Canada: drug-related cases in adult criminal court found guilty 2008-2012, by type of drug

This statistic shows the percentage of adults found guilty of drug related offences in Canada from 2008 to 2012, by type of drug. Forty-four percent of adults who were prosecuted for cannabis-related offences were found guilty in Canada from 2008 to 2012.

Percentage of drug-related cases in adult criminal court found guilty in Canada from 2008 to 2012, by type of drug

Characteristic	Percentage found guilty
Heroin	63%
Methamphetamines	62%
Cocaine	62%
Other CDSA*	58%
Ecstasy	56%
Cannabis	44%

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June 2015

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Canada

Survey time period

2008 to 2012

Supplementary notes

The statistic includes all completed cases during the survey time period where at least one charge was drug related.
*CDSA substances includes all other substance not explicitely listed but that are illegal under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Drug-related offences in Canada, 2013, page 35, 2008 to 2012. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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