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

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Supplementary Figures and Tables

(a) Chargeable - Rate per 100,000 youth population
  NL PE NS NB QC ON ON
except
Toronto)		 MB SK AB BC YT NT NU Canada Canada
(except
Toronto)
January-March
2001		 7,245 4,783 7,954 6,959 4,538 6,090 6,411 10,042 16,551 9,877 9,978 26,232 26,014 15,798 7,387 7,593
2002 7,335 5,425 9,063 7,632 4,379 5,879 6,259 10,497 15,541 9,384 9,146 20,801 25,468 21,741 7,131 7,354
2003 8,321 5,438 9,268 7,120 4,782 6,161 6,449 10,251 16,878 10,151 9,364 21,024 30,319 31,749 7,497 7,695
2002-2003
change		 986 13 205 -512 403 281 190 -246 1,337 767 219 222 4,851 10,008 366 340
13.4% 0.2% 2.3% -6.7% 9.2% 4.8% 3.0% -2.3% 8.6% 8.2% 2.4% 1.1% 19.0% 46.0% 5.1% 4.6%
April-June
2001		 8,558 6,519 8,919 7,960 5,322 7,215 7,814 12,708 20,087 11,264 10,801 29,008 32,938 20,840 8,596 8,902
2002 7,832 5,002 9,489 7,747 5,202 6,946 7,386 12,477 18,821 11,493 10,381 27,407 34,022 28,989 8,368 8,624
2003 8,879 7,456 11,868 7,968 5,674 7,372 7,879 12,852 22,518 11,772 9,820 30,014 38,442 34,047 8,852 9,135
2002-2003
change		 1,047 2,454 2,380 221 473 426 493 375 3,698 279 -561 2,607 4,420 5,058 484 511
13.4% 49.1% 25.1% 2.8% 9.1% 6.1% 6.7% 3.0% 19.6% 2.4% -5.4% 9.5% 13.0% 17.4% 5.8% 5.9%
July-Sept.
2001		 8,710 6,061 8,583 7,607 4,811 6,279 6,764 11,719 20,209 11,248 9,666 29,424 36,993 22,409 7,932 8,219
2002 7,500 5,262 8,967 7,382 4,547 6,356 6,891 12,756 19,555 10,671 9,422 31,342 36,938 43,050 7,823 8,116
2003 9,919 6,577 10,552 7,359 4,733 6,429 6,971 11,955 23,378 11,305 9,052 26,418 50,437 45,326 8,118 8,429
2002-2003
change		 2,419 1,315 1,585 -23 186 73 80 -801 3,823 634 -371 -4,925 13,499 2,276 294 313
32.2% 25.0% 17.7% -0.3% 4.1% 1.1% 1.2% -6.3% 19.6% 5.9% -3.9% -15.7% 36.5% 5.3% 3.8% 3.9%
October-December
2001		 10,408 6,519 9,020 8,602 5,766 7,121 7,656 12,378 19,707 11,094 9,707 21,790 25,124 26,218 8,506 8,790
2002 9,470 6,204 10,544 8,329 5,077 6,934 7,463 12,732 20,063 12,639 9,561 31,483 38,299 36,560 8,514 8,812
2003 10,288 7,749 11,000 7,243 5,469 7,489 8,121 12,093 21,369 10,344 8,633 19,364 41,842 42,507 8,462 8,751
2002-2003
change		 818 1,545 456 -1,086 392 555 658 -639 1,305 -2,294 -929 -12,119 3,543 5,946 -52 -61
8.6% 24.9% 4.3% -13.0% 7.7% 8.0% 8.8% -5.0% 6.5% -18.2% -9.7% -38.5% 9.3% 16.3% -0.6% -0.7%
April-December
2002-2003
change		 1,428 1,771 1,474 -296 350 351 410 -355 2,942 -461 -620 -4,812 7,154 4,427 242 254
17.3% 32.3% 15.2% -3.8% 7.1% 5.2% 5.7% -2.8% 15.1% -4.0% -6.3% -16.0% 19.6% 12.2% 2.9% 3.0%
