Peace Bonds and Violence Against Women: A Three-Site Study of the Effect of Bill C-42 on Process, Application and Enforcement

Appendix B: (ACCS Data)

Peace Bond Charges and Cases by Decision, selected Provinces and Territories in Canada, 1994/95 to 1999/00
JURISDICTION : Ontario Decision
Year Unit of Count Offence Total Charges Guilty Superior Court Other Stay/Withdrawn Acquitted
# % # % # % # % # % # %
1994/95 CHARGES TOTAL 3,812 100.0 684 17.9 - - 746 19.6 3,731 62.2 11 0.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 3,394 100.0 566 16.7 - - 728 21.4 2,094 61.7 6 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 418 100.0 118 28.2 - - 18 4.3 277 66.3 5 1.2
CASES TOTAL 3,339 100.0 631 18.9 - - 708 21.2 1,989 59.6 11 0.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 3,128 100.0 547 17.5 - - 696 22.3 1,879 60.1 6 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 211 100.0 84 39.8 - - 12 5.7 110 52.1 5 2.4
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 473 100.0 53 11.2 - - 38 8.0 382 80.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 266 100.0 19 7.1 - - 32 12.0 215 80.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 207 100.0 34 16.4 - - 6 2.9 167 80.7 - -
1995/96 CHARGES TOTAL 4,828 100.0 1,226 25.4 8 0.2 858 17.8 2,729 56.5 7 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,389 100.0 1,104 25.2 3 0.1 849 19.3 2,431 55.4 2 -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 439 100.0 122 27.8 5 1.1 9 2.1 298 67.9 5 1.1
CASES TOTAL 4,310 100.0 1,160 26.9 4 0.1 839 19.5 2,303 53.4 4 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,101 100.0 1,080 26.3 1 -- 833 20.3 2,185 53.3 2 -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 209 100.0 80 38.3 3 1.4 6 2.9 118 56.5 2 1.0
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 518 100.0 66 12.7 4 0.8 19 3.7 426 82.2 3 0.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 288 100.0 24 8.3 2 0.7 16 5.6 246 85.4 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 230 100.0 42 18.3 2 0.9 3 1.3 180 78.3 3 1.3
1996/97 CHARGES TOTAL 4,966 100.0 1,260 25.4 12 0.2 1,151 23.2 2,538 51.1 5 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,542 100.0 1,111 24.5 3 0.1 1,144 25.2 2,284 50.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 424 100.0 149 35.1 9 2.1 7 1.7 254 59.9 5 1.2
CASES TOTAL 4,506 100.0 1,189 26.4 3 0.1 1,107 24.6 2,203 48.9 4 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,305 100.0 1,087 25.2 1 -- 1,105 25.7 2,112 49.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 201 100.0 102 50.7 2 1.0 2 1.0 91 45.3 4 2.0
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 460 100.0 71 15.4 9 2.0 44 9.6 335 72.8 1 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 237 100.0 24 10.1 2 0.8 39 16.5 172 72.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 223 100.0 47 21.1 7 3.1 5 2.2 163 73.1 1 0.4
1997/98 CHARGES TOTAL 5,536 100.0 950 17.2 5 0.1 1,546 27.9 3,030 54.7 5 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 5,107 100.0 801 15.7 2 -- 1,535 30.1 2,768 54.2 1 --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 429 100.0 149 34.7 3 0.7 11 2.6 262 61.1 4 0.9
CASES TOTAL 5,088 100.0 896 17.6 1 - 1,501 29.5 2,687 52.8 3 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,871 100.0 794 16.3 1 - 1,494 30.7 2,581 53.0 1 --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 217 100.0 102 47.0 - - 7 3.2 106 48.8 2 0.9
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 448 100.0 54 12.1 4 0.9 45 10.0 343 76.6 2 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 236 100.0 7 3.0 1 0.4 41 17.4 187 79.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 212 100.0 47 22.2 3 1.4 4 1.9 156 73.6 2 0.9
1998/99 CHARGES TOTAL 5,174 100.0 724 14.0 3 0.1 1,833 35.4 2,613 50.5 1 --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,802 100.0 582 12.1 2 -- 1,828 38.1 2,390 49.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 372 100.0 142 38.2 1 0.3 5 1.3 223 59.9 1 0.3
CASES TOTAL 4,780 100.0 668 14.0 1 -- 1,785 37.3 2,325 48.6 1 --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,592 100.0 576 12.5 1 -- 1,782 38.8 2,233 48.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 188 100.0 92 48.9 - - 3 1.6 92 48.9 1 0.5
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 394 100.0 56 14.2 2 0.5 48 12.2 288 73.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 210 100.0 6 2.9 1 0.5 46 21.9 157 74.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 184 100.0 50 27.2 1 0.5 2 1.1 131 71.2 - -
1999/00 CHARGES TOTAL 5,345 100.0 981 18.4 3 0.1 2,018 37.8 2,339 43.8 4 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,924 100.0 816 16.6 2 -- 2,015 40.9 2,088 42.4 3 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 421 100.0 165 39.2 1 0.2 3 0.7 251 59.6 1 0.2
CASES TOTAL 4,911 100.0 910 18.5 - - 1,985 40.4 2,012 41.0 4 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4,719 100.0 801 17.0 - - 1,984 42.0 1,931 40.9 3 0.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 192 100.0 109 56.8 - - 1 0.5 81 42.2 1 0.5
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 434 100.0 71 16.4 3 0.7 33 7.6 327 75.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 205 100.0 15 7.3 2 1.0 31 15.1 157 76.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 229 100.0 56 24.5 1 0.4 2 0.9 170 74.2 - -

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Criminal Court Survey.

.. figures not available.
- nil or zero.
-- amount too small to be expressed.

Ontario data for 1996/97 undercounts charges by approximately 5 percent.

"Guilty" includes conditional and absolute discharges, guilty pleas, and found guilty.
"Stay/Withdraw" includes stay of proceedings and withdrawn/dismissed/discharged at preliminary.
"Other" dispositions include acquitted on account of insanity, and waived in/out of province.