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

Figure A.5.b Description

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Figure A.5.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 Quebec, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 2137
  • 2002 Charged 2078
  • 2003 Charged 2173 

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 2292
  • 2002 Charged 2361
  • 2003 Charged 2049

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 2253
  • 2002 Charged 2139
  • 2003 Charged 2030

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 2492
  • 2002 Charged 2306
  • 2003 Charged 2280

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.