Legal Aid, Courtworker, and Public Legal Education and Information Needs in the Yukon Territory: Final Report


Table 2
Criminal Charges by Years in all Yukon Courts (Territorial and Municipal Acts Excluded)
Charge Type Total Charges 1999 % of Total Total Charges 2000 % of Total Total Charges 2001 % of Total Total of Charges (Jan - June 2002) % of Total
Offences Against Person
Homicide, Murder, Death-related Crimes 3 0% 6 0% 2 0% 3 0%
Sexual Assault 79 2% 72 2% 49 1% 34 2%
Robbery 8 0% 8 0% 22 1% 9 1%
Kidnapping/Abductions 21 1% 11 0% 15 0% 13 1%
Assault 369 10% 420 10% 431 12% 182 11%
Other OffencesAgainst the Person 182 5% 195 5% 194 6% 82 5%
Offences Against Property
Arson 4 0% 7 0% 8 0% 5 0%
Theft over $5000 24 1% 50 1% 27 1% 12 1%
Theft under $5000 183 5% 173 4% 142 4% 72 4%
Theft (unspecified) 3 1% 6 0% 27 1% 6 0%
Break and Enter 168 4% 189 4% 202 6% 63 4%
Possession of Stolen Property 78 2% 98 2% 113 3% 50 3%
Other Property Offences 101 3% 120 3% 49 1% 43 2%
Justice Administration Offences
Escapes/Failure to Attend or Comply 536 14% 674 16% 673 19% 382 22%
Failure to Comply with Probation Order 498 13% 461 11% 420 12% 215 12%
Breach/Other Offences Against the Administration of Justice 67 2% 89 2% 67 2% 40 2%
Other Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) Offences
Impaired Driving 515 14% 512 12% 380 11% 152 9%
Weapons Offences 71 2% 100 2% 88 3% 71 4%
Mischief 157 4% 170 4% 132 4% 48 3%
Order of Prohibition 31 1% 39 1% 28 1% 11 1%
Other CCC Offences 250 7% 443 10% 234 7% 113 7%
Other Statutes
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 110 3% 151 3% 72 2% 51 3%
Immigration Act 8 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Other Federal Acts 336 9% 333 8% 144 4% 67 4%
Total Charges 3802 103% 4327 100% 3520 101% 1724 100%

Notes:

  1. Source: Court Services, Department of Justice, YTG.
  2. Percentages do not necessarily total 100% due to rounding.
  3. This table does not include territorial and Municipal Act cases, which comprise approximately half of all cases, and the vast majority of which are heard in JP courts.
  4. The frequency counts refer to charges, not cases, so no direct comparisons can be made with legal aid data, which are by cases. No data are available on the number of charges per case.
  5. Year is determined as the year of the first appearance; frequencies include charges that are closed in that year or subsequent years, as well as charges ongoing as of June 30, 2002.
  6. There has been a significant decrease in youth cases appearing in court for fiscal 2001/2002, because of the increase of diversions through the establishment of the Youth Justice Panel.