Table 8
Youth accused of selected violations, Canada and the provinces and territories, 2008
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Province and territory | Population | Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic) | Total violent crime | Homicide | Attempted murder | ||||||||
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number | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 36,264 | 3,198 | 8,819 | -3 | 1,003 | 2,766 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
Prince Edward Island | 11,649 | 763 | 6,550 | -7 | 220 | 1,889 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
Nova Scotia | 69,992 | 6,844 | 9,778 | -7 | 1,928 | 2,755 | -9 | 4 | 6 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
New Brunswick | 55,317 | 4,857 | 8,780 | 4 | 1,509 | 2,728 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
Quebec | 582,347 | 21,861 | 3,754 | 2 | 8,296 | 1,425 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... |
Ontario | 1,019,465 | 56,637 | 5,556 | -7 | 17,855 | 1,751 | -3 | 11 | 1 | ... | 26 | 3 | ... |
Manitoba | 103,825 | 11,232 | 10,818 | 0 | 3,547 | 3,416 | 4 | 14 | 13 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... |
Saskatchewan | 87,000 | 16,435 | 18,891 | -8 | 3,463 | 3,980 | -10 | 5 | 6 | ... | 11 | 13 | ... |
Alberta | 281,674 | 24,083 | 8,550 | -3 | 5,863 | 2,081 | -1 | 8 | 3 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... |
British Columbia | 322,374 | 17,050 | 5,289 | -11 | 4,291 | 1,331 | -12 | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 | 0 | ... |
Yukon | 2,660 | 726 | 27,293 | 2 | 132 | 4,962 | -12 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
Northwest Territories | 4,349 | 1,829 | 42,056 | -7 | 383 | 8,807 | -4 | 1 | 23 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
Nunavut | 3,981 | 1,046 | 26,275 | -8 | 207 | 5,200 | -15 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | 0 | ... |
Canada | 2,580,897 | 166,561 | 6,454 | -5 | 48,697 | 1,887 | -3 | 56 | 2 | -26 | 59 | 2 | 13 |
Province and territory | Sexual assault (levels 1, 2 and 3) |
Assault (levels 2 and 3) |
Assault (level 1) |
Robbery | ||||||||
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number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 28 | 77 | -15 | 129 | 356 | 5 | 535 | 1,475 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 23 |
Prince Edward Island | 16 | 137 | 100 | 14 | 120 | -26 | 107 | 919 | 7 | 2 | 17 | -50 |
Nova Scotia | 71 | 101 | 3 | 288 | 411 | -9 | 904 | 1,292 | -10 | 115 | 164 | -2 |
New Brunswick | 53 | 96 | -15 | 161 | 291 | 4 | 759 | 1,372 | 4 | 29 | 52 | 24 |
Quebec | 453 | 78 | -7 | 1,310 | 225 | -6 | 3,454 | 593 | 1 | 667 | 115 | 23 |
Ontario | 954 | 94 | 10 | 2,277 | 223 | -14 | 7,937 | 779 | 0 | 2,229 | 219 | -11 |
Manitoba | 122 | 118 | 15 | 761 | 733 | 1 | 1,553 | 1,496 | 4 | 277 | 267 | 8 |
Saskatchewan | 144 | 166 | 21 | 652 | 749 | -18 | 1,610 | 1,851 | -6 | 279 | 321 | -23 |
Alberta | 230 | 82 | 18 | 934 | 332 | -7 | 2,694 | 956 | 0 | 404 | 143 | -6 |
British Columbia | 135 | 42 | -23 | 752 | 233 | -13 | 1,833 | 569 | -15 | 381 | 118 | -7 |
Yukon | 7 | 263 | 141 | 18 | 677 | -34 | 61 | 2,293 | -18 | 2 | 75 | 3 |
Northwest Territories | 23 | 529 | -3 | 52 | 1,196 | -13 | 225 | 5,174 | 1 | 6 | 138 | 22 |
Nunavut | 13 | 327 | -31 | 26 | 653 | -18 | 127 | 3,190 | -9 | 4 | 100 | 1 |
Canada | 2,249 | 87 | 4 | 7,374 | 286 | -10 | 21,799 | 845 | -2 | 4,414 | 171 | -6 |
Province and territory | Total non-violent crime | Break and enter | Motor vehicle theft | Total drugs | ||||||||
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number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | number | rate | percent change 2007 to 2008 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,195 | 6,053 | -7 | 292 | 805 | -20 | 37 | 102 | -25 | 101 | 279 | 1 |
Prince Edward Island | 543 | 4,661 | -11 | 35 | 300 | -5 | 21 | 180 | -12 | 44 | 378 | 69 |
Nova Scotia | 4,916 | 7,024 | -7 | 480 | 686 | -9 | 102 | 146 | -14 | 347 | 496 | 3 |
New Brunswick | 3,348 | 6,052 | 3 | 291 | 526 | -3 | 104 | 188 | 30 | 269 | 486 | -12 |
Quebec | 13,565 | 2,329 | 3 | 1,893 | 325 | -1 | 631 | 108 | -16 | 4,633 | 796 | 1 |
Ontario | 38,782 | 3,804 | -8 | 3,272 | 321 | -14 | 931 | 91 | -14 | 7,936 | 778 | 2 |
Manitoba | 7,685 | 7,402 | -2 | 1,067 | 1,028 | -6 | 336 | 324 | -20 | 509 | 490 | 14 |
Saskatchewan | 12,972 | 14,910 | -7 | 1,532 | 1,761 | -11 | 552 | 634 | 5 | 680 | 782 | 9 |
Alberta | 18,220 | 6,468 | -3 | 1,231 | 437 | -12 | 610 | 217 | -9 | 1,546 | 549 | 7 |
British Columbia | 12,759 | 3,958 | -11 | 783 | 243 | -31 | 308 | 96 | -11 | 2,494 | 774 | -1 |
Yukon | 594 | 22,331 | 5 | 32 | 1,203 | -59 | 16 | 602 | -13 | 25 | 940 | -22 |
Northwest Territories | 1,446 | 33,249 | -7 | 171 | 3,932 | -19 | 65 | 1,495 | -14 | 82 | 1,885 | -3 |
Nunavut | 839 | 21,075 | -6 | 232 | 5,828 | 5 | 57 | 1,432 | -25 | 17 | 427 | 43 |
Canada | 117,864 | 4,567 | -6 | 11,311 | 438 | -12 | 3,770 | 146 | -11 | 18,683 | 724 | 2 |
Note: Figures presented here include a small number of accused under the age of 12. Youth accused equals youth cleared by charge and youth cleared otherwise (e.g. application of extrajudicial measures). Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 youth aged 12 to 17. The population estimates come from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: updated postcensal estimates for 2007 and preliminary postcensal estimates for 2008. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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