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

Figure 14c Description

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Figure 14c shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with theft under, by quarter, for Canada from 2001 to 2003

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 726
  • 2002 Charged 716
  • 2003 Charged 663

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 757
  • 2002 Charged 758
  • 2003 Charged 423

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 744
  • 2002 Charged 701
  • 2003 Charged 397

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 845
  • 2002 Charged 782
  • 2003 Charged 462

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.