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Tables
Appendix tables
Figures

Tables

Table 1 The distribution of types of recorded offences committed by the study population and by all Canadian youth, 1995 to 2005

Table 2 Classification of the duration of delinquent careers, by cohort and by sex

Table 3 The duration of completed delinquent careers

Table 4 Completion of delinquent careers by the age of onset

Table 5 The uneven distribution of recorded delinquent activity among offenders

Table 6 The uneven distribution of recorded delinquent activity among offenders, by sex

Table 7 Specialization and versatility in the delinquent careers of repeat offenders

Table 8 Changes in seriousness from the first to the last recorded substantive incident, by birth cohort

Appendix tables

Table A.1 Recorded offences committed by the study population, by detailed offence type and birth cohort

Table A.2 Numbers of active offenders, by age and sex

Table A.3 Numbers of repeat offenders by cohort and age of onset

Figures

Figure 1 The age-crime curve for the combined 1987 and 1990 birth cohorts

Figure 2 Age-crime curves for the combined 1987 and 1990 birth cohorts, by sex

Figure 3 The prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17

Figure 4 Relative changes by year of age in the prevalence of recorded delinquency, 6 to 17 years of age

Figure 5 The prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by sex

Figure 6 The prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by sex (females scaled up)

Figure 7 The sex ratio of prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17

Figure 8 The prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

Figure 9 The proportions of recorded offenders, by the age of the offender and the type of most serious offence, 5 to 17 years

Figure 10 The proportions of recorded male offenders, by the age of the offender and the type of most serious offence, 5 to 17 years

Figure 11 The proportions of recorded female offenders, by the age of the offender and the type of most serious offence, 5 to 17 years

Figure 12 The cumulative prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17

Figure 13 Relative changes by year of age in the cumulative prevalence of recorded delinquency, 6 to 17 years of age

Figure 14 The cumulative prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by sex

Figure 15 Relative changes in the cumulative prevalence of recorded delinquency from ages 6 to 17, by sex

Figure 16 The cumulative proportions of recorded offenders, by the age of the offender and the type of most serious offence, 5 to 17 years

Figure 17 The average rate of offending, or incidence of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17

Figure 18 The average rate of offending of active offenders from ages 5 to 17, by sex

Figure 19 The average rate of offending from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

Figure 20 The average rate of offending from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

Figure 21 The average rate of "other" offending from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

Figure 22 The average rate of offending from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence, males

Figure 23 The average rate of offending from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence, females

Figure 24 The average rate of "other" offending from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence, females only

Figure 25 The age of onset of recorded delinquency, 5 to 17 years old

Figure 26 Relative changes by year of age in the proportion of the cohort who committed their first recorded offence, 6 to 17 years of age

Figure 27 The age of onset of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by sex

Figure 28 The age of onset of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

Figure 29 The age of onset of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence, males only

Figure 30 The age of onset of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence, females only

Figure 31 The uneven distribution of recorded delinquent activity among offenders

Figure 32 Delinquent activity by the age of onset

Figure 33 The percent of chronic offenders in each age-of-onset group

Figure 34 The percent of all chronic offenders accounted for by each age-of-onset group

Figure 35 The total number of recorded incidents accounted for by each age-of-onset group

Figure 36 The proportion of specialized careers by the number of incidents in the career, by cohort

Figure 37 The proportion of specialized careers by the age of onset of the career, by cohort

Figure 38 The proportion of specialized careers by the age of onset and the number of incidents in the career, 1987 cohort

Figure 39 The mean seriousness of substantive incidents, by their substantive incident number and cohort