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Obstruct public or peace officer

One offence, every year it appears in the survey. Within administration of justice, Newfoundland and Labrador.

123 Reported to police 22 per 100,000 people
101 Led to a charge 82 in 100 reports
64 People charged
0 Found not to have happened Recorded from 2017 on.

Incidents reported each year, 1998 to 2025

0 38 75 113 1501998 — Someone charged: 311998 — Solved another way: 31998 — No one charged: 31999 — Someone charged: 411999 — Solved another way: 62000 — Someone charged: 612000 — Solved another way: 52000 — No one charged: 12001 — Someone charged: 562001 — Solved another way: 42002 — Someone charged: 342002 — Solved another way: 32002 — No one charged: 72003 — Someone charged: 392003 — Solved another way: 132004 — Someone charged: 442004 — Solved another way: 82004 — No one charged: 92005 — Someone charged: 322005 — Solved another way: 122005 — No one charged: 52006 — Someone charged: 292006 — Solved another way: 52007 — Someone charged: 352007 — Solved another way: 42007 — No one charged: 22008 — Someone charged: 492008 — Solved another way: 62008 — No one charged: 12009 — Someone charged: 432009 — Solved another way: 62009 — No one charged: 52010 — Someone charged: 522010 — Solved another way: 72011 — Someone charged: 472011 — Solved another way: 132012 — Someone charged: 552012 — Solved another way: 152012 — No one charged: 132013 — Someone charged: 522013 — Solved another way: 142013 — No one charged: 72014 — Someone charged: 452014 — Solved another way: 212014 — No one charged: 72015 — Someone charged: 352015 — Solved another way: 142015 — No one charged: 12016 — Someone charged: 352016 — Solved another way: 262016 — No one charged: 92017 — Someone charged: 342017 — Solved another way: 182017 — No one charged: 62018 — Someone charged: 202018 — Solved another way: 132018 — No one charged: 32019 — Someone charged: 352019 — Solved another way: 72019 — No one charged: 22020 — Someone charged: 282020 — Solved another way: 112020 — No one charged: 62021 — Someone charged: 302021 — Solved another way: 142021 — No one charged: 122022 — Someone charged: 292022 — Solved another way: 162022 — No one charged: 42023 — Someone charged: 502023 — Solved another way: 132023 — No one charged: 72024 — Someone charged: 682024 — Solved another way: 132024 — No one charged: 42025 — Someone charged: 1012025 — Solved another way: 132025 — No one charged: 919982002200620102014201820222025
Someone charged 101 Solved another way 13 No one charged 9

Each bar is the year's total reports. The segments show what happened: a charge was laid, the case was solved another way, or no one was charged. Figures beside each colour are for 2025.

37 in 1998, 123 in 2025. The highest year on record is 2025. A single year moving up or down is ordinary; the shape across the whole series is the part worth reading.

Year by year figures
YearIncidents reportedLed to a charge People chargedCharged per 100 reports Per 100,000 people Unfounded
2025 123 10164 82 22 0
2024 85 6852 80 16 0
2023 70 5045 71 13 0
2022 49 2932 59 9 0
2021 56 3031 54 11 0
2020 45 2828 62 9 0
2019 44 3539 80 8 0
2018 36 2021 56 7 0
2017 58 3439 59 11 2
2016 70 3535 50 13 —
2015 50 3532 70 9 —
2014 73 4547 62 14 —
2013 73 5255 71 14 —
2012 83 5555 66 16 —
2011 60 4744 78 11 —
2010 57 5257 91 11 —
2009 54 4345 80 10 —
2008 56 4964 88 11 —
2007 41 3538 85 8 —
2006 30 2927 97 6 —
2005 49 3237 65 10 —
2004 61 4449 72 12 —
2003 50 3936 78 10 —
2002 44 3430 77 8 —
2001 49 5642 114 9 —
2000 67 6141 91 13 —
1999 45 4126 91 8 —
1998 37 3121 84 7 —

The last two columns are the ones to compare across years: they stay steady when the volume of reports changes, so a real shift shows up rather than being hidden by how many reports came in.

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