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1 Yukon Bureau of Statistics 2 9 # 1 $ > & ± 8 < 3 π ^ Highlights: Police-reported Crime Statistics in Yukon 2017 A total of 8,794 criminal incidents were reported to police in Yukon in 2017, which included 1,477 violent Criminal Code violations; 3,584 property crimes; 2,931 other Criminal Code violations; 562 Criminal Code traffic violations; and 240 Federal Statutes violations. Yukon s 2017 police-reported crime rate (20,781 incidents per 100,000 population) was 6.3% lower than the revised 2016 rate (22,174 incidents per 100,000). This report is based on data released by Statistics Canada from the incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR). The UCR collects information on all criminal incidents (of adults and youth) reported to, and substantiated by, Canadian police services. Crime Rate, Canada, Provinces and Territories, ,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Crime Rate per 100,000 Population, 2008 to 2017 Yukon s 2017 crime rate was the third-highest in the country at 20,781 incidents per 100,000 population (according to Statistics Canada s estimate, Yukon s population as of July 1, 2017 was 38,459). In 2017, the crime rate decreased 6.3% compared to the revised 2016 rate (22,174 incidents per 100,000). The 2017 crime rate was 5.4% lower than the 2008 rate (21,975 incidents per 100,000). Criminal Code traffic violations, as well as federal statute violations are not included in the calculation of the crime rate. Criminal Code Violations (excluding traffic), Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2017 In 2017, there were 7,992 actual incidents of Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic) in Yukon. Of this total: 18.5% were violent Criminal Code violations (1,477 incidents) compared to 20.6% nationally; 44.8% were property crimes (3,584) compared to 60.8% nationally; and 36.7% were other Criminal Code violations* (2,931) compared to 18.6% nationally. * While other Criminal Code violations typically include counterfeiting, weapons violations, child pornography, prostitution, disturb the peace and administration of justice, etc., these other violations for Yukon (2,931 incidents) mainly included disturb the peace (1,940 incidents) and administration of justice (855 incidents) Violation Type as a Percentage of Number of Total Criminal Code Violations (excluding traffic), 2017 Violent Criminal Code Property crime Other Criminal Code Crime counts are based on the most serious violation in an incident; however, violent criminal incidents are generally counted separately for each victim. Other Sources of Crime Information: Statistics Canada s Juristat - provides in-depth analysis and detailed statistics on a variety of justice-related topics and issues.

2 Violent Criminal Code Violations, Number of Actual Incidents, Yukon, 2008 to 2017 Crimes against the person involve the use or threatened use of violence against a person, including homicide, attempted murder, assault, sexual assault and robbery. Robbery is considered a crime against the person because unlike other theft offences it involves the use or threat of violence. TOTAL VIOLENT CRIMINAL CODE VIOLATIONS 1,269 1,404 1,464 1,470 1,458 1,525 1,663 1,539 1,547 1,477 Homicide Total other violations causing death Attempted murder Sexual assault, level 3, aggravated Sexual assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm Sexual assault, level Total sexual violations against children Assault, level 3, aggravated Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm Assault, level Total assaults against a peace officer Total other assaults Total firearms, use of, discharge, pointing Total robbery Total forcible confinement or kidnapping Total abduction Extortion Criminal harassment Uttering threats Indecent/Harassing communications Total commodification of sexual activity violations Total other violent violations data not available. 1 Includes: sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, making sexually explicit material available to children for the purpose of facilitating sexual offences against children/youth, luring a child via a computer, parent or guardian procuring sexual activity, householder permitting prohibited sexual activity, agreement or arrangement and bestiality in presence of, or incites, a child. 2 Peace Officer examples are: mayor, warden, police officer, bailiff constable, etc. 3 Includes non-consensual distribution of intimate images committed by any means of telecommunication. 