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

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Figure 8 shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with criminal offences, by quarter, for Ontario from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 4417
  • 2002 Charged 4215
  • 2003 Charged 3955

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 4977
  • 2002 Charged 4841
  • 2003 Charged 3307

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 4661
  • 2002 Charged 4500
  • 2003 Charged 3141

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 5096
  • 2002 Charged 4654
  • 2003 Charged 3585

Note: the quarterly rates are annualized by multiplying by 4.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. See Appendix Table A.4.