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Acquittal rate in adult criminal courts: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Share of adult criminal court decisions that are acquittals (%, derived). All 12 provinces and territories with data in Adult criminal court decisions by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024/2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0027-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-03

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National value: 1.2 (Canada).

Lowest: 0.1 to 0.5 %
Group 2: 0.5 to 0.9 %
Group 3: 0.9 to 1.9 %
Group 4: 1.9 to 2.5 %
Highest: 2.5 to 4.1 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.


1	New Brunswick	4.1
2	Nova Scotia	2.5
2	Nunavut	2.5
4	Yukon	2.1
5	British Columbia	1.9
6	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.6
7	Ontario	1
8	Saskatchewan	0.9
9	Alberta	0.7
10	Manitoba	0.5
10	Northwest Territories	0.5
12	Prince Edward Island	0.1

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0027-01: Adult criminal courts, number of cases and charges by type of decision. Reference period: 2024/2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by share of adult criminal court decisions that are acquittals (%, derived) (2024/2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0027-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-acquitted/

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