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  "mode": "count",
  "generated": "2026-08-31",
  "categories": [
    {
      "group_key": "T",
      "violation_code": "0",
      "label": "All crime",
      "slug": "all-crime",
      "blurb": "Every offence police recorded, including federal statutes and traffic.",
      "sort_order": 1,
      "note": "Total of all police-reported violations, including federal statutes and traffic.",
      "court_member": "1",
      "court_note": "Court figures cover all offences, including traffic and federal statutes."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "A",
      "violation_code": "130",
      "label": "Violence against children",
      "slug": "children",
      "blurb": "Offences in the Criminal Code that apply only where the victim is a child.",
      "sort_order": 2,
      "note": "Criminal Code violations specific to child victims.",
      "court_member": null,
      "court_note": "The court survey has no category for offences against children specifically, and it covers adults accused only, so no court figures are shown here."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "B",
      "violation_code": null,
      "label": "Sexual offences, all ages",
      "slug": "sexual-offences",
      "blurb": "Sexual offences where the law does not specify the age of the victim, plus child sexual abuse material.",
      "sort_order": 3,
      "note": "No official total exists for this grouping; the figure shown is the sum of the offences listed.",
      "court_member": null,
      "court_note": "The court survey groups sexual assault separately from other sexual offences and does not match this grouping, so no court figures are shown here."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "C",
      "violation_code": "100",
      "label": "Violence",
      "slug": "violence",
      "blurb": "Offences against a person, from uttering threats through to homicide.",
      "sort_order": 4,
      "note": "Total violent Criminal Code violations.",
      "court_member": "4",
      "court_note": "Court figures use the group crimes against the person, which is close to but not identical with the police category above."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "E",
      "violation_code": "200",
      "label": "Property",
      "slug": "property",
      "blurb": "Offences against property: break and enter, theft, shoplifting, mischief.",
      "sort_order": 5,
      "note": "Total property crime violations.",
      "court_member": "15",
      "court_note": "Court figures use the group crimes against property."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "F",
      "violation_code": null,
      "label": "Financial and white collar",
      "slug": "white-collar",
      "blurb": "Fraud and the financial offences police handle as crimes.",
      "sort_order": 6,
      "note": "No official total exists for this grouping; the figure shown is the sum of the offences listed.",
      "court_member": null,
      "court_note": "The court survey counts fraud but has no wider white collar grouping, so no court figures are shown here."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "G",
      "violation_code": "401",
      "label": "Drugs",
      "slug": "drugs",
      "blurb": "Possession, trafficking, and production under the drug laws.",
      "sort_order": 7,
      "note": "Total drug violations under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.",
      "court_member": "37",
      "court_note": "Court figures cover drug possession only. Trafficking and production are counted in a separate group the police category does not match."
    },
    {
      "group_key": "H",
      "violation_code": "330",
      "label": "Administration of justice",
      "slug": "justice-system",
      "blurb": "Offences against the court process itself, such as breaching probation.",
      "sort_order": 8,
      "note": "Total administration of justice violations.",
      "court_member": "22",
      "court_note": "Court figures use the group administration of justice."
    }
  ],
  "current": {
    "group_key": "T",
    "violation_code": "0",
    "label": "All crime",
    "slug": "all-crime",
    "blurb": "Every offence police recorded, including federal statutes and traffic.",
    "sort_order": 1,
    "note": "Total of all police-reported violations, including federal statutes and traffic.",
    "court_member": "1",
    "court_note": "Court figures cover all offences, including traffic and federal statutes.",
    "derived": false,
    "anchorLabel": "Total, all violations"
  },
  "year": 2025,
  "years": [
    1998,
    1999,
    2000,
    2001,
    2002,
    2003,
    2004,
    2005,
    2006,
    2007,
    2008,
    2009,
    2010,
    2011,
    2012,
    2013,
    2014,
    2015,
    2016,
    2017,
    2018,
    2019,
    2020,
    2021,
    2022,
    2023,
    2024,
    2025
  ],
  "series": {
    "cleared_by_charge": {
      "1998": 10613,
      "1999": 10033,
      "2000": 10044,
      "2001": 10245,
      "2002": 9059,
      "2003": 8894,
      "2004": 8279,
      "2005": 7553,
      "2006": 7212,
      "2007": 7795,
      "2008": 8143,
      "2009": 8371,
      "2010": 8811,
      "2011": 8546,
      "2012": 8722,
      "2013": 8771,
      "2014": 8391,
      "2015": 8196,
      "2016": 8642,
      "2017": 8384,
      "2018": 8495,
      "2019": 8249,
      "2020": 7384,
      "2021": 7094,
      "2022": 7781,
      "2023": 8390,
      "2024": 9474,
      "2025": 10097
    },
    "incidents": {
      "1998": 34904,
      "1999": 33251,
      "2000": 34171,
      "2001": 33542,
      "2002": 34359,
      "2003": 35127,
      "2004": 35506,
      "2005": 34504,
      "2006": 34009,
      "2007": 35711,
      "2008": 36175,
      "2009": 37531,
      "2010": 39330,
      "2011": 37465,
      "2012": 36024,
      "2013": 35217,
      "2014": 32842,
      "2015": 33645,
      "2016": 34416,
      "2017": 31917,
      "2018": 31752,
      "2019": 35003,
      "2020": 35290,
      "2021": 38075,
      "2022": 39579,
      "2023": 42728,
      "2024": 46590,
      "2025": 43806
    },
    "persons_charged": {
      "1998": 9296,
      "1999": 9175,
      "2000": 9413,
      "2001": 9783,
      "2002": 8700,
      "2003": 8796,
      "2004": 8124,
      "2005": 7518,
      "2006": 7169,
      "2007": 7670,
      "2008": 8190,
      "2009": 8425,
      "2010": 8698,
      "2011": 8521,
      "2012": 8678,
      "2013": 8706,
      "2014": 8310,
      "2015": 8194,
      "2016": 8724,
      "2017": 8432,
      "2018": 8346,
      "2019": 8223,
      "2020": 7150,
      "2021": 6952,
      "2022": 7548,
      "2023": 7996,
      "2024": 8994,
      "2025": 9440
    },
    "unfounded": {
      "2017": 4422,
      "2018": 4276,
      "2019": 4043,
      "2020": 4160,
      "2021": 4389,
      "2022": 3642,
      "2023": 3726,
      "2024": 3915,
      "2025": 3528
    },
    "rate_per_100_000_population": {
      "1998": 6464.52,
      "1999": 6233.68,
      "2000": 6471.25,
      "2001": 6425.26,
      "2002": 6613.46,
      "2003": 6774.47,
      "2004": 6861.77,
      "2005": 6708.1,
      "2006": 6660.8,
      "2007": 7015.38,
      "2008": 7071.74,
      "2009": 7263.19,
      "2010": 7534.89,
      "2011": 7136.2,
      "2012": 6844.18,
      "2013": 6681.1,
      "2014": 6218.2,
      "2015": 6370.75,
      "2016": 6498.66,
      "2017": 6025.01,
      "2018": 6009.06,
      "2019": 6633.84,
      "2020": 6697.87,
      "2021": 7224.09,
      "2022": 7450.07,
      "2023": 7930.38,
      "2024": 8519.41,
      "2025": 7966.02
    },
    "rate_total_persons_charged_per_100_000_p": {
      "1998": 2003.54,
      "1999": 1993.57,
      "2000": 2058.85,
      "2001": 2155.79,
      "2002": 1917.9,
      "2003": 1935.34,
      "2004": 1786.28,
      "2005": 1659.28,
      "2006": 1590.6,
      "2007": 1705.62,
      "2008": 1811.69,
      "2009": 1845.01,
      "2010": 1884.61,
      "2011": 1834.65,
      "2012": 1861.26,
      "2013": 1862.84,
      "2014": 1773.7,
      "2015": 1747.89,
      "2016": 1854.26,
      "2017": 1789.31,
      "2018": 1771.24,
      "2019": 1743.09,
