NCJ Number
171901
Date Published
1997
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This report presents data that were collected in surveys by the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics and that focus on questions frequently asked about crime and justice in Canada.
Abstract
Topics include trends in police-reported crime rates, whether reported crime rates are higher in big cities than in other areas, the frequency of firearms use in committing violent crimes, the most common offenses brought to criminal court, and the time involved in case processing. Other issues include the proportion of adult criminal cases that result in conviction, the proportion of adult convictions that result in a prison sentence, the number of adults in custody or under some form of correctional supervision, the offenses with which juveniles ages 12-17 years are most likely to be charges, the types of sentences juvenile offenders receive, the costs of policing. The data reveal that 96 percent of the offenses reported to the police actually occurred, 34 percent are cleared, 22 percent are cleared by a charge, 15 percent result in convictions, and 4 percent result in a sentence to custody. Figures, footnotes, and list of other publications from the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics