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Assault, level 1

One offence, every year it appears in the survey. Within violence, Newfoundland and Labrador.

3,938 Reported to police 716 per 100,000 people
1,402 Led to a charge 36 in 100 reports
1,254 People charged
496 Found not to have happened Recorded from 2017 on.

Incidents reported each year, 1998 to 2025

0 1,125 2,250 3,375 4,5001998 — Someone charged: 1,2931998 — Solved another way: 1,1641998 — No one charged: 9681999 — Someone charged: 1,4071999 — Solved another way: 1,0981999 — No one charged: 9322000 — Someone charged: 1,4792000 — Solved another way: 7922000 — No one charged: 1,2322001 — Someone charged: 1,3822001 — Solved another way: 8052001 — No one charged: 1,1202002 — Someone charged: 1,2882002 — Solved another way: 8962002 — No one charged: 1,1792003 — Someone charged: 1,2872003 — Solved another way: 1,1232003 — No one charged: 1,1082004 — Someone charged: 1,0932004 — Solved another way: 1,0072004 — No one charged: 1,2042005 — Someone charged: 1,0412005 — Solved another way: 9302005 — No one charged: 1,2372006 — Someone charged: 1,1432006 — Solved another way: 1,1862006 — No one charged: 7682007 — Someone charged: 1,3142007 — Solved another way: 1,2542007 — No one charged: 8872008 — Someone charged: 1,3692008 — Solved another way: 1,1932008 — No one charged: 8532009 — Someone charged: 1,3952009 — Solved another way: 1,1602009 — No one charged: 9652010 — Someone charged: 1,2952010 — Solved another way: 1,0332010 — No one charged: 1,0782011 — Someone charged: 1,3702011 — Solved another way: 9412011 — No one charged: 1,2662012 — Someone charged: 1,3822012 — Solved another way: 1,0592012 — No one charged: 1,2242013 — Someone charged: 1,3352013 — Solved another way: 8822013 — No one charged: 1,1112014 — Someone charged: 1,1762014 — Solved another way: 8652014 — No one charged: 9192015 — Someone charged: 1,2152015 — Solved another way: 7442015 — No one charged: 1,2122016 — Someone charged: 1,2022016 — Solved another way: 6592016 — No one charged: 1,1982017 — Someone charged: 1,4102017 — Solved another way: 4982017 — No one charged: 1,0902018 — Someone charged: 1,2822018 — Solved another way: 4572018 — No one charged: 1,2402019 — Someone charged: 1,1902019 — Solved another way: 3532019 — No one charged: 1,8012020 — Someone charged: 1,1932020 — Solved another way: 3382020 — No one charged: 2,0332021 — Someone charged: 1,1412021 — Solved another way: 2822021 — No one charged: 2,3952022 — Someone charged: 1,1582022 — Solved another way: 3222022 — No one charged: 2,2192023 — Someone charged: 1,1992023 — Solved another way: 3822023 — No one charged: 2,2882024 — Someone charged: 1,2892024 — Solved another way: 2592024 — No one charged: 2,5032025 — Someone charged: 1,4022025 — Solved another way: 2322025 — No one charged: 2,30419982002200620102014201820222025
Someone charged 1,402 Solved another way 232 No one charged 2,304

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.

3,425 in 1998, 3,938 in 2025. The highest year on record is 2024. 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 3,938 1,4021,254 36 716 496
2024 4,051 1,2891,203 32 741 597
2023 3,869 1,1991,103 31 718 548
2022 3,699 1,1581,078 31 696 557
2021 3,818 1,1411,059 30 724 715
2020 3,564 1,1931,101 33 676 693
2019 3,344 1,1901,117 36 634 760
2018 2,979 1,2821,196 43 564 705
2017 2,998 1,4101,353 47 566 694
2016 3,059 1,2021,124 39 578 —
2015 3,171 1,2151,094 38 600 —
2014 2,960 1,1761,072 40 560 —
2013 3,328 1,3351,247 40 631 —
2012 3,665 1,3821,281 38 696 —
2011 3,577 1,3701,255 38 681 —
2010 3,406 1,2951,152 38 653 —
2009 3,520 1,3951,227 40 681 —
2008 3,415 1,3691,258 40 668 —
2007 3,455 1,3141,223 38 679 —
2006 3,097 1,1431,024 37 607 —
2005 3,208 1,0411,016 32 624 —
2004 3,304 1,0931,060 33 639 —
2003 3,518 1,2871,240 37 678 —
2002 3,363 1,2881,270 38 647 —
2001 3,307 1,3821,316 42 633 —
2000 3,503 1,4791,418 42 663 —
1999 3,437 1,4071,365 41 644 —
1998 3,425 1,2931,185 38 634 —

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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