Administrative data sources in the production of official statistics – Crime and justice

Correctional Services

Correctional systems admission and release

Statistics Canada uses the following correctional systems admission and release data:

  • adult and youth admissions
  • adult and youth releases.

Statistical programs using these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Courts

Civil court events and cases

Statistics Canada uses the following civil court events and cases data:

  • civil court caseload
  • type and length of case
  • type of court activity.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Personal information is not included in these data.

Criminal court cases

Statistics Canada uses the following criminal court case data:

  • youth and adult criminal court
  • cases and charges
  • sentencing information.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Maintenance Enforcement Programs

Statistics Canada uses the following maintenance enforcement program data:

  • child and spousal support payments
  • types of cases enrolled
  • enforcement action taken.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only:

Personal information is not included in these data.

Crimes and offences

Uniform crime reports

Statistics Canada uses the following uniform crime reporting data:

  • reported crime that has been substantiated by police, including the number of criminal incidents, the clearance status of those incidents and persons-charged information
  • starting in 1988, microdata on the characteristics of incidents, victims and the accused.

The following statistical program uses these data for statistical and research purposes only: