Table 3
Charges and cases completed in youth court, Canada, 2008/2009
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| Offence category | Charges | Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percentage | number | percentage | |
| Crimes against the person | ||||
|
Homicide
|
85 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.1 |
|
Attempted murder
|
68 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
|
Robbery
|
6,003 | 3.1 | 2,723 | 4.7 |
|
Sexual assault
|
1,800 | 0.9 | 947 | 1.6 |
|
Other sexual offences
|
1,378 | 0.7 | 318 | 0.5 |
|
Major assault
|
9,054 | 4.7 | 3,688 | 6.3 |
|
Common assault
|
12,946 | 6.8 | 4,746 | 8.1 |
|
Uttering threats
|
7,010 | 3.7 | 2,444 | 4.2 |
|
Criminal harassment
|
508 | 0.3 | 146 | 0.3 |
|
Other crimes against persons
|
1,182 | 0.6 | 369 | 0.6 |
|
Total
|
40,034 | 21.0 | 15,457 | 26.5 |
| Crimes against property | ||||
|
Theft
|
18,958 | 9.9 | 8,182 | 14.0 |
|
Break and enter
|
10,024 | 5.2 | 4,799 | 8.2 |
|
Fraud
|
2,715 | 1.4 | 805 | 1.4 |
|
Mischief
|
14,847 | 7.8 | 4,304 | 7.4 |
|
Possess stolen property
|
9,932 | 5.2 | 3,226 | 5.5 |
|
Other property crimes
|
2,922 | 1.5 | 685 | 1.2 |
|
Total
|
59,398 | 31.1 | 22,001 | 37.7 |
| Administration of justice offences | ||||
|
Fail to appear
|
2,793 | 1.5 | 324 | 0.6 |
|
Breach of probation
|
1,059 | 0.6 | 188 | 0.3 |
|
Unlawfully at large
|
940 | 0.5 | 524 | 0.9 |
|
Fail to comply with order
|
27,555 | 14.4 | 4,135 | 7.1 |
|
Other administration of justice offences
|
3,751 | 2.0 | 1,113 | 1.9 |
|
Total
|
36,098 | 18.9 | 6,284 | 10.8 |
| Other Criminal Code offences | ||||
|
Weapons offences
|
7,432 | 3.9 | 2,055 | 3.5 |
|
Prostitution
|
46 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
|
Disturb the peace
|
787 | 0.4 | 231 | 0.4 |
|
Other offences
|
2,110 | 1.1 | 719 | 1.2 |
|
Total
|
10,375 | 5.4 | 3,021 | 5.2 |
| Total Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) | 145,905 | 76.4 | 46,763 | 80.1 |
| Criminal Code traffic offences | ||||
|
Impaired driving
|
1,695 | 0.9 | 610 | 1.0 |
|
Other Criminal Code traffic offences
|
1,356 | 0.7 | 517 | 0.9 |
|
Total
|
3,051 | 1.6 | 1,127 | 1.9 |
| Total Criminal Code offences (including traffic) | 148,956 | 78.0 | 47,890 | 82.0 |
| Other federal statute offences | ||||
|
Drug possession
|
6,467 | 3.4 | 2,912 | 5.0 |
|
Drug trafficking
|
2,743 | 1.4 | 1,444 | 2.5 |
|
Youth Criminal Justice Act
|
32,261 | 16.9 | 5,880 | 10.1 |
|
Other federal statutes
|
627 | 0.3 | 253 | 0.4 |
|
Total
|
42,098 | 22.0 | 10,489 | 18.0 |
| Total offences | 191,054 | 100.0 | 58,379 | 100.0 |
|
Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Court Survey. |
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