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

Figure 20 d Description

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Figure 20d shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were dealt with by extrajudicial measures, offences against the person except assault level 1, by quarter, for Canada, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 108
  • 2002 106
  • 2003 123

• April to June

  • 2001 131
  • 2002 148
  • 2003 159

• July to September

  • 2001 112
  • 2002 104
  • 2003 135

• October to December

  • 2001 121
  • 2002 125
  • 2003 158

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.