Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review

Table 17: Sentencing Differences: Surcharge Collected Compared to Maximum

Moncton 1
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 7641 $16,412 2.4% 60.8% $2.15
Fine 2499 $168,888 71.5% 86.1% $67.58
Other 6013 $61,780 15.9% 78.3% $10.27

Saint John 2
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 5378 $6445 2.0% 43.7% $1.20
Fine 3379 $221,869 75.3% 87.3% $65.66
Other 4784 $31,350 11.7% 87.1% $6.55

Fredericton 3
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 3647 $23,025 8.6% 42.5% $6.31
Fine 2935 $193,229 80.5% 85.4% $65.84
Other 3786 $75,894 31.7% 89.3% $20.05

Edmundston 4
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 1710 $7165 5.6% 70.2% $4.19
Fine 2498 $107,529 58.1% 85.3% $43.05
Other 1233 $12,810 17.3% 86.1% $10.39

Bathurst 5
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 3385 $6750 1.8% 75.2% $1.99
Fine 3597 $207,330 73.4% 82.3% $57.64
Other 4513 $33,825 11.3% 89.2% $7.50

Miramichi 6
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 1565 $7425 6.3% 61.3% $4.74
Fine 1135 $98,882 91.0% 85.6% $87.12
Other 2016 $18,870 14.9% 83.9% $9.36

All Regions
Sentence Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
Custody 23,326 $67,222 3.5% 52.8% $2.88
Fine 16,043 $997,727 74.1% 85.3% $62.19
Other 22,345 $234,529 16.8% 85.5% $10.50