Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review

Table 12: Convictions Per Case: Surcharge Imposed (after waiver decision) Compared to Maximum

Moncton 1
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 6,617 $521,183 $221,766 42.6% $33.51
2 Convictions/Case 1,946 $276,065 $45,825 16.6 % $11.77
3 Convictions/Case 693 $239,927 $19,155 8.0 % $9.21
4+ Convictions/Case 639 $282,056 $15,293 5.4 % $4.29

Saint John 2
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 6,188 $450,351 $241,001 53.5 % $38.95
2 Convictions/Case 1,677 $193,238 $45,112 23.3 % $13.45
3 Convictions/Case 550 $96,007 $11,713

12.2 %

$7.10
4+ Convictions/Case 402 $146,549 $6,938 4.7 % $2.95

Fredericton 3
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 5,691 $422,465 $272,592 64.5 % $47.90
2 Convictions/Case 1,218 $159,482 $60,829 38.1 % $24.97
3 Convictions/Case 273 $56,312 $14,646 26.0 % $17.88
4+ Convictions/Case 256 $108,956 $17,373 15.9 % $12.22

Edmundston 4
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 2,603 $200,049 $100,289 50.1% $38.53
2 Convictions/Case 648 $80,390 $28,107 35.0% $21.69
3 Convictions/Case 181 $34,544 $9973 28.9% $18.37
4+ Convictions/Case 183 $72,518 $12,788 17.6% $12.80

Bathurst 5
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 5,464 $522,850 $232,109 44.4% $42.48
2 Convictions/Case 1,309 $170,346 $44,226 26.0% $16.89
3 Convictions/Case 393 $80,423 $12,944 16.1% $10.98
4+ Convictions/Case 329 $173,754 $9457 5.4% $4.23

Miramichi 6
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 2,450 $194,470 $121,068 62.3% $49.42
2 Convictions/Case 466 $63,462 $18,689 29.4% $20.05
3 Convictions/Case 125 $24,315 $5450 22.4% $14.53
4+ Convictions/Case 126 $71,395 $3920 5.5% $4.09

All Regions
Convictions per Case Number of Cases Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
1 Conviction/Case 29,013 $2,311,368 $1,188,825 51.4% $40.98
2 Convictions/Case 7,264 $942,983 $242,788 25.7% $33.42
3 Convictions/Case 2,215 $531,528 $73,881 13.9% $33.35
4+ Convictions/Case 1,935 $855,228 $65,769 7.7% $33.99*

* The trend downwards that was noted on the previous page is not present in this final figure.