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

Figure A.11.b Description

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Figure A.11.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 Northwest Territories, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 13749
  • 2002 Charged 12345
  • 2003 Charged 13506

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 17606
  • 2002 Charged 15942
  • 2003 Charged 11429

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 21266
  • 2002 Charged 15358
  • 2003 Charged 20307

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 11869
  • 2002 Charged 14872
  • 2003 Charged 15679

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.