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

Figure A.3.b Description

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Figure A.3.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 Nova Scotia, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 3830
  • 2002 Charged 4236
  • 2003 Charged 3986

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 3723
  • 2002 Charged 4161
  • 2003 Charged 4056

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 4193
  • 2002 Charged 4246
  • 2003 Charged 3544

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 4545
  • 2002 Charged 4768
  • 2003 Charged 3837

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.