4 Effective December 2014, includes: the purchasing of sexual services or communicating for that purpose, receiving a material benefit deriving from the purchase of sexual services, procuring of persons for the purpose of prostitution, and advertising sexual services offered for sale. In 2017, Yukon s rate per 100,000 population for violent Criminal Code violations (3,840) was the third-highest in Canada. Northwest Territories rate was the highest at 8,324, Nunavut had the second-highest rate at 8,230 and the national rate was 1,098. In 2017, there were 1,477 incidents of violent Criminal Code violations, a decrease of 70, or 4.5%, compared to the revised 2016 figure (1,547 incidents); and an increase of 208, or 16.4%, compared to 2008 (1,269 incidents). In Yukon, there were 8 incidents of homicide (3 first-degree murders, 4 second-degree, and 1 manslaughter); and two attempted murders in This was the highest number of homicides on record (since homicide data became available in 1961). There were 936 incidents of assault: the sum of assault levels 1-3 (899), assaults against a peace officer (35) and other assaults (2) accounted for 63.4% of all violent Criminal Code violations. Collectively, uttering threats (279), indecent/harassing communications (61) and criminal harassment (52) accounted for 26.5%. Sexual assault levels 1-3 (69) and sexual violations against children (17) accounted for 5.8% of all violent Criminal Code violations. In 2017, there were 12 incidents of robbery and 6 incidents of firearm use, discharge, or pointing of firearms. Other violent violations (19) in 2017 included: conspire to commit murder (1); voyeurism (5); nonconsensual distribution of intimate images (6); intimidation of a justice system participant or a journalist (2); arson, disregard for human life (2) and other violent violations (3). Number of Violent Criminal Code Incidents as a Percentage of All Violations, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2008 to 2017 Over the past ten years, Yukon s violent Criminal Code violations as a percentage of all violations ranged from 15.8% (2008 and 2015) to 18.4% (2011). In 2017, Yukon s proportion of violent Criminal Code violations (16.8%) was the fourth-lowest in Canada and remained almost unchanged compared to the previous 10-year average (17.) Violent Criminal Code Violations as a Percentage of All Violations, Comparing 2017 to 2016, Yukon s proportion of violent Criminal Code violations decreased by 0.3 percentage points, while the proportion increased (ranging from 0.2% in Alberta to 3.3% in Prince Edward Island), for most Canadian jurisdictions (8). 2

3 Property Crimes, Number of Actual Incidents, Yukon, 2008 to 2017 Property crimes involve unlawful acts to gain property, but do not involve the use or threat of violence against the person r TOTAL PROPERTY CRIMES 3,394 3,069 3,111 3,189 3,131 3,485 3,416 3,609 3,459 3,584 Total breaking and entering Total possession of stolen property Total trafficking in stolen property Total theft of motor vehicle Total theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) Theft over $5, Theft over $5,000 from a motor vehicle Shoplifting over $5, Total theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) Theft $5,000 or under Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle Shoplifting $5,000 or under Fraud Identity theft Identity fraud Total mischief 2,075 1,771 1,750 1,934 1,690 1,917 1,987 1,976 1,873 2,090 Arson Altering, removing or destroying Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) data not available. 1 In April 2011, legislation came into effect making it an offence to traffic in property obtained by crime, including possession with intent to traffic property obtained by crime; possession of stolen property was also modified with some incidents (under $5,000) being reported as secondary offences in In January 2010, the UCR survey was modified to create new violation codes for identity fraud and identity theft. Prior to 2010, those offences would have been coded as fraud. 3 In 2011, the Criminal Code was amended to make it illegal for anyone to alter, destroy or remove a VIN. In 2017, Yukon s rate per 100,000 population for property crime (9,319) was the third-highest in Canada. Northwest Territories rate was the highest at 19,796, Nunavut had the second-highest rate at 15,262 and the national rate was 3,245. A total of 3,584 incidents of property crimes were reported, an increase of 125 incidents, or 3.6%, from 2016 (3,459 incidents), and an increase of 190 incidents, or 5.6%, from 2008 (3,394 incidents). In 2017, mischief (2,090 incidents) accounted for over half (58.3%) of all property crimes in Yukon. Compared to 2016, mischief increased by 217 incidents, or 11.6%; and compared to 2008, increased by 15 incidents, or 0.7%. Collectively, all types of theft (1,082 incidents) accounted for 30.2% of all property crime in The majority of incidents were theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) (920 incidents; an increase of 29 incidents, or 3.3%, compared to 2016). Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) was comprised of: 497 incidents of theft; 217 incidents of theft from a motor vehicle; and 206 incidents of shoplifting. Compared to 2016, theft of motor vehicle (136 in 2017) decreased by 37 incidents, or 21.4%. Breaking and entering (188 incidents) accounted for 5.2% of all property crime in 2017 and decreased by 79 incidents, or 29.6%, compared to 2016; and decreased by 66 incidents, or 26. compared to Fraud, with 176 incidents in 2017, accounted for 4.9% of all property crime. Compared to 2016 figures (revised), there was a decrease of 5 incidents, or 2.8%; however, compared to 2008 there was an increase of 51 incidents, or 40.8%. Number of Property Crime Incidents as a Percentage of All Violations, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2008 to Property Crimes as a Percentage of All Violations, Over the past ten years, Yukon s property crimes as a percentage of all types of violations ranged from 35.1% (2014) to 42.3% (2008). The property crime proportion for 2017 (40.8%) is 2.5 percentage points higher than the 10-year average of 2007 to 2016 (38.3%). Comparing 2017 to 2016, the majority of Canadian jurisdictions (7) had a decrease in the proportion of property crime ranging from -0.6% in Nunavut and Saskatchewan to -3.5% in Prince Edward Island. 3

