Table 1
Examples of weights for the Crime Severity Index
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| Weight | |
|---|---|
| number | |
| Offence | |
| Murder 1 st and 2 nd degree | 7,042 |
| Manslaughter | 1,822 |
| Attempted murder | 1,411 |
| Sexual assault - level 3 | 1,047 |
| Discharging firearm with intent | 988 |
| Sexual assault - level 2 | 678 |
| Robbery | 583 |
| Assault - level 3 | 405 |
| Using firearm in commission of an offence | 267 |
| Sexual assault - level 1 | 211 |
| Breaking and entering | 187 |
| Luring a person under 18 via computer | 172 |
| Theft over $5,000 | 139 |
| Fraud | 109 |
| Weapons possession | 88 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 84 |
| Assault - level 2 | 77 |
| Average weight 1 | 69 |
| Counterfeiting currency | 69 |
| Uttering threat to person | 46 |
| Criminal harassment | 45 |
| Theft under $5,000 | 37 |
| Mischief | 30 |
| Assault - level 1 | 23 |
| Fail to appear | 16 |
| Disturb the peace | 9 |
| Cannabis – possession | 7 |
The average weight is a mean calculated using
data from all Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey violations.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Policing
Services Section.
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