notion
that there is more crime in a large city than in a small city or rural
community.
Police-reported Crime Statistics in Canada
"This report presents information on the short and long-term
trends in overall, violent and non-violent crime at the national, provincial/territorial and census
metropolitan area levels. For the first time, this report includes information on both the volume and the
severity of police-reported crime in Canada. The new police-reported Crime Severity Index (PRCSI) was
introduced in the spring of 2009 to enable Canadians to track changes in the severity of police-reported
crime from year to year." (website)
Crime Statistics in Canada
"These data represent information on criminal incidents reported by
Canadian police services to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
Survey. Incidents that come to the attention of the police are
captured and forwarded to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
(CCJS) according to a nationally-approved set of common crime
categories and definitions."
Criminal
Justice
Indicator, 1999-2001, 2005
www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=85-227-X&CHROPG=1
"The objective
of the reports is to present data on the prime workload, performance
and context of crime indicators. While most data are presented at the
national level, some analysis at the provincial and territorial levels
is included."
Homicide in Canada
"As part of the
Homicide Survey, the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)
collects detailed police-reported information on all homicides that
occur in Canada." This report "examines homicide trends at the
national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels.
Information describing the characteristics associated with the methods
used to commit homicide (including the use of firearms), accused victim
relationships (such as spousal or other family-related homicides),
gang-related homicides, victims’ involvement in illegal activities, the
use of alcohol and drugs and youth homicides is also presented." (website)"
Justice
Spending in Canada
This report "examines some of the
government expenditures associated
with operating five major sectors of the Canadian justice system:
policing, courts, legal aid, criminal prosecutions and adult
corrections."
Motor
Vehicle Theft in Canada
This report "provides a profile of motor vehicle theft in Canada,
including trends over the past decade, characteristics of thefts, and
of persons accused of motor vehicle theft."
Public
Attitude toward the Criminal Justice System
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0120085-002-XIE.pdf
Weapon
and Violent Crime
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0079785-002-XIE.pdf
This report examines the extent to which weapons, such as guns, knives and blunt objects, are used in violent crimes.
World
Factbook of
Criminal Justice Systems, Canada
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/ascii/WFBCJCAN.TXT
Provides a narrative description of the criminal justice system of Canada. Forty-two other country descriptions are written with a common template so that comparisons of similar functions in different countries can be made easily.
This report is a summary and presentation of recent trends involving adult male offenders in Canada. The data were derived from the Uniform Crime Report Survey and the Adult Criminal Court Survey, both published by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Where available, the analyses in this report examine adult male offender trends over the past 5 years.
Basic Facts About Federal CorrectionsThis is a publication of the
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) designed to answer basic questions
about federal corrections and conditional release. Most information
refers to adult corrections and covers the period from 1 April 1998 to
31 March 1999.
Canadian
Federally Incarcerated Adult Women Profile Trends from 1991 to 1998
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r99/r99_e.pdf
This report summarizes and presents profiles of the Canadian federally incarcerated adult women population over a twenty-two year period, from 1981 to 1998.
Canadian
Federal
Women Offender Profiles: Trends from 1981 to 2002
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r131/r131_e.pdf
This report summarizes and presents profiles of the federal women inmate population over a twenty-two year period, from 1981 to 2002. The report extends the trends covered in the earlier Canadian Federally Incarcerated Adult Women Profile Trends from 1981 to 1998.
The
Changing
Profile of Adults in Custody: 2006/2007
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2008010/article/10732-eng.pdf
This report examines the changes in the adult population in custody over the 2006 - 2007 time period. This report focuses on provincial versus territorial custody, admissions to sentenced custody versus remand to custody, as well as attributes of those in custody.
The
Changing
Profile of the Federal Inmate Population: 1997 and 2002
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r132/r132_e.pdf
This report compares the profile of the federal inmate population at two points in time - March 1997 and March 2002 - and addresses the issue of whether there have been significant changes in the federal offender population over the past several years.
Corrections
and
Conditional Release Statistical Overview
This site is a statistical
overview,
documenting trends in corrections in a way that is meant to be
user-friendly. The text is in English, with a French mirror page also
available. This is the fourth edition of this report, and the writers
note that there have been some changes in figures from previous reports. (website)
Custodial
Remand in Canada, 1986/87 to 2000/01
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0070385-002-XIE.pdf
Deaths in Custody - Final Report
www.oci-bec.gc.ca/rpt/pdf/oth-aut/oth-aut20070228-eng.pdf
This Office of Correctional Investigator report was undertaken in response to high-number of incidents of inmate self-harm and death. This report contains basic information on victim and incident characteristics, findings, and summary and indices.