4 Other Criminal Code Violations, Number of Actual Incidents, Yukon, 2008 to 2017 TOTAL OTHER CRIMINAL CODE VIOLATIONS 2,608 3,345 2,681 2,628 2,890 3,660 3,661 3,710 3,439 2,931 Counterfeiting Total weapons violations Offensive weapons, explosives Weapons trafficking Weapons possession contrary to order Possession of weapons Unauthorized importing or exporting of weapons Firearms documentation or administration Unsafe storage of firearms Possession of, or accessing child pornography Making, or distribution of child pornography Total prostitution Disturb the peace 1,940 2,424 1,790 1,692 1,898 2,539 2,639 2,644 2,342 1,940 Total administration of justice violations Fail to comply with order Escape or helps to escape from lawful custody Prisoner unlawfully at large Fail to appear Breach of probation Other violations against the administration of law and justice Total other violations Other violations related to gaming and betting Indecent acts Corrupting morals Obstruct public or peace officer Trespass at night Utter threats to property or animal Public incitement of hatred Offences against public order (Part II Criminal Code) Firearms and other offensive weapons (Part III Criminal Code) Sexual offences, public morals and disorderly conduct (Part V Criminal Code) Offences against the person and reputation (Part VIII Criminal Code) Offences against rights of property (Part IX Criminal Code) Fraudulent transactions relating to contracts and trade (Part X Criminal Code) Willful and forbidden acts in respect of certain property (Part XI Criminal Code) Offences relating to currency (Part XII Criminal Code) Proceeds of crime (Part XII.2 Criminal Code) Attempts, conspiracies, accessories (Part XIII Criminal Code) All other Criminal Code (includes Part XII.1 Criminal Code) data not available. 1 Data likely reflects the number of active or closed investigations for the year rather than the total number of incidents reported to police; Coming into effect on July 17th, 2015, Bill C-26 increased the maximum penalties for certain sexual offences against children, including failure to comply with orders and probation conditions relating to sexual offences against children. In the UCR, the most serious violation is partially determined by the maximum penalty. As such, changes may affect the most serious violation in an incident reported by police; and In early 2016, the UCR was modified to allow police to report making and distributing child pornography from other child pornography offences; and 2 Includes: communicating to provide sexual services for consideration; and stopping or impeding traffic for the purpose of offering, providing or obtaining sexual services for consideration. In 2017, Yukon s rate per 100,000 population for other Criminal Code violations (7,621) was the third-highest in Canada. Northwest Territories rate was the highest at 12,794, Nunavut had the second-highest rate at 11,456 and the national rate was 991. Comparing 2017 to 2016, Yukon s other Criminal Code violations decreased by 508 incidents, or 14.8%; and increased by 323 incidents, or 12.4%, compared to In 2017, there were 1,940 incidents of disturb the peace accounting for 66.2% of all other Criminal Code violations in Yukon; 855 incidents of administration of justice violations accounted for 29.2%. Number of Other Criminal Code Incidents as a Percentage of All Violations, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2008 to Other Criminal Code Violations as a Percentage of All Violations, The share of Yukon s other Criminal Code violations to all violations has been the highest in the country in each of the past ten years ranging from 32.5% on 2008 to 39.1% in In 2017, Yukon s proportion of other Criminal Code violations (33.3%) was 2.6 percentage points higher than the previous 10-year average (35.9%). 4

