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Cases heard in youth court by major crime category

2002/2003

2004/2005

2005/2006

2004/2005 to 2005/2006

2002/2003 to 2005/2006

number of cases

% of total

number of cases

% of total

number of cases

% of total

% change in number of cases

Offence category

Total cases

76,153

100.0

57,588

100.0

56,271

100.0

-2.3

-26.1

Violent crimes

18,446

24.2

15,127

26.3

15,166

27.0

0.3

-17.8

Property crimes

31,359

41.2

22,722

39.5

21,522

38.2

-5.3

-31.4

Administration of Justice offences¹

5,924

7.8

4,904

8.5

4,793

8.5

-2.3

-19.1

Other Criminal Code offences

4,686

6.2

4,200

7.3

4,348

7.7

3.5

-7.2

Criminal Code traffic offences

1,329

1.7

1,136

2.0

1,049

1.9

-7.7

-21.1

Other Federal Statute offences²

14,409

18.9

9,499

16.5

9,393

16.7

-1.1

-34.8

1.	Administration of Justice offences under the Criminal Code include such offences as breach of probation and failure to comply with a court order.
2.	Other Federal Statute offences refer to offences against Canadian federal statutes, such as the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Young Offenders Act, Customs Act, Employment Insurance Act, Firearms Act, Income Tax Act, and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.