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

Figure A.12.a Description

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Figure A.12.a shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were charged with criminal offences, by quarter, for Nunavut, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 8403
  • 2002 Charged 11033
  • 2003 Charged 15561

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 7843
  • 2002 Charged 8437
  • 2003 Charged 8877

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 5938
  • 2002 Charged 9627
  • 2003 Charged 10653

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 14342
  • 2002 Charged 16874
  • 2003 Charged 14099

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.