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

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Figure 9 shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were dealt with by extrajudicial measures, by quarter, for Ontario from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 1672
  • 2002 1665
  • 2003 2206

• April to June

  • 2001 2238
  • 2002 2106
  • 2003 4066

• July to September

  • 2001 1619
  • 2002 1856
  • 2003 3288

• October to December

  • 2001 2025
  • 2002 2280
  • 2003 3904

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.