Federal
Imprisonment Trends for Women: 1994-95 to 1998-99
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r93/r93_e.pdf
This report addresses the concern over the growth in the federal women's offender population. The report examines two leading indicators of the criminal justice process that may indicate changing incarceration rates for adult women in Canada: 1) trends in police reports of laying of charges against adult women, and 2) the conviction and sentencing patterns of adult women appearing in adult criminal court.
A
Medium-Term
Federal Offender Population Forecast
This report uses standard
time-series
modeling techniques to develop medium-term (5 year) offender population
projections. Projections are provided for men and women incarcerated
and under community supervision, by region, and from these the national
offender population totals are derived (website).
Office of the Correctional Investigator - Annual Reports
The Office of the Correctional Investigator is tasked with investigating and bringing to resolution to individual offender complaints. These annual reports offer statistical and other analyses of the key issues and other ongoing concerns. In English.
A
One-day Snapshot of Inmates in Canada's Adult Correctional Facilities
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0089885-002-XIE.pdf
Preliminary
Results of National Sex Offender Census 1991
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r29/r29e_e.pdf
This preliminary report describes in detail, the 'Sex Offender Census' that was conducted to accurately identify the number, types and characteristics of sex offenders under the jurisdiction of the Correctional Service of Canada. Data includes rate of admission of sex offenders; distributions of sex offenders; sexual offense histories and characteristics; and sex offender treatment and parole.
Recent
Trends and
Patterns Shaping
the
Corrections
Population in Canada: 1983/84 to 1996/97
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/briefs/b20/b20e-eng.shtml
This paper reports on some of the findings of The Research Branch of the Correctional Service that examined correctional population growth issues. Information includes trends in annual prison admissions; average sentence length; and average time served among offenders.
Remand in Adult Corrections and Sentencing Patterns
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2008009/article/10706-eng.pdf
This Juristat article discusses changes in sentencing patterns which have occurred while the numbers of adults held in remand (pre-trial detention) and the length of remand stays have increased. The analysis discusses data from the adult criminal court system for the period of 1996/1997 to 2006/2007 and the adult correctional system for the period of 1996/1997 to 2005/2006.
Returning
to Correctional Services After Release: A Profile of Aboriginal and
Non-Aboriginal Adults
Involved in Saskatchewan Corrections from 1999/00 to 2003/04
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0020585-002-XIE.pdf
"This report examines the case histories and correctional outcomes of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal persons under provincial supervision in adult correctional services in Saskatchewan in the years 1999/00 through 2003/04. This is the first report analyzing data from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey (ICSS). This report begins by describing the delivery of correctional services in Canada, and in particular Saskatchewan, and provides a discussion of the correlates of criminal behaviour."
Ten-Year Status Report on Women's Corrections 1996-2006
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/prgrm/fsw/wos24/index-eng.shtml
This status report is produced on the ten year anniversary of the Arbor Report release and the completion of major subsequent major reviews in Canadian women's corrections. This report principally focuses on the themes of human rights, cross-gender staffing, Aboriginal women offenders, security classification, management of security incidents, segregation, programs and community transition.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) - Detecting Occupational Fraud in Canada: A Study of its Victims and Perpetrators
www.acfe.com/documents/rttn-canadian.pdf
This report produced by the ACFE includes the following sections: measuring the costs of occupational fraud, how occupational fraud is committed, victims of occupational fraud, detecting occupational fraud, limiting fraud losses, the perpetrators, case results, methodology, and about the ACFE. The document is also available in French: www.acfe.com/documents/rttn-french-canadian.pdf.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre Criminal Intelligence Analytical Unit - Statistical Reports
www.phonebusters.com/english/statistics.html
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre, otherwise known as PhoneBusters, releases both monthly summary reports and annual statistical reports on complaints received at the call centre relating to mass marketing fraud and identity theft activities.
