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

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Figure 10 shows the proportion of chargeable young persons who were charged with criminal offences for Ontario from 1986 to 2003.

• 1986 56.9% Charged
• 1987 52.7% Charged
• 1988 55.2% Charged
• 1989 58.7% Charged
• 1990 69.1% Charged
• 1991 70.6% Charged
• 1992 67.6% Charged
• 1993 70.6% Charged
• 1994 69.0% Charged
• 1995 69.5% Charged
• 1996 67.8% Charged
• 1997 68.3% Charged
• 1998 69.5% Charged
• 1999 69.7% Charged
• 2000 71.1% Charged
• 2001 71.7% Charged
• 2002 69.7% Charged
• 2003 51.0% Charged 

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