2009 Annual Report - Hamilton Police Services

STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS
HAMILTON OFFENCE AND CLEARANCE RATE COMPARISONS 2008 & 2009
2008 2009
OFFENCE TYPE Offences Cleared
Clearance
Rate Offences Cleared
Clearance
Rate
% Change
Offence
% Change
Cleared
VIOLENT CRIMES 7,265 4,441 60.7% 6,839 4,306 63.0% -5.1% -2.4%
Homicide 6 6 100.0% 8 8 100.0% 33.3% 33.3%
Other Violations Causing Death 0 0 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0
Attempted Murder 4 3 75.0% 2 3 150.0% -50.0% 0.0%
Sexual Assualt, level 3, aggravated 3 1 33.3% 3 3 100.0% 0.0% 200.0%
Sexual Assualt, level 2,
weapon or bodily harm
11 6 54.5% 13 10 76.9% 18.2% 66.7%
Sexual Assualt, level 1 280 138 49.3% 286 166 58.0% 2.1% 20.3%
Sexual Violations Against Children 21 9 42.9% 11 4 36.4% -47.6% -55.6%
Assualt, level 3, aggravated 78 49 62.8% 67 47 70.1% -14.1% -4.1%
Assualt, level 2, weapon or bodily harm 736 497 67.5% 668 459 68.7% -9.2% -7.6%
Assualt, level 1 2,863 2,076 72.5% 2,601 2,031 78.1% -9.2% -2.2%
Assualt Peace Officier 93 86 92.5% 98 99 101.0% 5.4% 15.1%
Aggravated Assualt to a Peace Officier 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0% 0%
Other Assualts 38 26 68.4% 39 26 66.7% 2.6% 0%
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing 22 4 18.2% 32 10 31.3% 45.5% 150.0%
Robbery 765 311 40.7% 687 273 39.7% -10.2% -12.2%
Forcible Confinement or Kidnapping 47 42 89.4% 42 37 88.1% -10.6% -11.9%
Abduction 3 3 100.0% 5 2 40.0% 66.7% -33.3%
Extortion 25 12 48.0% 20 6 30.0% -20.0% -50.0%
Criminal Harassment 357 237 66.4% 394 206 52.3% 10.4% -13.1%
Uttering Threats 1,129 634 56.2% 1,129 601 53.2% 0.0% -5.2%
Threatening or Harassing Phone Calls 668 219 32.8% 613 259 42.3% -8.2% 18.3%
Other Violent Criminal Code Violations 116 52 44.8% 117 52 44.4% 0.9% 0.0%
PROPERTY CRIMES 21,938 3,942 18.3% 21,547 4,127 19.2% -1.8% 4.7%
Break and Enter 2,845 601 21.1% 2,710 594 21.9% -4.7% -1.2%
Possess Stolen Property 709 674 95.1% 716 698 97.5% 1.0% 3.6%
Motor Vehicle Theft 2,747 158 5.8% 2,830 336 11.9% 3.0% 112.7%
Theft Over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 250 32 12.8% 229 23 10.0% -8.4% -28.1%
Theft Under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) 9,032 1,471 16.3% 8,751 1,499 17.1% -3.1% 1.9%
Fraud 1,468 429 29.2% 1,390 303 21.8% -5.3% -29.4%
Mischief 4,683 561 12.0% 4,720 660 14.0% 0.8% 17.6%
Arson 204 16 7.8% 201 14 7.0% -1.5% -12.5%
OTHER CRIMINAL CODE 2,590 2,222 85.8% 2,389 2,155 90.2% -7.8% -3.0%
Counterfeiting 1 1 100.0% 2 2 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Weapons Violations 158 97 61.4% 119 82 68.9% -24.7% -15.5%
Child Pornography 24 12 50.0% 11 6 54.5% -54.2% -50.0%
Prostitution 86 81 94.2% 105 98 93.3% 22.1% 21.0%
Disturb the Peace 60 39 65.0% 65 52 80.0% 8.3% 33.3%
Administration of Justice Violations 2,038 1,875 92.0% 1,820 1,773 97.4% -10.7% -5.4%
Other Violations 223 117 52.5% 267 142 53.2% 19.7% 21.4%
TOTAL CRIMINAL CODE
(EXCL. TRAFFIC)
31,793 10,575 33.3% 30,775 10,588 34.4% 3.2% 0.1%
HAMILTON OFFENCE AND CLEARANCE RATE COMPARISONS 2008 & 2009 (continued from pg 8)
2008 2009
OFFENCE TYPE Offences Cleared Rate Offences Cleared Rate Offence Cleared
Clearance
Clearance % Change % Change
DRUG OFFENCES 1,189 1,098 92.3% 1,174 1,112 94.7% -1.3% 1.3%
Possession Cannabis 490 449 91.6% 590 580 98.3% 20.4% 29.2%
Possession Cocaine 292 285 97.6% 183 180 98.4% -37.3% -36.8%
Total Possession - other drugs 54 45 83.3% 63 55 87.3% 16.7% 22.2%
Trafficing, Production or
Distribution - cannabis
108 95 88.0% 133 113 85.0% 23.1% 18.9%
Trafficing, Production or
Distribution - cocaine
180 173 96.1% 147 145 98.6% -18.3% -16.2%
Trafficing, Production or
Distribution - other drugs
65 51 78.5% 58 39 67.2% -10.8% -23.5%
OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES
VIOLATIONS
183 156 85.2% 165 139 84.2% -9.8% -10.9%
Youth Criminal Justice Act 138 139 100.7% 125 125 100.0% -9.4% -10.1%
Other Federal Statutes 45 17 37.8% 40 14 35.0% -11.1% -17.6%
TOTAL ALL VIOLATIONS
(EXCL. TRAFFIC)
33,165 11,829 35.7% 32,114 11,839 36.9% -3.2% 0.1%
Source: Statistics Canada secure website - Downloaded July 28, 2010
Note: Statistics Canada chamged the counting rules for Counterfi eting and Robbery and revised the Violent Crime and Property Crime categories in 2009. The data for
previous years has been restated to reflect these changes.
COST PER CAPITA
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2008 ONTRIO MUNICIPAL BENCHMARKING INITIATIVE (OMBI) - Cost Per Capita
Median - $230.83
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