(b) Charged (or recommended for charging) - Rate per 100,000 youth population
  NL PE NS NB QC ON ON
(except
Toronto)		 MB SK AB BC YT NT NU Canada Canada
(except
Toronto)
January-March
2001		 4,619 2,555 3,830 4,762 2,137 4,417 4,448 7,231 10,999 5,270 4,035 11,103 13,749 8,403 4,340 4,345
2002 4,795 2,306 4,236 5,091 2,078 4,215 4,316 7,537 10,514 5,115 3,508 9,557 12,345 11,033 4,175 4,206
2003 5,030 2,116 3,986 4,706 2,173 3,955 3,978 6,649 10,736 5,348 3,361 8,299 13,506 15,561 4,060 4,075
2002-2003
change		 236 -190 -249 -385 95 -260 -338 -888 222 234 -147 -1,259 1,161 4,528 -115 -131
4.9% -8.2% -5.9% -7.6% 4.6% -6.2% -7.8% -11.8% 2.1% 4.6% -4.2% -13.2% 9.4% 41.0% -2.8% -3.1%
April-June
2001		 5,324 2,948 3,723 5,042 2,292 4,977 5,145 8,988 12,847 5,573 4,125 8,050 17,606 7,843 4,794 4,837
2002 4,776 2,436 4,161 4,921 2,361 4,841 4,952 8,306 11,625 5,750 3,824 9,698 15,942 8,437 4,657 4,682
2003 3,981 1,628 4,056 3,987 2,049 3,307 3,273 6,001 11,605 4,900 2,753 5,256 11,429 8,877 3,609 3,619
2002-2003
change		 -795 -808 -105 -934 -311 -1,534 -1,679 -2,305 -20 -850 -1,071 -4,442 -4,513 440 -1,048 -1,062
-16.7% -33.2% -2.5% -19.0% -13.2% -31.7% -33.9% -27.8% -0.2% -14.8% -28.0% -45.8% -28.3% 5.2% -22.5% -22.7%
July-Sept.
2001		 5,146 3,276 4,193 4,969 2,253 4,661 4,865 8,497 13,227 5,807 3,592 12,491 21,266 5,938 4,634 4,701
2002 4,252 2,144 4,246 4,955 2,139 4,500 4,714 8,748 12,432 5,784 3,492 12,930 15,358 9,627 4,483 4,555
2003 4,520 1,498 3,544 4,001 2,030 3,141 3,152 6,151 12,811 4,913 2,665 5,533 20,307 10,653 3,592 3,629
2002-2003
change		 268 -646 -702 -954 -110 -1,359 -1,562 -2,597 379 -871 -827 -7,398 4,949 1,026 -891 -926
6.3% -30.1% -16.5% -19.3% -5.1% -30.2% -33.1% -29.7% 3.0% -15.1% -23.7% -57.2% 32.2% 10.7% -19.9% -20.3%
October-December
2001		 6,521 3,964 4,545 5,423 2,492 5,096 5,259 8,196 12,708 5,836 3,515 6,662 11,869 14,342 4,854 4,891
2002 5,605 3,313 4,768 5,253 2,306 4,654 4,854 8,139 12,496 6,087 3,532 10,260 14,872 16,874 4,654 4,722
2003 4,350 1,921 3,837 4,015 2,280 3,585 3,544 6,084 11,834 4,820 2,694 2,766 15,679 14,099 3,777 3,777
2002-2003
change		 -1,255 -1,392 -931 -1,238 -25 -1,069 -1,309 -2,055 -662 -1,267 -839 -7,494 806 -2,775 -877 -944
-22.4% -42.0% -19.5% -23.6% -1.1% -23.0% -27.0% -25.2% -5.3% -20.8% -23.7% -73.0% 5.4% -16.4% -18.8% -20.0%
April-December
2002-2003
change		 -594 -949 -580 -1,042 -149 -1,321 -1,517 -2,319 -101 -996 -912 -6,445 414 -436 -939 -977
-12.2% -36.1% -13.2% -20.7% -6.6% -28.3% -31.3% -27.6% -0.8% -17.0% -25.2% -58.8% 2.7% -3.7% -20.4% -21.0%

(c) Not Charged – Rate per 100,000 youth population
  NL PE NS NB QC ON ON
(except
Toronto)		 MB SK AB BC YT NT NU Canada

Canada
(except
Toronto)
January-March
2001		 2,626 2,228 4,123 2,197 2,402 1,672 1,963 2,811 5,552 4,608 5,943 15,128 12,265 7,395 3,047 3,248
2002 2,540 3,118 4,827 2,542 2,301 1,665 1,943 2,960 5,027 4,269 5,638 11,244 13,123 10,708 2,956 3,148
2003 3,291 3,321 5,281 2,414 2,609 2,206 2,471 3,601 6,142 4,803 6,003 12,725 16,812 16,188 3,437 3,619
2002-2003 change 751 203 454 -128 309 541 528 642 1,115 533 366 1,481 3,690 5,479 481 471
29.6% 6.5% 9.4% -5.0% 13.4% 32.5% 27.2% 21.7% 22.2% 12.5% 6.5% 13.2% 28.1% 51.2% 16.3% 15.0%
April-June
2001		 3,234 3,571 5,196 2,918 3,030 2,238 2,669 3,720 7,240 5,691 6,676 20,958 15,331 12,997 3,802 4,064
2002 3,055 2,566 5,328 2,826 2,841 2,106 2,434 4,171 7,196 5,743 6,557 17,709 18,080 20,552 3,711 3,943
2003 4,898 5,828 7,813 3,981 3,625 4,066 4,606 6,851 10,913 6,872 7,067 24,758 27,013 25,170 5,243 5,516
2002-2003
change		 1,843 3,262 2,485 1,155 784 1,960 2,172 2,680 3,717 1,129 510 7,049 8,933 4,618 1,532 1,573
60.3% 127.1% 46.6% 40.9% 27.6% 93.1% 89.2% 64.3% 51.7% 19.7% 7.8% 39.8% 49.4% 22.5% 41.3% 39.9%
July-Sept.
2001		 3,564 2,785 4,390 2,638 2,559 1,619 1,899 3,221 6,982 5,441 6,074 16,933 15,727 16,471 3,298 3,518
2002 3,249 3,118 4,720 2,427 2,408 1,856 2,177 4,008 7,123 4,887 5,931 18,412 21,580 33,423 3,340 3,561
2003 5,399 5,079 7,008 3,358 2,703 3,288 3,819 5,803 10,568 6,392 6,386 20,885 30,130 34,674 4,526 4,800
2002-2003
change		 2,151 1,961 2,288 931 295 1,432 1,642 1,796 3,444 1,504 456 2,473 8,550 1,250 1,185 1,239
66.2% 62.9% 48.5% 38.4% 12.3% 77.1% 75.4% 44.8% 48.4% 30.8% 7.7% 13.4% 39.6% 3.7% 35.5% 34.8%
October-December
2001		 3,886 2,555 4,476 3,179 3,274 2,025 2,397 4,182 6,999 5,258 6,192 15,128 13,254 11,877 3,652 3,899
2002 3,865 2,891 5,775 3,076 2,772 2,280 2,609 4,593 7,568 6,552 6,029 21,223 23,426 19,686 3,860 4,091
2003 5,938 5,828 7,163 3,228 3,189 3,904 4,577 6,009 9,535 5,524 5,939 16,598 26,163 28,407 4,685 4,974
2002-2003
change		 2,073 2,937 1,387 152 417 1,625 1,968 1,416 1,967 -1,028 -90 -4,625 2,736 8,721 825 883
53.6% 101.6% 24.0% 5.0% 15.0% 71.3% 75.4% 30.8% 26.0% -15.7% -1.5% -21.8% 11.7% 44.3% 21.4% 21.6%
April-December
2002-2003
change		 2,022 2,720 2,053 746 499 1,672 1,927 1,964 3,043 535 292 1,632 6,740 4,863 1,181 1,232
59.7% 95.2% 38.9% 26.9% 18.7% 80.4% 80.1% 46.1% 41.7% 9.3% 4.7% 8.5% 32.1% 19.8% 32.5% 31.9%

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.