Alberta Stats - Alberta Summit On Justice

Figure 11
Rate of Persons Charged with Impaired Operation*, Canada, 1981 to 1996

* Includes operation of a motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada, 1996.
For more information, see Juristat (catalogue no. 85-002) Vol. 17, No. 12, "Impaired Driving in Canada - 1996."

Nationally, in 1996, there were 78,894 persons charged with impaired driving offences. In other words, for every 100,000 persons aged 16 years and over, 335 were charged with impaired driving. This rate represents a 6% decrease from 1995.

Nationally, despite a slight increase between 1982 and 1983, the rate of persons charged with impaired driving has been continually decreasing since 1981. Between 1981 and 1996, the average annual decrease in the rate of persons charged with impaired driving was 6%.

Alberta's rate of persons charged with impaired driving offences has been gradually decreasing since 1981 falling from 1,431 in 1981 to 486 in 1996, a nearly three fold decline. Historically, however, Alberta's rate, while steadily declining, has been consistently higher than the national rate.