The dataset includes incident-based crime statistics at the provincial and police service level. Statistics include the number of incidents of offences and rates per 100,000 population for the following offences: Homicide, Attempted murder , Sexual assault (Levels 1, 2 and 3), Total sexual violations against children, Assault (Levels 1, 2 and 3), Total robbery, Total breaking and entering, Total theft of motor vehicle, Total impaired driving, Total drug violations, Possession (cannabis), Possession, (cocaine), Possession (other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs), Cannabis (trafficking, production or distribution), Cocaine (trafficking, production or distribution), Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs (trafficking, production or distribution). This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.

The dataset includes incident-based crime statistics at the provincial level. Statistics included in the dataset are the number of youth charged or not charged, and rates per 100,000 youth population for total Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic), total violent Criminal Code violations, total property crime violations, and total other Criminal Code violations. This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.

This dataset lists the location of Justice Centres/Courts throughout the province.

This dataset provides data on the level of familiarity with the justice system expressed by Nova Scotians and is based on a question included in the Atlantic Quarterly survey administered by Corporate Research Associates (CRA).

Reducing court delays and improving the speed at which the criminal justice system handles the cases of young persons remains a priority in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to work with justice system stakeholders (e.g., the Crown, judiciary, Legal Aid, police) to identify ways to reduce case processing times and to meet the 98-day youth case processing target, which was established in response to the Nunn Commission recommendations.

This dataset lists the location of Justice Centres/Courts throughout the province.

This dataset provides the number of cases by type of case volume and the proportion below the 98-day target.

This dataset provides the number of cases by type of case volume and the proportion below the 98-day target.

New arrivals in adult and youth facilities are counted as intakes only (e.g. from non‐custody status to custody, transfer from another jurisdiction, or conditional sentence to custody). An individual could have more than one new arrival at a correctional facility during a fiscal year. New arrivals do not include the transfer of individuals between correctional facilities within the province. Statistics presented are based on data sourced from the Justice Enterprise Information Network (JEIN).

New arrivals in adult and youth facilities are counted as intakes only (e.g. from non‐custody status to custody, transfer from another jurisdiction, or conditional sentence to custody). An individual could have more than one new arrival at a correctional facility during a fiscal year. New arrivals do not include the transfer of individuals between correctional facilities within the province. Statistics presented are based on data sourced from the Justice Enterprise Information Network (JEIN).