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

Figure 18 c Description

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Figure 18c shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with other Criminal Code offences, by quarter, for Canada, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 1238
  • 2002 Charged 1152
  • 2003 Charged 1135

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 1450
  • 2002 Charged 1354
  • 2003 Charged 1125

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 1398
  • 2002 Charged 1338
  • 2003 Charged 1140

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 1351
  • 2002 Charged 1295
  • 2003 Charged 1138

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.