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

Figure A.4.b Description

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Figure A.4.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 New Brunswick, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 4762
  • 2002 Charged 5091
  • 2003 Charged 4706
    

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 5042
  • 2002 Charged 4921
  • 2003 Charged 3987

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 4969
  • 2002 Charged 4955
  • 2003 Charged 4001

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 5423
  • 2002 Charged 4253
  • 2003 Charged 4015

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.