Canadian Consumer Mass Marketing Fraud Survey - 2007
www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/vwapj/Environics-CompetitionBureau-MMF-FinalRReport-Feb2008.pdf/$file/Environics-CompetitionBureau-MMF-FinalRReport-Feb2008.pdf
The Competition Bureau Canada commissioned the 2007 Canadian Consumer Mass Marketing Fraud Survey with the overall purpose of investigating the experiences and perceptions of a random selection of Canadians related to 12 specific types of consumer MMF activity. Those 12 types are prize lottery or sweepstakes fraud, West African or 419 fraud, employment / work from home fraud, cheque cashing / money transfer job fraud, overpayment for sale of merchandise fraud, advance fee loan fraud, upfront fee for credit card fraud, bill for unsuitable merchandise fraud, bogus health product or cure fraud, advance fee vacation fraud, high-pressure sales pitch vacation fraud and investment fraud.
The
Changing Nature of Fraud in Canada
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0049885-002-XIE.pdf
"This report provides a statistical profile of fraud in Canada. It
examines trends in fraud offences, characteristics of incidents and
offenders, as well as certain adult court and sentencing information."
Money laundering in Canada, 2009
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-005-x/2011001/article/11454-eng.pdf
This report offers data and analysis about money laundering in Canada in 2009, and examines the year-to-year changes as such.
Assaults
Against Children and Youth in the Family, 1996
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0119785-002-XIE.pdf
"This report uses statistical
databases of police reported incidents across Canada to describe what
is currently known from a criminal justice perspective about violence
against children and youth in the family."
Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile
This annual report provides the most current data on the nature and extent of family violence in Canada, as well as trends over time, as part of the ongoing initiative to inform policy makers and the public about family violence issues.
Canadian
Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect Final Report
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-224-XIE/free.htm
"The Canadian Incidence Study of
Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS) is the first nation-wide study
to examine the incidence of reported child maltreatment and the
characteristics of children and families
investigated by Canadian child welfare services. The primary objective
of the CIS is to provide reliable estimates of the scope and
characteristics of child abuse and neglect investigated by child
welfare services
across Canada."
Children
Witnessing Family Violence
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0060185-002-XIE.pdf
National
Trends in Intimate Partner Homicide, 1974-2000
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0050285-002-XIE.pdf
Spousal
Violence after Marital Separation
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0070185-002-XIE.pdf
"Using data from the 1999 General Social Survey, the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey (VAWS), the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey and the Homicide Survey, this report investigates the prevalence, nature and severity of violence that occurs following the breakdown of a marital union."
What are the trends in self-reported spousal violence in Canada?
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/89-630-XIE/2008001/article/10661-en.pdf
The Canadian Addiction Survey
(CAS) is
a collaborative initiative sponsored by various organizations.
The key objectives of the CAS are (1) to determine the prevalence,
incidence, and frequency of alcohol and other drug sue in the Canadian
population aged 15 and older, (2) to assess the context of use and the
extent of harms that result from those individuals who use drugs, (3)
to identify the risk and protective factors related to the use and
consequences of drug use, (4) to assess the public's opinions, views,
and knowledge regarding existing and potential addiction policies, and
(5) to identify emerging policy issues.
This report by the Department of
Justice includes the most recent statistics on drug use in Canada, the
number of drug offences reported by police in the year 2002, and how
the drug offence rate reported by the police has changed over the past
20 years.
Drug
Situation in
Canada
This report describes illicit
drug
trafficking activity in Canada. It is based on information and
intelligence gleaned from investigations and seizures conducted by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and various Canadian agencies and
departments involved in drug enforcement (website).
Evaluation of Progress in Drug Control - Organization of American States' Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
These reports, produced by the Organization of American States' Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), follows the progress of individual and collective efforts of all the countries participating in the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism, indicating both results achieved as well as obstacles faced by the countries. Other objectives of the MEM are: identifies the strengths, weaknesses, progress, and setbacks in each member state and of the hemisphere, in order to help orientat policies and programs to confront more effectively the drug problem; assists countries in generating internal support to fight the drug problem and stimulating change and development of the systems in drug control; and offers countries the opportunity to request technical or financial assistance and training to implement assigned recommendations from evaluation rounds. (website).
Illicit
Drugs and Crime in Canada
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0019985-002-XIE.pdf
"This report focuses principally on criminal drug offences reported by
Canadian police services. It sketches a statistical profile of drug
crimes and drug offenders, while examining the various types of
offences and drugs involved. The report also examines national trends
as well as provincial/territorial comparisons."
