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

Figure A.10.b Description

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Figure A.10.b shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with criminal offences, by quarter, for Yukon, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 11103
  • 2002 Charged 9557
  • 2003 Charged 8299

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 8050
  • 2002 Charged 9698
  • 2003 Charged 5256

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 12491
  • 2002 Charged 12930
  • 2003 Charged 5533

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 6662
  • 2002 Charged 10260
  • 2003 Charged 2766

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.