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

Figure A.2.b Description

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Figure A.2.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 Prince Edward Island, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 2555
  • 2002 Charged 2306
  • 2003 Charged 2116

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 2948
  • 2002 Charged 2436
  • 2003 Charged 1628

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 3276
  • 2002 Charged 2144
  • 2003 Charged 1498

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 3964
  • 2002 Charged 3313
  • 2003 Charged 1921

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.