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| Type of crime | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent of youth accused | ||||
| Violent Criminal Code offences | 22 | 28 | 22 | 28 |
| Non-violent Criminal Code offences | 19 | 27 | 29 | 25 |
| Drug violations | 21 | 27 | 21 | 31 |
| Criminal Code traffic offences | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| Note: Accused youth includes youth cleared by charge and youth cleared otherwise (e.g. application of extrajudicial measures). Includes the 4% of accused youth who were under the age of 12. Winter months include December , January, and February; spring, March, April and May; summer, June, July and August; and fall, September, October and November. Based on police-reported incidents of youth crime occurring during the 12-month period from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, exclusively. Excludes a small proportion (1%) of offences that came to the attention of police in 2008, but were committed in a calendar year other than 2008. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR2). |
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