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Data table for chart 5

The proportion of custodial sentences declined while deferred custody and supervison orders increased, Canada, 2003/2004 to 2008/2009
Type of sentence  2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009
Percentage of guilty cases
Custody 21.9 21.1 18.4 16.6 15.9 15.4
Deferred custody and supervision 1.4 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Court Survey.