A One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody Across Canada

Chapter 6 - Manitoba (continued) - Tables

Table 6.1 - General Characteristics of Aboriginal Youth in Custody

Gender
Variable N %
Male 214 83%
Female 45 17%
Total 259 100%

Age
Variable N %
12 - -
13 - -
14 21 8%
15 32 12%
16 67 26%
17 60 23%
18+ 77 30%
Total 259 100%

Aboriginal Origin
Variable N %
First Nations 188 73%
Metis 71 27%
Inuit - -
Innu - -
Inuvialuit - -
Other - -
Total 259 100%

Aboriginal Status [1]
Variable N %
Status Indian 174 93%
Non-Status Indian 14 7%
Total 188 100%

Language
Variable N %
English 259 100%
Aboriginal - -
French - -
Other - -
Total 259 100%

[1] Aboriginal Status missing for 71 youth.

- Number too small to be expressed.

Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.2 - Offence Type and Gender by Most Serious Offence (MSO) and Most Serious Charge (MSC)

MSO
Offence Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Person 54 36% 9 33% 63 36%
Property 81 54% 7 26% 88 50%
Drugs - - - - - -
Other Criminal Code 12 8% 11 41% 23 13%
Federal/Provincial Statutes - - - - - -
Total MSO 150 100% 27 100% 177 100%

MSC
Offence Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Person 17 27% 7 39% 24 29%
Property 31 48% 5 28% 36 44%
Drugs - - - - - -
Other Criminal Code 15 23% 6 33% 21 26%
Federal/Provincial Statutes - - - - - -
Total MSC 64 100% 18 100% 82 100%

-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.3 - Selected Violent and Property Offences by Gender and Most Serious Offence (MSO) and Most Serious Charge (MSC)

MSO - Offences against the person
Offence Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Murder and Attempted Murder 4 7% - - 4 6%
Aggravated Assault - - - - - -
Assault w/weapon/causing bodily harm 8 15% 3 33% 11 18%
Assault 6 11% 3 33% 9 14%
Sexual Offences 5 9% - - 5 8%
Robbery - - - - 31 49%
Other violent offences - - - - - -
Total 54 100% 9 100% 63 100%

MSO - Property Offences
Offence Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
B&E 44 54% 5 71% 49 56%
Theft - - - - 37 42%
Possession Stolen Goods - - - - - -
Other property offences - - - - - -
Total 81 100% 7 100% 88 100%

MSC - Offences against the person
Offence Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Murder and Attempted Murder - - - - - -
Aggravated Assault - - - - - -
Assault with weapon/causing bodily harm - - - - 5 21%
Assault - - - - 5 21%
Sexual Offences - - - - - -
Robbery - - - - 11 46%
Other violent offences - - - - - -
Total - - - - 24 100%

MSC - Property Offences
Offence Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
B&E 14 45% - - 14 39%
Theft 9 29% 3 60% 12 33%
Possession Stolen Goods - - - - - -
Other property offences - - - - 8 22%
Total 31 100% 5 100% 36 100%

-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.4 - Offence Type and Age by Most Serious Offence (MSO) and Most Serious Charge (MSC)

MSO
Offence Type 14-15 16-17 18+
N % N % N %
Person 8 30% 29 33% 26 42%
Property 15 56% 42 48% 31 50%
Drugs - - - - - -
Other CC 4 15% 14 16% 5 8%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - -
Total MSO 27 100% 88 100% 62 100%

MSC
Offence Type 14-15 16-17 18+
N % N % N %
Person 5 19% 12 31% 6 40%
Property 13 50% 17 44% 5 33%
Drugs - - - - - -
Other CC 7 27% 10 26% 4 27%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - -
Total MSC 26 100% 39 100% 15 100%

Age Group (12-13) was suppressed due to small numbers.
-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.5 - Sentence Length by Age
Sentence Length 14-15 16-17 18+ TOTAL
N % N % N % N %
1-49 days - - - - - - 4 2%
50-99 days 4 15% 11 13% 6 10% 21 12%
100-149 days 5 19% 5 6% 5 8% 15 9%
150-199 days 6 22% 24 28% 8 13% 38 22%
200-249 days 3 11% 7 8% 3 5% 13 7%
250-299 days - - - - 9 15% 20 11%
300-399 days 4 15% 13 15% 11 18% 28 16%
400-499 days - - - - 6 10% 12 7%
500-749 days - - - - 10 16% 19 11%
750-999 days - - - - - - 2 1%
1000+ days - - - - - - 4 2%
TOTAL 27 100% 87 100% 62 100% 176 100%

Age Group 12-13 was suppressed due to small numbers.
Data was missing for 83 youth due to remand status.
-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.6 - Location Type and Age by Pre-Custody Location, Offence Location and Post-Custody Location

Pre-Custody Location
Location Type 14-15 16-17 18+ TOTAL
N % N % N % N %
Aboriginal Reserve 9 17% 33 26% 21 27% 64 25%
Inuit Community - - - - - - - -
Town 5 9% 11 9% 10 13% 26 10%
City 39 74% 83 65% 46 60% 169 65%
Unknown/Other - - - - - - - -
Total Pre-Custody 53 100% 127 100% 77 100% 259 100%

Offence Location
Location Type 14-15 16-17 18+ TOTAL
N % N % N % N %
Aboriginal Reserve 9 17% 29 23% 18 23% 57 22%
Inuit Community - - - - - - - -
Town 5 9% 13 10% 11 14% 29 11%
City 39 74% 85 67% 48 62% 173 67%
Unknown/Other - - - - - - - -
Total Offence 53 100% 127 100% 77 100% 259 100%

