Table 5
Average daily count and rate of youth incarcerated, by jurisdiction, 2004/2005, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009
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2004/2005 | 2007/2008 | 2008/2009 | percent change in rate from 2004/2005 | percent change in rate from 2007/2008 | ||||
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average daily count | incarceration rate | average daily count | incarceration rate | average daily count | incarceration rate | |||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 53 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 7 | -42 | -13 |
Prince Edward Island | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 93 | -12 |
Nova Scotia | 56 | 8 | 72 | 10 | 60 | 9 | 15 | -14 |
New Brunswick | 74 | 13 | 55 | 10 | 53 | 10 | -24 | 0 |
Quebec | 266 | 5 | 213 | 4 | 217 | 4 | -20 | 4 |
Ontario | 963 | 10 | 801 | 8 | 696 | 7 | -28 | -12 |
Manitoba | 194 | 19 | 255 | 24 | 270 | 26 | 38 | 6 |
Saskatchewan | 234 | 25 | 231 | 26 | 230 | 26 | 5 | 2 |
Alberta | 207 | 7 | 186 | 7 | 179 | 6 | -14 | -3 |
British Columbia | 153 | 5 | 137 | 4 | 138 | 4 | -9 | 2 |
Yukon | 5 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 16 | -2 | 13 |
Northwest Territories | 24 | 53 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 35 | -35 | 0 |
Nunavut | 13 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... |
Total1 | 2,233 | 9 | 2,009 | 8 | 1,898 | 7 | -15 | -4 |
1. Total for all years excludes Nunavut. Note: Rates are calculated on the basis of 10,000 youth population aged 12 to 17. The population estimates come from Statistics Canada, Demography Division, Populations as of July 1st: postcensal for 2008. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Custody and Community Services Survey. |
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