Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review

Table 9: Gender Differences: Surcharge Imposed (after waiver decision) Compared to Maximum

Moncton 1
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 13,881 $1,154,507 $275,076 23.8% $19.82
Female 2272 $164,724 $26,963 16.4% $11.87

Saint John 2
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 11,673 $775,086 $275,924 35.6% $23.64
Female 1868 $111,059 $28,839 26.0% $15.44

Fredericton 3
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 8944 $648,094 $327,148 50.5% $36.58
Female 1424 $99,120 $38,292 38.6% $26.89

Edmundston 4
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 4750 $345,041 $137,250 39.8% $28.89
Female 691 $42,459 $13,905 32.8% $20.12

Bathurst 5
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 10,251 $863,308 $275,145 31.9% $26.84
Female 1244 $84,064 $23,591 28.1% $18.96

Miramichi 6
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 3990 $305,137 $134,394 44.0% $33.68
Female 726 $48,505 $14,732 30.4% $20.29

All Regions
Gender Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
Male 53,489 $4,091,173 $1,424,937 34.8% $26.64
Female 8225 $549,931 $146,322 26.6% $17.79