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 |
- 1 Moncton (Moncton, Richibucto)
- 2 Saint John (Saint John, St. Stephen, Hampton)
- 3 Fredericton (Fredericton, Burton, Woodstock)
- 4 Edmundston (Edmundston, Grand Falls)
- 5 Bathurst ( Bathurst, Campbellton , Tracadie-Sheila)
- 6 Miramichi (Miramichi)