The Potential Expansion of Methamphetamine Production and Distribution in Canada: A Background Study
www.carleton.ca/cifp/app/serve.php/1114.pdf
From the executive summary of this report: "the use of methamphetamine in Canada is low relative to the abuse of other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. Overall, its use is still less than that of cocaine and heroin; however, its prevalence may be considered acute in certain regions, particularly in Western Canada. Provincially, methamphetamine abuse is higher in British Columbia and Alberta. There does seem to be evidence of a move eastwards as use has become more significant in Ontario and Quebec, and it has surfaced in rural communities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba."
Trends
in Drug Offences and the Role of Alcohol and Drugs in Crime
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0010485-002-XIE.pdf
This report
"describes changes in drug offences and impaired driving in Canada, and
provides a broad examination of the relationships between drug and
alcohol use, and crime. Trends in drug offences reported by police are
examined, as well as recent conviction and sentencing data for adult
and youth court cases relating to drug possession and trafficking."
United
States -
Canada Border Drug Threat Assessment
This report is prepared jointly
by the
governments of Canada and the United States to examine the extent of
drug trafficking across their shared border. The report identifies the
principle illicit substances that are smuggled across the border and
the prevalence of each.
Female
Inmates, Aboriginal Inmates, and Inmates Serving Life Sentences: A One
Day Snapshot
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0059985-002-XIE.pdf
"This report presents profiles of three segments of the inmate
population: females, Aboriginal inmates, and inmates serving life
sentences. The report present data for these three groups from
the One-Day
Snapshot survey of inmates in federal and provincial/territorial adult
correctional facilities, including the number of inmates in custody,
inmate characteristics, offences, sentence length, and accommodations."
Female
Offenders in Canada
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/85-002-XIE2008001.pdf
Present information on the prevalence of crime by females, the processing of cases through the adult and youth court systems, and the number and characteristics of female adult offenders in the provincial/territorial and federal correctional systems.
Profile
of
Incarcerated Women Offenders (September 1999)
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/prgrm/fsw/profiles/community-eng.shtml
This site gives demographic information on incarcerated women offenders including their age, marital status, race, length of sentence, and previous terms of incarceration.
Women Offenders Statistical
Overview 2003
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/prgrm/fsw/wos14/statisticaloverview_wos14-eng.shtml
Presents information about how
effectively the Correctional Service of Canada is managing many of its
operations as they relate to women offenders serving federal sentences.
The report gives an institutional profile of incarcerated Federal women
offenders.
Women in Canada: Women in the Criminal Justice System
These reports focus on the experiences of Canadian women in the criminal justice system, both as offenders and victims.
Using data from Statistics Canada’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and Homicide Surveys, this Juristat examines the prevalence of firearm-related violent crime in Canada at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels. It presents the incidence and trends in overall firearm violence and the characteristics of those offences most often committed with a firearm. It also compares the incidence of firearm-related homicide in Canada to that in other countries. Finally, data from the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey is used to compare court processing and sentencing outcomes between firearm and non-firearm violent offences.
Annual Audits of Anti-Semitic Incidents in Canada
These reports offer statistics and analysis of anti-semitic incidents in Canada.
Hate
Crime in Canada
This report aims to address our understanding of the nature and extent of hate crime in Canada and presents the results of the Hate Crime Pilot Survey (HCPS) undertaken by the CCJS in collaboration with 12 major police forces across the country. These papers also draw on other available data sources in order to provide contextual information on hate crime, and to attempt to quantify its occurrence.
Police-Reported Hate
Crime in Canada
These reports lay out and analyze hate crime data from police services.
Visible Minorities and Victimization - 2004
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85F0033MIE/85F0033MIE2008015.pdf
Using data from the 2001 Census of Population and self-reported data from the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on victimization, this profile examines certain socio-demographic and economic characteristics of visible minorities in Canada followed by an analysis of the rates and characteristics of violent crimes involving visible minority victims. It also provides information on visible minorities’ perceptions of safety and of the criminal justice system.
Annual Reports to Congress on Human Rights Practices - Canada
These reports, produced by the U.S. Department of State, to the U.S. Congress. The law provides that the Secretary of State shall transmit a "full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights, within the meaning of subsection (A) in countries that receive assistance under this part, and (B) in all other foreign countries which are members of the United Nations and which are not otherwise the subject of a human rights report under this Act." Reports on several countries are included that do not fall into the categories established by these statutes and that thus are not covered by the congressional requirement. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Univeral Declaration of Human Rights. (website).
