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

Figure 18 d Description

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

• January to March

  • 2001 986
  • 2002 951
  • 2003 1096

• April to June

  • 2001 1360
  • 2002 1287
  • 2003 1754

• July to September

  • 2001 1241
  • 2002 1232
  • 2003 1664

• October to December

  • 2001 1226
  • 2002 1306
  • 2003 1525

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.