Year
Type of offence charged	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Homicide and related offences:
Manslaughter and driving causing death	70	77	100	136	128
Acts intended to cause injury:
Assault	23,723	24,850	24,406	28,461	30,286
Other acts intended to cause injury	19	37	22	65	75
Sexual assault and related offences:
Sexual assault	915	821	862	979	877
Non-assaultative sexual offences	28	36	19	34	40
Dangerous and negligent acts endangering persons:
Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle	8,552	8,671	8,503	9,463	9,351
Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons	51	41	55	72	53
Abduction and related offences:
Abduction and kidnapping	14	13	7	9	2
Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment	5	0	0	6	7
Robbery, extortion and related offences:
Robbery	309	368	388	216	165
Blackmail and extortion	6	7	9	13	12
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter:
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter	3,981	4,641	4,417	5,472	4,999
Theft and related offences:
Motor vehicle theft and related offences	2,870	2,843	3,088	4,511	3,977
Theft (except motor vehicle)	12,800	15,013	14,656	17,350	15,740
Receiving or handling proceeds of crime	8,059	9,692	9,856	12,596	11,688
Illegal use of property (except motor vehicles)	10	3	3	2	2
Deception and related offences:
Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments	5,357	6,564	6,546	8,845	8,873
Counterfeiting currency and related offences	15	41	18	39	55
Dishonest conversion	1,207	1,241	1,233	1,532	1,399
Bribery	43	34	31	32	43
Other deception offences	392	691	1,874	2,679	2,830
Illicit drug offences:
Import or export illicit drugs	31	32	40	18	10
Deal or traffic in illicit drugs	1,266	1,663	1,473	1,843	1,731
Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs	1,727	1,434	1,178	1,180	1,142
Possess and/or use illict drugs	12,068	13,753	11,499	11,664	9,979
Other illicit drug offences	1,405	1,480	987	849	847
Weapons and explosives offences:
Prohibited weapons/explosives offences	965	1,190	939	921	829
Regulated weapons/explosives offences	1,468	1,603	1,605	2,592	2,605
Property damage and environmental pollution:
Property damage	6,898	7,384	7,449	8,975	9,499
Environmental pollution	129	158	265	483	595
Public order offences: Public order offences:
Disorderly conduct	12,446	16,757	14,669	17,289	17,206
Regulated public order offences	1,231	1,199	913	1,263	1,131
Road traffic and motor vehicle regulatory offences:
Driving licence offences	15,954	22,407	23,777	28,599	28,919
Road vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences	6,713	7,563	7,759	9,650	10,136
Regulatory driving offences	33,928	39,219	34,071	35,493	36,548
Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations:
Breach of justice order	9,604	10,109	9,683	11,411	13,648
Other offences against justice procedures	6,120	7,060	5,270	6,546	7,081
Offences against government security	6	7	1	2	2
Offences against government operations	1,495	2,268	2,485	2,803	2,391
Miscellaneous offences:
Harassment and related offences	1,023	1,901	1,910	2,177	2,510
Public health and safety offences	896	1,158	1,239	1,669	1,941
Commercial/industry/financial regulations	123	160	164	210	557
Other miscellaneous offences	574	501	338	445	615