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

Figure 21 c Description

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Figure 21c shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with bail violations and fail to appear, by quarter, for Canada, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 411
  • 2002 Charged 401
  • 2003 Charged 432

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 481
  • 2002 Charged 465
  • 2003 Charged 442

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 487
  • 2002 Charged 482
  • 2003 Charged 453

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 464
  • 2002 Charged 451
  • 2003 Charged 440

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.