      "2020": 1513.36,
      "2021": 1467.15,
      "2022": 1577.18,
      "2023": 1644.07,
      "2024": 1819.01,
      "2025": 1896.35
    },
    "total_cleared": {
      "1998": 16339,
      "1999": 15173,
      "2000": 13694,
      "2001": 14115,
      "2002": 13244,
      "2003": 14804,
      "2004": 14223,
      "2005": 13329,
      "2006": 15080,
      "2007": 15906,
      "2008": 16576,
      "2009": 16379,
      "2010": 15897,
      "2011": 14634,
      "2012": 14265,
      "2013": 14062,
      "2014": 13438,
      "2015": 12566,
      "2016": 13264,
      "2017": 12795,
      "2018": 12525,
      "2019": 11525,
      "2020": 10417,
      "2021": 10154,
      "2022": 10843,
      "2023": 11343,
      "2024": 11851,
      "2025": 12114
    },
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      "2017": 12.17,
      "2018": 11.87,
      "2019": 10.35,
      "2020": 10.54,
      "2021": 10.34,
      "2022": 8.43,
      "2023": 8.02,
      "2024": 7.75,
      "2025": 7.45
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    "incidents": 43806,
    "cleared": 10097,
    "charged": 9440,
    "unfounded": 3528,
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    "ratePersonsCharged": 1896.35,
    "totalCleared": 12114,
    "clearedOtherwise": null,
    "percentUnfounded": 7.45
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  "offence": null,
  "court": {
    "period": "2024/2025",
    "label": "Total offences",
    "total": 3724,
    "guilty": 2007,
    "stayed": 1645,
    "acquitted": 59,
    "note": "Court figures cover all offences, including traffic and federal statutes.",
    "history": [
      {
        "period": "2000/2001",
        "total": 5915,
        "guilty": 4609,
        "stayed": 1248,
        "acquitted": 8
      },
      {
        "period": "2001/2002",
        "total": 6163,
        "guilty": 4906,
        "stayed": 1213,
        "acquitted": 3
      },
      {
        "period": "2002/2003",
        "total": 6252,
        "guilty": 4935,
        "stayed": 1270,
        "acquitted": 6
      },
      {
        "period": "2003/2004",
        "total": 5915,
        "guilty": 4539,
        "stayed": 1329,
        "acquitted": 7
      },
      {
        "period": "2004/2005",
        "total": 6037,
        "guilty": 4523,
        "stayed": 1469,
        "acquitted": 2
      },
      {
        "period": "2005/2006",
        "total": 5584,
        "guilty": 4202,
        "stayed": 1321,
        "acquitted": 11
      },
      {
        "period": "2006/2007",
        "total": 5065,
        "guilty": 3876,
        "stayed": 1155,
        "acquitted": 3
      },
      {
        "period": "2007/2008",
        "total": 4808,
        "guilty": 3682,
        "stayed": 1064,
        "acquitted": 19
      },
      {
        "period": "2008/2009",
        "total": 5229,
        "guilty": 3896,
        "stayed": 1262,
        "acquitted": 27
      },
      {
        "period": "2009/2010",
        "total": 5398,
        "guilty": 4181,
        "stayed": 1175,
        "acquitted": 12
      },
      {
        "period": "2010/2011",
        "total": 5767,
        "guilty": 4439,
        "stayed": 1284,
        "acquitted": 11
      },
      {
        "period": "2011/2012",
        "total": 5782,
        "guilty": 4406,
        "stayed": 1328,
        "acquitted": 25
      },
      {
        "period": "2012/2013",
        "total": 5958,
        "guilty": 4586,
        "stayed": 1315,
        "acquitted": 29
      },
      {
        "period": "2013/2014",
        "total": 5439,
        "guilty": 4118,
        "stayed": 1255,
        "acquitted": 32
      },
      {
        "period": "2014/2015",
        "total": 5183,
        "guilty": 3837,
        "stayed": 1298,
        "acquitted": 23
      },
      {
        "period": "2015/2016",
        "total": 4877,
        "guilty": 3761,
        "stayed": 1059,
        "acquitted": 30
      },
      {
        "period": "2016/2017",
        "total": 4524,
        "guilty": 3326,
        "stayed": 1146,
        "acquitted": 35
      },
      {
        "period": "2017/2018",
