Lawrence MacAulay on Questions On The Order Paper

In the House of Commons on March 1st, 1999. See this statement in context.

Questions On The Order PaperRoutine Proceedings

March 1st, 1999 / 3:10 p.m.

Cardigan P.E.I.

Liberal

Lawrence MacAulay LiberalSolicitor General of Canada

With respect to “E Division” of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the following information was retrieved from the RCMP Operational Statistics Reporting system:

(a) From January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998: Total Reported Offences: 1,271,604 Total Cleared by Charge: 507,072-*

(b) From January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997: Total Reported Offences: 1,380,769 Total Cleared by Charge: 514,386*

*Total cleared by charge indicates that charges were laid in these instances.

**Please note that the total indicated for “cleared by charge” for 1998 is accurate as of 1999-01-04. However, these statistics may change slightly since some charges will be processed in 1999.

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