Youth court statistics 2000-2001 - ARCHIVED

Articles and reports: 85-002-X20020038373

Description:

In 2000/01, 99,590 cases were processed in the youth courts of Canada. This represents a 2% decrease in the number of cases processed from the previous year and a decrease of 10% from 1996/97.

The number of Property crime cases heard in youth courts decreased annually, dropping 23% between 1996/97 and 2000/01. The number of Violent crime cases has dropped by 6% since 1996/97. The number of Drug-related cases has increased by 30% since 1996/97.

Issue Number: 2002003
Author(s): deSouza, Paul

Main Product: Juristat

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PDFMarch 21, 2002