5 Criminal Code Traffic Violations, Number of Actual Incidents, Yukon, 2008 to 2017 TOTAL CRIMINAL CODE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Total impaired driving Impaired operation, causing death Impaired operation, causing bodily harm Impaired operation of motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft Impaired operation (drugs) vehicle, vessel, aircraft Impaired operation, failure to provide breath sample Impaired operation, failure to provide blood sample Total other Criminal Code traffic violations Dangerous operation, causing bodily harm Dangerous operation of motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft Dangerous operation of motor vehicle evading police Total fail to stop or remain Driving while prohibited Dangerous operation of motor vehicle while street racing In 2017, Yukon s rate per 100,000 population for Criminal Code Traffic violations (1,461) was the second-highest in Canada. Northwest Territories rate was the highest at 2,556 and the national rate was 342. In 2017, there were 562 incidents of Criminal Code traffic violations in Yukon, an increase of 163 incidents, or 40.9%, compared to the revised figure for 2016 (399 incidents); an increase of 111 incidents, or 24.6%, compared to 2008 (451 incidents). Impaired driving (487 incidents) accounted for 86.7% of the total Criminal Code traffic violations in 2017; other Criminal Code traffic violations (75 incidents), accounted for the remaining 13.3% Criminal Code Traffic Violations, Yukon, Total impaired driving Total other Criminal Code traffic violations Over the last ten years, the number of impaired driving incidents ranged from a low of 328 in 2011 and 2016 to a high of 495 in Comparing 2017 to 2016 (revised), the number of impaired driving violations (487) increased by 159 incidents, or 48.5% Of the 487 impaired driving incidents in 2017, 463 (95.1%) were due to impaired operation of motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft; 14 (2.9%) were impaired operation (drugs) vehicle, vessel, aircraft; 9 (1.8%) were impaired operation, failure to provide breath sample; and 1 (0.2%) was impaired operation, causing bodily harm. Of the 75 other Criminal Code traffic violations incidents in 2017, 23 (30.7%) were dangerous operation of motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft; 22 (29.3%) were fail to stop or remain; 16 (21.3%) were driving while prohibited; 13 (17.3%) were dangerous operation of motor vehicle evading police; and 1 incident (1.3% of other Criminal Code traffic violations) was dangerous operation, causing bodily harm. Number of Criminal Code Traffic Incidents as a Percentage of All Violations, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2008 to 2017 The share of Yukon s Criminal Code traffic violations to all types of violations has ranged from a low of 4.4% in 2016 (revised) to a high of 6.4% in 2014 and The 2017 share (6.4%) is 2.0 percentage points higher than the 2016 share (4.4%) and 0.9 percentage points higher than the previous 10-year average (5.5%) Comparing 2017 to 2016 (revised), the majority of Canadian jurisdictions (6) had an increase in the proportion of Criminal Code traffic violations to all types of crime violations ranging from 0.1 percentage points in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to 2.0 percentage points in Yukon. The proportions for Nova Scotia and British Columbia remained the same. 2 1 Criminal Code Traffic Violations as a Percentage of All Violations, In 2017, Yukon s proportion of Criminal Code traffic violations (6.4%) was the third-highest in Canada. 5

6 Federal Statute Violations, Number of Actual Incidents, Yukon, 2008 to 2017 TOTAL FEDERAL STATUTE VIOLATIONS Total Drug violations Possession, cannabis Possession, cocaine Heroin, possession Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, possession Methamphetamines (crystal meth), possession Methylenedioxyamphetamine (ecstasy), possession Cannabis, trafficking Cannabis, importation and exportation Cannabis, production Cocaine, trafficking Cocaine, importation and exportation Cocaine, production Total other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs, trafficking, production or distribution Youth Criminal Justice Act Total other Federal Statutes Income Tax Act Canada Shipping Act Customs Act Excise Act Total Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Firearms Act Other federal statutes In 2017, Yukon s rate per 100,000 population for Federal Statute violations (624) was the second-highest in Canada. Northwest Territories rate was the highest at 1,053, and the national rate was 331. There were 240 incidents of Federal Statute violations accounting for 2.7% of all types of crime violations in Yukon in 2017; an increase of 9 incidents, or 3.9%, compared to 2016 (revised); and a decrease of 53, or 18.1%, compared to Federal Statute Violations, Yukon, Total Drug violations Youth Criminal Justice Act Total other Federal Statutes Of the 240 Federal Statute violations in 2017: 191 (79.6%) were drug violations; 6 (2.5%) were violations of the Youth Criminal Justice Act; and 43 (17.9%) were other Federal Statute violations. Of the 191 drug violations, 74 (38.7%) were possession incidents; 19 (9.9%) were trafficking, importation and exportation, or production of cannabis; 82 (42.9%) were trafficking of cocaine; and 16 incidents (8.4%) were trafficking, production or distribution of other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs. Comparing 2017 to 2016 (revised), drug violations increased by 19 (11.); Youth Criminal Justice Act decreased by 26 (-81.3%); and other Federal Statutes incidents increased by 16 (59.3%). Number of Federal Statutes Incidents as a Percentage of All Violations, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2008 to 2017 In 2017, the proportion of Yukon s Federal Statute violations to all types of violations was 2.7% (the second-lowest proportion in the last ten years) and ranked the second-lowest amongst Canadian jurisdictions. The 2017 share (2.7%) is 0.2 percentage points higher than the revised 2016 share (2.5%) and 0.6 percentage points lower than the previous 10-year average (3.3%). 