Annual Reports to Congress on International Religious Freedom - Canada
These reports, produced by the U.S. Department of State, describe the status of religious freedom in Canada, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
2002
Canadian
Police Survey on Youth Gangs
http://www.astwood.ca/assets/gangs_e.pdf
The purpose of this survey is to assess the extent and characteristics of the youth gang problem in communities throughout Canada, as reported by law enforcement agencies. Since this is the first national statistical snapshot of the youth gang problem, the results of this survey can be used as a baseline for measuring changes over time in the level of reported youth gang activity.
The Development of Police-reported Delinquency Among Canadian Youth Born in 1987 and 1990
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-561-m/85-561-m2007009-eng.htm
This report examines the development over childhood and adolescence of the recorded criminal activity of two cohorts of Canadians, born in 1987 and 1990. Data are drawn from the Incident-Based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR2) for 1995 to 2005.
Female
Young
Offenders in Canada: Recent Trends
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/briefs/b18/b18e-eng.shtml
This report is a summary and presentation of recent trends involving female young offenders in Canada. Data is derived from the Uniform Crime Report Survey, the Youth Court Survey and the Corrections Key Indicator Report, all published by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Where available, the analyses in this report examine female young offender trends over the past 5 years.
Male
Young
Offenders in Canada: Recent Trends
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r79/r79e-eng.shtml
This report is a summary and presentation of recent trends involving male young offenders in Canada. The three data sources used in compiling this report are The Uniform Crime Report Survey, the Youth Court Survey, and the Correction Key Indicator Report. The analyses in this report examined male young offender trends over the past five years.
Problem
Behavior and Delinquency in Children and Youth
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/85-002-x2001004-eng.pdf
Sentencing
of Young Offenders in Canada, 1989/99
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0070085-002-XIE.pdf
"This report seeks to improve understanding of youth sentencing activity in provincial and territorial youth courts in 1998/99 and to provide baseline statistical data to the youth justice community. Comparisons of youth receiving various dispositions are made on the basis of age, sex, nature of charge, number of charges, and prior convictions."
Youth Crime in Canada, 2006
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/85-002-XIE2008003.pdf
"This Juristat presents a picture of youth crime in Canada, as reported to the police and examines trends in the youth crime rate since its peak in 1991 as well as recent trends in crimes committed by youth, with particular reference to the period following the implemenation of the YCJA [Youth Criminal Justice Act of 2003]."
Youth
Court Statistics
This report "presents data obtained
from the Youth Court Survey (YCS), which is conducted by the Canadian
Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) in collaboration with provincial
and territorial government departments responsible for youth courts.
The YCS collects data from youth courts on persons aged 12 to 17 at the
time of the offence, who appear in court accused of offences under
federal statutes including the Criminal Code of Canada, the Controlled
Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), the YCJA, the YOA, and all other
federal statute offences (website)."
Youth
Custody and Community Service in Canada
"In an effort to reduce reliance on
the incarceration of young persons, the Youth Criminal Justice Act
(YCJA) places emphasis on diversion from the justice system, reserving
custody sentences for only the most serious offenders. The range of
sentencing options has also been expanded, with increased emphasis on
rehabilitation." This report "describes the impact of the YCJA
during its first year of implementation
and shows the notable decreases in the number of incarcerated youth in
Canada (website)."
Youth
Violent Crime
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0139985-002-XIE.pdf
"The purpose of this
report is to measure the scope of violent crime by female and male
youths at the national and provincial levels and in selected
metropolitan areas, to determine the degree of change observed between
1988 and 1998, to identify the characteristics of violent crime by
youths and to compare it to that of adults and to create a portrait of
violent young offenders (male and female) and their victims."
Case
Processing in Criminal Courts, 1999/00
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0010285-002-XIE.pdf
"The primary focus of this report is the nature and extent of case
processing time (elapsed time), with emphasis on those factors which
have the greatest impact on the length of time it takes a case to be
processed in the court system."
Court Careers of a Canadian Birth Cohort
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85-561-MIE/85-561-MIE2005006.pdf
"This is the first
quasi-national Canadian study of the criminal
careers of a birth cohort. It uses linked data from the Youth Court
Survey and Adult Criminal Court Survey to describe the court careers up
to the 22nd birthday of Canadians born in 1979/80. The study includes
six provinces — Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island,
Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta — accounting for
approximately 78% of the population
of Canada."
Criminal Prosecutions: Personnel and Expenditures 1996-2001
www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=85-402-X&CHROPG=1
The reports provides
information the number of staffs and the amount of expenditures
regarding prosecution in Canada.
