Canada: number of violent crimes 2021, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 3, 2025
This statistic shows the number of violent crimes in Canada in 2021, by type of crime. There were 343 abductions in Canada in 2021.

Number of violent crimes in Canada in 2021, by type

CharacteristicNumber of offences
Assault level 1 184,535
Uttering threats 87,701
Assault level 2 weapon or bodily harm 70,695
Sexual assault level 1 33,521
Indecent/Harassing communications 27,370
Criminal harassment 27,055
Total robbery 18,530
Total assaults against a peace officer 12,361
Total sexual violations against children 12,295
Total other violent violations 7,631
Extortion 6,747
Total firearms, use of, discharge, pointing 4,381
Assault level 3 aggravated 3,918
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Release date

August 2022

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Assault/sexual assault levels according to seriousness:
'Level 1' is the least serious form of assault and includes pushing, slapping, punching and face-to-face verbal threats.
'Level 2' is defined as assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm.
'Level 3' is defined as assault that wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the victim. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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