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Table 9
Youth (12 to 17 years) accused of homicide, Canada, 1997 to 2007

Year	Youth accused			Rate per 100,000 youth population¹			Total youth as percent of total accused
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Total youth as percent of total accused
	number			rate			percent
1. Population estimates at July 1^st provided by Statistics Canada, Census and Demographic Statistics, Demography Division. 1997 to 2000: final intercensal estimates; 2001 to 2004: final postcensal estimates; 2005 to 2006: updated postcensal estimates; 2007: preliminary postcensal estimates. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
1997	45	11	56	3.59	0.93	2.29	10.8
1998^r	55	3	58	4.35	0.25	2.36	10.7
1999	37	9	46	2.92	0.75	1.86	9.3
2000^r	38	5	43	2.99	0.42	1.74	8.9
2001	27	5	32	2.11	0.41	1.28	6.2
2002	33	9	42	2.55	0.73	1.67	7.7
2003	52	10	62	4.00	0.81	2.44	11.3
2004	39	5	44	2.98	0.40	1.72	7.4
2005^r	62	10	72	4.71	0.80	2.80	11.1
2006^r	73	12	85	5.51	0.95	3.29	15.3
2007	66	8	74	4.97	0.63	2.86	14.0
Average 1997 to 2006	46	8	54	3.58	0.65	2.15	9.9