Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review

Table 6: Nature of Offences: Surcharge Imposed (after waiver decision) Compared to Maximum

Moncton 1
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 1551 $186,678 $154,431 82.7% $99.57
Drugs 1588 $114,510 $28,517 24.9% $17.96
Violent 2810 $190,033 $31,026 16.3% $11.04
Non-violent 5550 $505,113 $44,377 8.8% $8.00
Other 4654 $322,898 $43,689 13.5% $9.39
Total 16,153 $1,319,231 $302,039 22.9% $18.70

Saint John 2
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 1936 $208,602 $169,687 81.3% $87.65
Drugs 1045 $69,822 $21,429 30.7% $20.51
Violent 2363 $131,213 $34,795 26.5% $14.72
Non-violent 7046 $409,188 $69,120 16.9% $9.81
Other 1151 $67,319 $9733 14.5% $8.46
Total 13,541 $886,144 $304,763 34.4% $22.51

Fredericton 3
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 1577 $176,151 $162,073 92.0% $102.77
Drugs 802 $51,101 $27,470 53.8% $34.25
Violent 2516 $153,078 $64,471 42.1% $25.62
Non-violent 4544 $310,241 $90,473 29.2% $19.91
Other 929 $56,643 $20,954 37.0% $22.55
Total 10,368 $747,214 $365,440 48.9% $35.25

Edmundston 4
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 792 $94,218 $58,833 62.4% $74.28
Drugs 524 $42,383 $16,827 39.7% $32.11
Violent 1300 $74,633 $27,643 37.0% $21.26
Non-violent 2258 $141,436 $34,755 24.6% $15.39
Other 567 $34,831 $13,099 37.6% $23.10
Total 5441 $387,500 $151,155 39.0% $27.78

Bathurst 5
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 1595 $189,368 $161,948 85.5% $101.53
Drugs 844 $54,616 $28,188 51.6% $33.40
Violent 2107 $135,902 $33,657 24.8% $15.97
Non-violent 3170 $214,446 $37,590 17.5% $11.86
Other 3779 $353,039 $37,355 10.6% $9.88
Total 11,495 $947,372 $298,736 31.5% $25.99

Miramichi 6
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 600 $88,768 $86,069 97.0% $143.45
Drugs 207 $15,865 $11,350 71.5% $54.83
Violent 1135 $80,253 $16,437 20.5% $14.48
Non-violent 1839 $121,751 $26,534 21.8% $14.43
Other 935 $47,006 $8737 18.6% $9.34
Total 4716 $353,642 $149,126 42.2% $31.62

All Regions
Offence Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
DUI 8051 $943,785 $793,041 84.0% $98.50
Drugs 5010 $348,297 $133,781 38.4% $26.70
Violent 12,231 $765,112 $208,029 27.2% $17.01
Non-violent 24,407 $1,702,175 $302,849 17.8% $12.41
Other 12,015 $881,736 $133,567 15.1% $11.12
Total 61,714 $4,641,105 $1,571,267 33.9% $25.46