Chart 1
Percent of accused persons in adult criminal courts and in the total adult population who are Black, by province or region, 2016/2017 to 2022/2023
Note(s):
Black accused persons include those who reported being "Black" or "Black" and "White" in the Census of Population. Data exclude information from superior courts in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as municipal courts in Quebec, because of the unavailability of data. Superior court information for Prince Edward Island was also unavailable until 2018/2019. Data for Quebec were not available for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. Total adult population is based on data from the 2021 Census of Population. There are many factors that may influence variations between jurisdictions, therefore, comparisons should be made with caution.
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| Adult criminal court population | Total adult population | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6.2 | 3.7 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| New Brunswick | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Quebec | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Ontario | 10.6 | 4.9 |
| Manitoba | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Alberta | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| British Columbia | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Territories | 0.6 | 1.7 |
Note(s):
Black accused persons include those who reported being "Black" or "Black" and "White" in the Census of Population. Data exclude information from superior courts in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as municipal courts in Quebec, because of the unavailability of data. Superior court information for Prince Edward Island was also unavailable until 2018/2019. Data for Quebec were not available for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023. Total adult population is based on data from the 2021 Census of Population. There are many factors that may influence variations between jurisdictions, therefore, comparisons should be made with caution.
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