Legal Aid in Canada, 1996-1997
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0109885-002-XIE.pdf
"This report provides
information on the organization and costs of legal aid in Canada. It
includes information on legal aid delivery systems, revenues and
expenditures, and applications for legal aid."
Legal Aid in Canada: Resources and Caseload Statistics
"This publication provides an analytical overview of the revenues, expenditures and caseloads of legal aid plans in Canada. It includes information at the provincial/territorial level on legal aid delivery systems, sources of revenue, expenditures on legal aid services, and legal aid caseloads. Some data in tabular format are provided. Complete data are available from the new shelf table product entitled Legal aid in Canada: resource and caseload data tables, catalogue number 85F0028XIE.".
Offences against the Administration of Justice, 1994/95 to 2003/04
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0010685-002-XIE.pdf
"Offences against the
administration of justice includes sections on
corruption and disobedience, misleading justice, and escapes and
rescues. Other Criminal Code offences concerning, for example, failure
to comply with a probation order or a breach of order of long-term
supervision are also included in offences against the administration of
justice."
Sentencing
in Adult Criminal Courts, 1999-2000
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0100185-002-XIE.pdf
"This report presents an overview of 1999/00 sentencing information
for adult criminal court cases heard and convicted in provincial and
territorial courts and two Superior Court jurisdictions (Alberta and
the Yukon) that provided data to the Adult Criminal Court Survey
(ACCS)."
Creating an Organized Crime SENTINEL: Towards the Development and Implementation of a Strategic Early Warning Methodology for Law Enforcement
www.carleton.ca/cifp/app/serve.php/1072.pdf
The purpose of this paper is to present the methodological approach developed by the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) in partnership with the Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP) to develop a fully functional strategic early warning system (SEWS) for organized and serious crime in Canada..
Organized
Crime in
Canada: An Investigation into the Feasibility of Collecting
Police-Level Data
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-556-x/85-556-x2002001-eng.pdf
Provides information on how to develop a
strategy to collect quantitative data on organized crime in
Canada. This feasibility study would help guide the development
of ongoing data collection to gather baseline data on the nature and
extent of organized crime in Canada.
Police Resources in Canada
This report examines data collected through the annual “Police Administration Survey” conducted by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. This is the primary mechanism for the collection of data on police personnel and expenditures from each municipal, provincial and federal police service in Canada.
Private
Security and Public Policing in Canada
"This report
presents a socio-demographic profile of police officers and individuals
working in private security occupations. Public police and
private security personnel are compared in terms of their respective
roles and responsibilities, and the types of governance under which
each operates (website)."
Upheaval in Haiti: The Criminal Threat to Canada - A Background Study
www.carleton.ca/cifp/app/serve.php/1255.pdf
"This report attempts to ascertain the current
extent of any criminal Haitian-Canadian nexus,
evaluate its likely evolution, and assess its
probable impact on Canada, with a particular
emphasis on the Montréal region."
Sexual
Assault in Canada
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2008019-eng.pdf
"Only a small proportion of sexual offences are formally documented, the prevalence of sexual assault in Canada has been difficult to quantify. Using data from the 1999 and 2004 General Social Surveys (GSS) on victimization and police-reported data derived from the aggregate Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) and the incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR2), the prevalence and nature of sexual assault in Canada is examined. Specifically, this report examines rates of sexual victimization; characteristics of victims and offenders; rates of police reporting; reasons for not reporting to police; the emotional effects of sexual victimization; as well as fear of crime and the use of precautionary measures by victims of sexual assault."
Sexual
Offences in Canada
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0060385-002-XIE.pdf
"This report
presents statistical data on the extent and nature of sexual offences,
and provides qualitative information on related issues of child
pornography, trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual
exploitation, and child prostitution. The data used in the report are
from Statistics Canada and include police statistics from the Uniform
Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey1 and the Homicide Survey, and court data
from the Adult Criminal Court Survey and the Youth Court Survey."
Sexual
Offenders
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0039985-002-XIE.pdf
"This report presents
statistical data on the prevalence of sexual offences reported to the
police and the characteristics of the offenders and victims involved.
It also highlights some of the salient issues associated with the
response of the justice system and the public to offenders and their
victims. Data sources include statistics collected by the police,
courts and correctional institutions."
