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This bar chart illustrates the cumulative percentage of the male study cohort by their age at the time of their first offence. The bars rise steadily from 1.0% of the cohort at age 12 to 28.2% of the cohort at age 21.
Source: Statistics Canada, Youth Court Survey and Adult Criminal Court Survey, 1991 to 2001; Annual Demographic Statistics, 2003.