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

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Figure 5 shows the proportion of chargeable young persons who were charged with criminal offences for Canada from 1986 to 2003.

• 1986 63.3% Charged
• 1987 60.7% Charged
• 1988 62.7% Charged
• 1989 64.3% Charged
• 1990 68.9% Charged
• 1991 68.7% Charged
• 1992 66.3% Charged
• 1993 66.6% Charged
• 1994 64.5% Charged
• 1995 64.4% Charged
• 1996 63.8% Charged
• 1997 61.9% Charged
• 1998 62.7% Charged
• 1999 62.7% Charged
• 2000 59.1% Charged
• 2001 57.4% Charged
• 2002 56.4% Charged
• 2003 45.7% Charged 

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. See Appendix Table A.2.