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Cases heard in youth court by major crime category
   2002/2003  2004/2005  2005/2006 2004/2005 to 2005/2006 2002/2003 to 2005/2006
  number of cases % of total number of cases % of total number of cases % of total % change in number of cases
Offence category                
Total cases 76,153 100.0 57,588 100.0 56,271  100.0 -2.3 -26.1
Violent crimes 18,446 24.2 15,127 26.3 15,166 27.0 0.3 -17.8
Property crimes 31,359 41.2 22,722 39.5 21,522 38.2 -5.3 -31.4
Administration of Justice offences1 5,924 7.8 4,904 8.5 4,793 8.5 -2.3 -19.1
Other Criminal Code offences 4,686 6.2 4,200 7.3 4,348 7.7 3.5 -7.2
Criminal Code traffic offences 1,329 1.7 1,136 2.0 1,049 1.9 -7.7 -21.1
Other Federal Statute offences2 14,409 18.9 9,499 16.5 9,393 16.7 -1.1 -34.8
1.Administration of Justice offences under the Criminal Code include such offences as breach of probation and failure to comply with a court order.
2.Other Federal Statute offences refer to offences against Canadian federal statutes, such as the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Young Offenders Act, Customs Act, Employment Insurance Act, Firearms Act, Income Tax Act, and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.