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

Figure 16 d Description

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Figure 16d shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were dealt with by extrajudicial measures, assault level 1, by quarter, for Canada from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 411
  • 2002 386
  • 2003 458

• April to June

  • 2001 504
  • 2002 468
  • 2003 658

• July to September

  • 2001 345
  • 2002 380
  • 2003 504

• October to December

  • 2001 469
  • 2002 467
  • 2003 580

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.