Table 1B.
Index offence
| Most severe index offence | British Columbia n (%) | Ontario n (%) | Quebec n (%) | χ2, df, n, P | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causing death and (or) attempting | 18 (8.1) | 56 (11.6) | 50 (4.6) | 26.22, 2, 1800, <0.001e | 124 (6.9) |
| Sex offences | 4 (1.8) | 18 (3.7) | 19 (1.7) | 6.18, 2, 1800, 0.045f | 41 (2.3) |
| Assaults | 73 (32.9) | 127 (26.2) | 278 (25.4) | 5.32, 2, 1800, 0.07g | 478 (26.5) |
| Deprivation of freedom | 5 (2.2) | 12 (2.5) | 16 (1.5) | 2.18, 2, 1800, 0.34 | 33 (1.8) |
| Threats and (or) other offences against person | 51 (23.0) | 124 (25.6) | 318 (29.0) | 4.57, 2, 1800, 0.10 | 493 (27.4) |
| Property offences | 30 (13.5) | 52 (10.7) | 222 (20.2) | 23.85, 2, 1800, <0.001h | 304 (16.9) |
| Offensive weapons | 22 (9.9) | 38 (7.9) | 50 (4.6) | 12.66, 2, 1800, 0.002i | 110 (6.1) |
| Administration of justice | 2 (0.9) | 26 (5.4) | 55 (5.0) | 8.02, 2, 1800, 0.02j | 83 (4.6) |
| Disturbing the peace | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) | 6 (0.5) | — | 8 (0.4) |
| Drug possession and (or) trafficking | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | — | 2 (0.1) |
| Dangerous driving and (or) motor vehicle | 12 (5.4) | 11 (2.3) | 38 (3.5) | 4.62, 2, 1800, 0.10k | 61 (3.4) |
| Other federal and (or) provincial statutes | 5 (2.3) | 17 (3.5) | 43 (3.9) | 1.51, 2, 1800, 0.47 | 65 (3.6) |
Totals do not always add up to 1800 owing to weighting of data. There were no cases of prostitution or gambling as the index offence, explaining the absence of category 7 offences.
Causing death or attempting: Quebec < Ontario χ2 (n = 1578) = 26.24, df = 1, P < 0.001; Quebec < British Columbia χ2 (n = 1316) = 4.71, df = 1, P = 0.03
Sex offences: Quebec < Ontario χ2 (n = 1578) = 5.76, df = 1, P = 0.02
Assaults: Quebec < British Columbia χ2 (n = 1316) = 5.27, df = 1, P = 0.02
Property: Ontario < Quebec χ2 (n = 1578) = 21.32, df = 1, P < 0.001; British Columbia < Quebec χ2 (n = 1316) = 5.48, df = 1, P = 0.02
Offensive weapons: Quebec < Ontario χ2 (n =1578) = 6.86, df = 1, P = 0.009; Quebec < British Columbia χ2 (n = 1316) = 10.17, df = 1, P = 0.001
Administration of justice: British Columbia < Quebec χ2 (n = 1316) = 7.58, df = 1, P = 0.006; British Columbia < Ontario χ2 (n = 706) = 7.99, df = 1, P = 0.005
Dangerous driving: Ontario < British Columbia χ2 (n = 706) = 4.74, df = 1, P = 0.03
— = Statistical analyses could not be conducted because n is too small