Domestic Violence Charges
Domestic Violence Offences
Community correction orders (CCOs) were the most common penalty, imposed in 39.0% of DV offences.
The median CCO duration was 12 months, as was the mode (44.7%). The majority of CCOs imposed (72.4%) were in the middle 50% range of 12 to 18 months duration. While the median, mode and middle 50% range were the same for non-DV offences, there was a significant difference in the distribution with 48.1% of DV offences receiving durations longer than 12 months compared with 44.8% of non-DV offences.
Supervision was a condition of almost three-quarters of CCOs (72.8%), significantly higher than for non-DV offences (59.2%).
Supervised CCOs were also for a longer duration (median 15 months) than those CCOs that were unsupervised (median 12 months).
Conditional release orders (CROs) were imposed in 19.6% of DV offences: 8.1% with conviction and 11.5% without. The median and mode term of CROs was 12 months (54.9%) and the middle 50% range was 12 to 18 months (70.0%).
Supervision was a condition of 21.3% of CROs, significantly higher than for non-DV offences (10.2%). Supervised orders were more likely if the CRO was with conviction (31.7%) than without conviction (14.1%).
The median duration of supervised and unsupervised CROs, with or without conviction, was 12 months.
Full-time imprisonment was imposed in 18.0% of DV offences. The median term of imprisonment was 7 months, compared with 6.5 months for non-DV offences.
The mode was 12 months (14.2%) and the middle 50% range was 3 to 12 months (73.0%). By comparison, for non-DV offences, the mode was 3 months (13.3%) and the middle 50% range was 3 to 11 months (61.5%).
For DV offenders, the median aggregate/effective term of imprisonment was 12 months and the median aggregate/effective NPP was 6 months. By comparison, the median aggregate/effective term of imprisonment for non-DV offenders was 10 months and the median aggregate/effective NPP was 6 months.
Intensive correction orders (ICOs) were imposed in 9.8% of DV offences. The median duration of ICOs was 9 months, the mode was 12 months (22.3%) and the middle 50% range was 6 to 12 months (67.0%). The median aggegate/effective term of an ICO was 12 months.
Fines were imposed for 9.6% of DV offences. The median and mode fine amount was $500 (21.5%) and the middle 50% range of fines was $350 to $750 (55.1%). Fine amounts for non-DV offences were higher (median $550 and middle 50% range $400 to $800).
Convictions recorded with no other penalty (s 10A) were imposed in 2.7% of DV offences.
Dismissals (s 10(1)(a)) were imposed in 1.7% of DV offences.
6.2% of cases were finalized without a conviction being recorded.
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