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

Figure 19 c Description

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Figure 19c shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with indictable property offences, by quarter, for Canada, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 695
  • 2002 Charged 655
  • 2003 Charged 626

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 730
  • 2002 Charged 656
  • 2003 Charged 589

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 763
  • 2002 Charged 693
  • 2003 Charged 703

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 782
  • 2002 Charged 721
  • 2003 Charged 671

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.