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Cases in adult criminal court, by province and territory

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Cases in adult criminal court, by province and territory
(Alberta)
  2006/2007
Alta. Total all decisions Guilty Acquitted Stay Other
  number of cases
Total cases 51,144 33,411 609 16,141 983
Total Criminal code 46,913 30,892 582 14,522 917
  Criminal Code (without traffic) 39,208 24,685 389 13,313 821
    Crimes of violence 10,910 5,329 232 5,159 190
      Homicide 46 27 1 17 1
      Attempted murder 17 1 0 15 1
      Robbery 417 260 6 136 15
      Sexual assault 281 105 19 144 13
      Other sexual offences 163 73 8 78 4
      Major assaults 2,388 1,217 76 1,057 38
      Common assaults 5,787 2,729 91 2,890 77
      Uttering threats 1,367 739 23 582 23
      Criminal harassment 171 75 3 84 9
      Other crimes against persons 273 103 5 156 9
    Property crimes 13,271 8,805 75 4,221 170
      Theft 5,391 3,760 21 1,557 53
      Breaking and entering 1,214 744 10 439 21
      Fraud 2,057 1,271 12 728 46
      Mischief 2,194 1,367 14 797 16
      Possession of stolen goods 2,349 1,627 18 670 34
      Other property crimes 66 36 0 30 0
    Administration of justice 11,046 7,814 34 2,780 418
    Other Criminal code offences 3,981 2,737 48 1,153 43
  Criminal code offences (traffic offences) 7,705 6,207 193 1,209 96
    Impaired driving 6,041 4,896 181 902 62
    Other Criminal Code traffic offences 1,664 1,311 12 307 34
  Other Federal Statute Total 4,231 2,519 27 1,619 66
    Drug possession 2,219 1,324 8 866 21
    Drug trafficking 1,333 712 15 565 41
    Youth Criminal Justice Act 210 148 1 58 3
    Residual federal statutes 469 335 3 130 1

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