Post-Custody Location
Location Type 14-15 16-17 18+ TOTAL
N % N % N % N %
Aboriginal Reserve 8 15% 29 23% 17 22% 55 21%
Inuit Community - - - - - - - -
Town 5 9% 15 12% 8 10% 28 11%
City 40 76% 81 64% 51 66% 173 67%
Unknown/Other - - - - - - - -
Total Post-Custody 53 100% 127 100% 77 100% 259 100%

Age Group (12-13) was suppressed due to small numbers.
-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.7 - Location Type and Gender by Pre-Custody Location, Offence Location and Post-Custody Location

Pre-Custody Location
Location Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Aboriginal Reserve 49 23% 15 33% 64 25%
Inuit Community - - - - - -
Town 26 12% - - 26 10%
City 139 65% 30 67% 169 65%
Unknown/Other - - - - - -
Total Pre-Custody 214 100% 45 100% 259 100%

Offence Location
Location Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Aboriginal Reserve 42 20% 15 33% 57 22%
Inuit Community - - - - - -
Town 29 14% - - 29 11%
City 143 67% 30 67% 173 67%
Unknown/Other - - - - - -
Total Offence 214 100% 45 100% 259 100%

Post-Custody Location
Location Type Male Female Total
N % N % N %
Aboriginal Reserve 42 20% 13 29% 55 21%
Inuit Community - - - - - -
Town - - - - 28 11%
City 143 67% 30 67% 173 67%
Unknown/Other - - - - 3 1%
Total Post-Custody 214 100% 45 100% 259 100%

-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.7a - Location by Pre-Custody, Offence and Post-Custody Location

Pre-Custody Location
Location Total Aboriginal Youth in Location Total Aboriginal Youth in Custody % Youth in Custody VS Youth in Location
Brandon 335 19 6%
Dauphin 155 6 4%
Oxford House 225 7 3%
Portage la Prairie 315 7 2%
Shamattawa 85 8 9%
Winnipeg 4,645 144 3%

Offence Location
Location Total Aboriginal Youth in Location Total Aboriginal Youth in Custody % Youth in Custody VS Youth in Location
Brandon 335 19 6%
Dauphin 155 6 4%
Oxford House 225 7 3%
Portage la Prairie 315 7 2%
Shamattawa 85 8 9%
Swan River 125 5 4%
Winnipeg 4,645 145 3%

Post-Custody Location
Location Total Aboriginal Youth in Location Total Aboriginal Youth in Custody % Youth in Custody VS Youth in Location
Brandon 335 23 7%
Dauphin 155 8 5%
Oxford House 225 7 3%
Portage la Prairie 315 7 2%
Shamattawa 85 7 8%
Winnipeg 4,645 143 3%

Note: All locations with less than five (5) Aboriginal youth in custody on Snapshot Day were excluded due to confidentiality issues. Source: 1996 Census of Population, Statistics Canada and One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001). Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.8 - Location Type and Most Serious Offence (MSO) Type by Pre-Custody Location, Offence Location and Post-Custody Location

Pre-custody Location
Offence Type Aboriginal Reserve Town City Grand Total
N % N % N % N %
Person 18 37% 5 28% 40 36% 63 36%
Property 24 49% 12 67% 52 47% 88 50%
Drugs - - - - - - - -
Other CC 7 14% - - 16 15% 23 13%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - - - -
Total Pre-Custody 49 100% 18 100% 110 100% 177 100%

Offence Location
Offence Type Aboriginal Reserve Town City Grand Total
N % N % N % N %
Person 16 37% 6 29% 41 36% 63 36%
Property 20 47% 14 67% 54 48% 88 50%
Drugs - - - - - - - -
Other CC 7 16% - - 16 14% 23 13%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - - - -
Total Offence 43 100% 21 100% 113 100% 177 100%

Post-Custody Location
Offence Type Aboriginal Reserve Town City Grand Total
N % N % N % N %
Person 14 35% 7 35% 40 36% 63 36%
Property 20 50% 11 55% 56 50% 88 50%
Drugs - - - - - - - -
Other CC - - - - 16 14% 23 13%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - - - -
Total Post-Custody 40 100% 20 100% 114 100% 177 100%

"Inuit Community" and "Other/Don't know" categories were suppressed due to small numbers (N=0 & N=3 respectively).
-: Number too small to be expressed.
Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)
Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .

Table 6.9 - Location Type and Most Serious Charge (MSC) Type by Pre-Custody Location, Offence Location and Post-Custody Location

Pre-Custody Location
Offence Type Aboriginal Reserve Town City Grand Total
N % N % N % N %
Person 4 27% 3 38% 17 29% 24 29%
Property 10 67% - - 24 41% 36 44%
Drugs - - - - - - - -
Other CC - - - - 17 29% 21 26%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - - - -
Total Pre-Custody 15 100% 8 100% 59 100% 82 100%

Offence Location
Offence Type Aboriginal Reserve Town City Grand Total
N % N % N % N %
Person 3 21% 3 38% 18 30% 24 29%
Property 10 71% - - 24 40% 36 44%
Drugs - - - - - - - -
Other CC - - - - 17 28% 21 26%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - - - -
Total Offence 14 100% 8 100% 60 100% 82 100%

Post-Custody Location
Offence Type Aboriginal Reserve Town City Grand Total
N % N % N % N %
Person 4 27% 3 38% 17 29% 24 29%
Property 10 67% - - 24 41% 36 44%
Drugs - - - - - - - -
Other CC - - - - 17 29% 21 26%
Fed/Prov Statutes - - - - - - - -
Total Post-Custody 15 100% 8 100% 59 100% 82 100%

"Inuit Community" and "Other/Don't know" categores were suppressed due to small numbers (N=0 & N=3 respectively).

-: Number too small to be expressed.

Source: One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody (2001)

Prepared by Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada .