| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | reasons for contact with police prior to illicit drug overdose death, by offences type, decedents in british columbia and surrey, 2011 to 2016, and all criminal offences in british columbia, 2009 to 2016 |  |  |  |
| 3 | type of offence | police contacts for decedents in british columbia | police contacts for decedents in surrey | all criminal offences in british columbia, 2009 to 2016 |
| 4 |  | percent |  |  |
| 5 | violent offences | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| 6 | property offences | 31 | 35 | 54 |
| 7 | other criminal code offences | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| 8 | administration of justice offences | 19 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | drug offences | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 10 | criminal code traffic violations | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | other federal statute violations | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | total | 100 | 100 | 100 |

Question: among all decedents in british coulumbia who came into contact with police prior to their fatal overdose, what is the percentage of those who did so for a non-violent crime?
Answer: 83

Question: among all the types of offence, which type was the most common category of offence for which decedents had contact with police in the 24 months prior to their overdose both in british columbia and surrey?
Answer: property offences