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

Figure 22 c Description

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Figure 22c shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with fraud, by quarter, for Canada, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 74
  • 2002 Charged 69
  • 2003 Charged 66

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 83
  • 2002 Charged 71
  • 2003 Charged 50

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 74
  • 2002 Charged 67
  • 2003 Charged 48

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 83
  • 2002 Charged 66
  • 2003 Charged 58

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.