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

Figure 17 c Description

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Figure 17c shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with possession of stolen property, by quarter, for Canada from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 204
  • 2002 Charged 207
  • 2003 Charged 200

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 233
  • 2002 Charged 227
  • 2003 Charged 181

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 239
  • 2002 Charged 241
  • 2003 Charged 204

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 214
  • 2002 Charged 228
  • 2003 Charged 202

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.