Child
and Youth Victims of Police-reported Violent Crime, 2008
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2010023-eng.pdf
This report " focuses primarily on 2008 police-reported data obtained from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey." Specifically, "[t]his report analyzes the nature and extent fo police-reported violence committed against children and youth under the age of 18. It examines differences in victimization based on sex and age of victims, type of offence, prevalence across the provinces and territories, relationship to perpetrator, weapon used and level of injury. It also presents information on trends over time."
Children
and Youth as Victims of Violent Crime
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0010585-002-XIE.pdf
This report "explores
police-reported data to shed light on both the nature and extent to
which children and youth are victimized. Included in this analysis is a
description of who is most vulnerable to what offences and by whom.
Offences that are examined include physical assaults, sexual assaults,
and other violations involving violence or the threat of violence
(including robbery, extortion, uttering threats and criminal
harassment), homicides and abductions."
Criminal Harassment
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0110085-002-XIE.pdf
"This report outlines
the characteristics of criminal harassment incidents as well as the
characteristics of the accused and victim for 1999, and identifies
trends over the past five years. (Trend data are only available for the
five year period from 1995 to 1999.)."
Criminal Harassment in Canada, 2009
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-005-x/2011001/article/11407-eng.htm
"Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey and the Adult Criminal Court Survey, this Juristat Bulletin presents the most up-to-date information on police-reported incidents and court casesinvolving criminal harassment."
Criminal Victimization in Canada
"As part of
its General Social Survey program, Statistics Canada has conducted a
survey
on victimization. This survey collected information on the extent and
nature of self-reported criminal victimization, the impact and
consequences of crime to the victim, reporting to the police and the
use of informal and formal services. Information was also collected on
fear of crime, and public perceptions of crime and the criminal justice
system."
Criminal
Victimization in the Workplace
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85F0033MIE/85F0033MIE2007013.pdf
Using data from the
General Social Survey (GSS), this Profile examines these data, provides
a detailed look at violent workplace incidents and identifies the risk
factors that are related to these incidents. The report also examines
the aftermath and consequences of violence in the workplace.
Fear of Crime and the Neighbourhood Context in Canandian Cities
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85-561-MIE/85-561-MIE2008013.htm
The authors of this paper undertook a study of whether the chances of experiencing fear of crime varied across Canadian urban neighbourhoods, and whether factors associated with individuals and their neighbourhoods explained this variation. Also, this study aimed to understand how Canadians' perceptions of neighbourhood crime and disorder influenced their chances of experiencing fear. Analyses were based on data from the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization and the 2001 Census.
Household Income and Victimization in Canada, 2004
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2009020-eng.pdf
"The risk of becoming the victim of violent crime or household property crime can vary according to the mix of social, economic and demographic factors that characterize an individual's circumstances. Income is one such factor. Using data primarily from the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS), this report profiles violent and household victimization among Canadians from low-income households (i.e., under $15,000). The report also provides information on who victims turn to for help, perceptions of neighbourhood safety as well as fear of crime among Canadians from low-income households."
Impacts and Consequences of Victimization, GSS 2004
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/85-002-XIE2007001.pdf
This analysis shows
that not only do victims incur physical, emotional and financial costs
as a direct result of their victimization, but that their perceptions
of their neighbourhoods and personal safety and their opinions
concerning the police system are affected by their prior victimization
experience. The analysis highlights the fact that regardless of crime
experiences, women tend to express more fear related to crime than men
and when women are victims of crime the impact on their emotions, their
use of precautionary measures and their sense of security seems to be
greater relative to men.
Immigrants and Victimization, 2004
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2008018-eng.pdf
Using data from the 2006 Census of Population and self-reported data from the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on victimization, this profile examines certain socio-demographic and economic characteristics of immigrants in Canada followed by an analysis of the rates and characteristics of violent crimes involving immigrant victims. It also provides information on immigrants perceptions of safety, of the criminal justice system and of discrimination.
An International Perspective on Criminal Victimization
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2008010/article/10745-eng.pdf
"While data from the international survey are not directly comparable with data from Canada's national survey of victimization (GSS) given different definitions of criminal offences, methodology and samples, these data allow for a comparisons of Canada's results to those of other countries who participated in the 2004-2005 ICVS survey. The purpose of this Juristat article is to highlight those results, focusing on victimization prevalence rates, rates of reporting to the police and respondents' satisfaction with the police work."
Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends
2006
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85-570-XIE/85-570-XIE2006001.pdf
Indicators in this
document focus on acts of violence against women that have been
quantified using statistical survey techniques. The report focuses on
behaviours that could trigger a criminal justice response—acts of
violence that qualify as offences under the Criminal Code. The primary
data sources that Statistics Canada uses to measure violence against
women are victimization surveys, and data collected by police agencies,
adult courts, emergency shelters for women and their children, and
other service agencies providing assistance to crime victims.
Missing and Abducted Children
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0029885-002-XIE.pdf
"This report
highlights available data to provide a perspective on missing children
in Canada and show what is being done to assist in their location and
recovery. It focuses more specifically on parental and non-parental
abductions."
Multiple Victimization in Canada - 2004
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2010022-eng.pdf
From the introduction: "a large proportion of all victimization incidents are experienced by a relatively small number of victims who experienced multiple incidents. According to the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization, a little more than 100% of the population aged 15 and over were the victims of more than one crime during the 12 monthws preceding the survey, representing 60% of all criminal incidents. If one considers only violent crimes, 2% of the population accounted for 60% of all violent victimization reported to the GSS. Given that a small proportion of individuals and households face a significant proportion of crimes, as a result determining which characteristics increase a person's risk of being victimized will help to improve the effectiveness of crime prevention measures, and perhaps help prevent further incidents of victimization."
An
Overview of the Differences Between Police-Reported and Victim-Reported
Crime
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-542-XIE/85-542-XIE.pdf
Provides information on
differences
between the UCR and the GSS (General Social Survey).
The purpose of this report is to
reduce the level of confusion arising from the use of crime data
originating from two very different sources (i.e., the UCR and the GSS)
and to inform discussions about
which is the “better” measure of crime. It explains why the findings
based on these data sources diverge and summarizes the major
differences between the two surveys.
Self-Reported Internet Victimization in Canada, 2009
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2011001/article/11530-eng.pdf
"Drawing on the GSS [General Social Survey] data, this Juristat article presents information on Internet victimization as self-reported by Canadians. In particular, it examines the socio-demographic and economic characteristics (such as age, level of education and income status) and Internet use characteristics of those who have been victimized. This article also examines security concerns of Canadian Internet users as well as hate content found on the Internet."
Seniors as Victims of Crime
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85F0033MIE/85F0033MIE2007014.pdf
Using data from
self-reported victimization and police-reported surveys, this profile
examines the nature and prevalence of violent and property crimes
against seniors. The report also examines characteristics of offences
committed against seniors, the level of reporting to the police and the
proportion of incidents involving weapons and causing injuries to
senior victims.
Sexual Orientation and Victimization
www.statcan.ca/english/research/85F0033MIE/85F0033MIE2008016.pdf
This profile examines victimization rates, perceptions of discrimination, fear of crime and attitudes towards the justice system among gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
Victimization and Offending Among the Aboriginal Population in Canada
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/85-002-XIE2006003.pdf
This report "examines
particular factors which could be related to the high levels of
representation in the criminal justice system, as well as information
on Aboriginal peoples’ fear of crime and their perceptions of the
justice system."
Victim
Services in Canada
"To date, the only
source of national data on services for victims of crime has been
Statistics Canada’s Transition Home Survey that collects information on
residential services for abused women and their children. To address
the lack of information in this area, the Canadian Centre for Justice
Statistics (CCJS), through funding from Justice Canada’s Policy Centre
for Victim Issues (website)."
Violence
Committed by Strangers
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/0099885-002-XIE.pdf
Violent victimization of Aboriginal people in the Canadian provinces, 2009
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2011001/article/11415-eng.pdf
"This Juristat article presents information from the GSS (General Social Survey) on criminal victimizations as reported by Aborignal people living in the ten provinces during 2009, with a particular focus on violent victimizations. It analyzes the characteristics associated with such incidents, including the socio-demographic risk factors, consequences of victimization, reasons for reporting (and not reporting) incidents to police, perceptions of personal safety and perceptions of the criminal justice system. In addition, information on Aboriginal victims and persons accused of homicide is presented."
Visible Minorities and Victimization
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85f0033m/85f0033m2008015-eng.pdf
"Using data from the 2001 Census of Population and self-reported data from the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on victimization, this profile examines certain socio-demographic and economic characteristics of visible minorities in Canada followed by an analysis of the rates and characteristics of violent crimes involving visible minority victims. It also provides information on visible minorities perceptions of safety, discrimination and of the criminal justice system."