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

Figure A.8.b Description

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Figure A.8.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 Alberta, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 5270
  • 2002 Charged 5115
  • 2003 Charged 5348

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 5573
  • 2002 Charged 5750
  • 2003 Charged 4900

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 5807
  • 2002 Charged 5784
  • 2003 Charged 4913

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 5836
  • 2002 Charged 6087
  • 2003 Charged 4820

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.