The Impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act on Police Charging Practices with Young Persons: A Preliminary Statistical Assessment

Figure 13d Description

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Figure 13d shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were dealt with by extrajudicial measures, drug related offences, by quarter, for Canada from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 303
  • 2002 316
  • 2003 338

• April to June

  • 2001 343
  • 2002 386
  • 2003 472

• July to September

  • 2001 304
  • 2002 315
  • 2003 308

• October to December

  • 2001 416
  • 2002 363
  • 2003 524

Note: the quarterly rates are annualized by multiplying by 4.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. See Appendix Table A.6.