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Table 12: Dispositions in Justice of the Peace Court
Type of Case Matter of Charge 2000 2001 Jan 1 – June 30, 2002 Combined
Disposition Disposition Disposition Disposition
Convicted Aquitted Total Convicted Aquitted Total Convicted Aquitted Total Convicted Aquitted Total
Administration of Justice 157 78 235 153 83 236 80 56 136 390 217 607
67 % 33 % 100 % 65 % 35 % 100 % 59 % 41 % 100 % 64 % 36 % 100 %
Drugs 32 10 42 32 4 36 19 2 21 83 16 99
76 % 24 % 100 % 89 % 11 % 100 % 90 % 10 % 100 % 84 % 16 % 100 %
Offences against the Person 320 162 482 330 157 487 139 90 229 789 409 1198
66 % 34 % 100 % 68 % 32 % 100 % 61 % 39 % 100 % 66 % 34 % 100 %
Property Offences 145 39 184 132 43 175 57 25 82 334 107 441
79 % 21 % 100 % 75 % 25 % 100 % 70 % 30 % 100 % 76 % 24 % 100 %
Territorial Offences 369 100 469 374 50 424 220 44 264 963 194 1157
79 % 21 % 100 % 88 % 12 % 100 % 83 % 17 % 100 % 83 % 17 % 100 %
Other Offences 33 22 55 64 20 84 42 12 54 139 54 193
60 % 40 % 100 % 76 % 24 % 100 % 78 % 22 % 100 % 72 % 28 % 100 %
Total 1 056 411 1 467 1 085 357 1 442 557 229 786 2 698 997 3 695
72 % 28 % 100 % 75 % 25 % 100 % 71 % 29 % 100 % 73 % 27 % 100 %

Notes:

  1. Source: Adapted from Court Services data, Department of Justice, GNWT.
  2. This table does not include summary offence ticket informations such as liquor violations, municipal by-laws and fishing regulations.
  3. Overall volumes of charges in this table are approximately 30% higher than in tables 10 and 11 because this table includes dispositions of charges where there was no plea recorded in the information system.