2 1 Federal Statutes Violations as a Percentage of All Violations, Comparing 2017 to 2016 (revised), the majority of Canadian jurisdictions (9) had a decrease in the proportion of Federal Statute violations ranging from -0.3% in the Northwest Territories to -1. in Saskatchewan. 6

7 Number of Actual Incidents, by Type of Violation, Yukon Rural RCMP Detachment Areas, 2008 to 2017 All Violations Violent Criminal Code Violations Property Crime Other Criminal Code Violations Yukon 8,015 8,555 7,981 7,981 8,191 9,492 9,731 9,722 9,075 8,794 Beaver Creek Carcross Carmacks Dawson Faro Haines Junction Mayo Old Crow Pelly Crossing Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse 5,196 5,788 5,287 5,448 5,692 6,746 7,034 7,184 6,584 6,335 Yukon 1,269 1,404 1,464 1,470 1,458 1,525 1,663 1,539 1,547 1,477 Beaver Creek Carcross Carmacks Dawson Faro Haines Junction Mayo Old Crow Pelly Crossing Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse , , Yukon 3,394 3,069 3,111 3,189 3,131 3,485 3,416 3,609 3,459 3,584 Beaver Creek Carcross Carmacks Dawson Faro Haines Junction Mayo Old Crow Pelly Crossing Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse 2,127 1,912 2,049 2,209 2,176 2,404 2,380 2,608 2,534 2,637 Yukon 2,608 3,345 2,681 2,628 2,890 3,660 3,661 3,710 3,439 2,931 Beaver Creek Carcross Carmacks Dawson Faro Haines Junction Mayo Old Crow Pelly Crossing Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse 1,838 2,592 1,936 1,950 2,185 2,901 2,934 3,046 2,680 2,242 Criminal Code Traffic Violations Yukon Beaver Creek Carcross Carmacks Dawson Faro Haines Junction Mayo Old Crow Pelly Crossing Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse

8 Number of Actual Incidents, by Type of Violation, Yukon Rural RCMP Detachment Areas, 2008 to 2017, cont d... Federal Statute Violations Yukon Beaver Creek Carcross Carmacks Dawson Faro Haines Junction Mayo Old Crow Pelly Crossing Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse Number of Actual Incidents, All Violation Types, Yukon Rural RCMP Detachment Areas, 2016 to r 2017 Increase/ decrease % change '16 to '17 Yukon 9,075 8, % Beaver Creek % Carcross % Carmacks % Dawson % Faro Haines Junction % Mayo % Old Crow % Pelly Crossing Ross River % Teslin Watson Lake % Whitehorse 6,584 6, % Violation Type as a Percentage of Total Number of Actual Incidents, by Yukon Community, 2017 Violent Criminal Code violations Other Criminal Code violations Federal Statute violations Property Crime Criminal Code Traffic violations In 2017, a total of 8,794 criminal incidents were reported to police in Yukon: 1,477 violent Criminal Code violations; 3,584 property crimes; 2,931 other Criminal Code violations; 562 Criminal Code traffic violations; and 240 Federal Statute violations. Percentages of the 8,794 criminal incidents that were reported to police in Yukon in 2017: 16.8% were violent Criminal Code violations; 40.8% were property crimes; 33.3% were other Criminal Code violations; 6.4% were Criminal Code traffic violations; and 2.7% were Federal Statutes violations. Comparing 2017 to 2016, the total number of criminal incidents in Yukon decreased by 281 incidents, or 3.1%. The largest percentage decrease was in Carmacks at 22.4%; from 192 incidents in 2016 to 149 incidents in In 2017, property crimes represented the highest proportion of all violations in all Yukon communities (with the exception of Teslin where the proportion was the highest for other Criminal Code violations). The number of actual incidents refers to the total number of incidents reported to the police minus incidents proven to be unfounded following preliminary investigation in any given year. Police- reported statistics may be affected by differences in the way police services deal with minor offences. In some instances, police or municipalities might choose to deal with some minor offences using municipal by-laws or provincial provisions rather than Criminal Code provisions. Differences in Police service s priorities, policies, procedures and enforcement practices may also have an effect. Source: Statistics Canada data tables and Populations are based upon July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. For more information on the Incident-based Crime Reporting Survey - ey&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2&sdds=3302 Department of Finance Yukon Bureau of Statistics Info Sheet no. 78 August 2018 Additional information Government of Yukon Finance Bureau of Statistics (B-4) Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Telephone: (867) ; Fax: (867) website: