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

Figure A.9.b Description

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Figure A.9.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 British Columbia, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 Charged 4035
  • 2002 Charged 3508
  • 2003 Charged 3361

• April to June

  • 2001 Charged 4125
  • 2002 Charged 3824
  • 2003 Charged 2753

• July to September

  • 2001 Charged 3592
  • 2002 Charged 3492
  • 2003 Charged 2665

• October to December

  • 2001 Charged 3515
  • 2002 Charged 3532
  • 2003 Charged 2694

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.