* Excluding traffic violations. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 1990 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Number of criminal code incidents in Canada 1998-2023
In 2023, the number of incidents of all criminal code violations (excluding traffic) in Canada increased by 123,949 incidents (+5.59 percent) since 2022. In total, the number of incidents amounted to 2,342,932 incidents in 2023.
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