        "total": 4722,
        "guilty": 3359,
        "stayed": 1327,
        "acquitted": 27
      },
      {
        "period": "2018/2019",
        "total": 4850,
        "guilty": 3424,
        "stayed": 1383,
        "acquitted": 35
      },
      {
        "period": "2019/2020",
        "total": 4420,
        "guilty": 2944,
        "stayed": 1406,
        "acquitted": 58
      },
      {
        "period": "2020/2021",
        "total": 3695,
        "guilty": 2470,
        "stayed": 1155,
        "acquitted": 51
      },
      {
        "period": "2021/2022",
        "total": 2811,
        "guilty": 1684,
        "stayed": 1084,
        "acquitted": 37
      },
      {
        "period": "2022/2023",
        "total": 3742,
        "guilty": 2081,
        "stayed": 1611,
        "acquitted": 49
      },
      {
        "period": "2023/2024",
        "total": 3423,
        "guilty": 1893,
        "stayed": 1472,
        "acquitted": 46
      },
      {
        "period": "2024/2025",
        "total": 3724,
        "guilty": 2007,
        "stayed": 1645,
        "acquitted": 59
      }
    ]
  },
  "components": [],
  "subtotals": [
    {
      "label": "Total, all Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic)",
      "code": "50",
      "value": 39717
    },
    {
      "label": "Total property crime violations",
      "code": "200",
      "value": 20718
    },
    {
      "label": "Total violent Criminal Code violations",
      "code": "100",
      "value": 10110
    },
    {
      "label": "Total other Criminal Code violations",
      "code": "300",
      "value": 8889
    },
    {
      "label": "Total Criminal Code traffic violations",
      "code": "900",
      "value": 2861
    },
    {
      "label": "Total Federal Statute violations",
      "code": "400",
      "value": 1228
    },
    {
      "label": "Total drug violations",
      "code": "401",
      "value": 1025
    }
  ],
  "notes": [
    {
      "scope_key": "global",
      "note_text": "These figures come from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, a census of crimes reported to and founded by police. They count what police recorded, not everything that happened. Self-reported victimization surveys consistently find most crime is never reported to police; for sexual assault the reported share was about 6 percent in 2019.",
      "source": "Statistics Canada, UCR Survey; General Social Survey on Victimization 2019"
    },
    {
      "scope_key": "global",
      "note_text": "Incidents, charges, and court outcomes come from two separate surveys (UCR and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey) that cannot be linked case by case. Read the stages as four measurements of the same system in the same year, not as one group of cases followed from report to verdict.",
      "source": "Statistics Canada"
    },
    {
      "scope_key": "global",
      "note_text": "In January 2018 the definition of a founded incident changed: an incident is now counted as founded unless there is credible evidence that it did not occur. This raised recorded counts across many offence types. Comparisons that cross 2018 should note it.",
      "source": "Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2018"
    },
    {
      "scope_key": "global",
      "note_text": "Newfoundland and Labrador is policed by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the RCMP. UCR coverage of the provincial population is 100 percent.",
      "source": "Statistics Canada, Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2025"
    },
    {
      "scope_key": "group:T",
      "note_text": "This panel counts every police-reported violation, including federal statutes and traffic offences. The Crime Severity Index, which is what most news coverage quotes, is a different measure: it weights each offence by the sentences courts hand down, so a small number of serious crimes can move it while the count of incidents falls. A rising count and a falling index, or the reverse, are both ordinary.",
      "source": "Statistics Canada, definitions"
    }
  ]
}