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Table 5.3 Youth accused of a crime, by location and type of violation, 2008
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of accused youth | ||||||
| All youth violations | 32 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| Violent Criminal Code violations | 34 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 2 |
| Homicide and attempted murder | 37 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Sexual assault | 58 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Assault (Levels 1 to 3)1 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| Robbery | 6 | 19 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Criminal harassment | 58 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Uttering threats | 44 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 |
| Other violent violations | 37 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Non-violent Criminal Code violations | 35 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Break and enter | 64 | 22 | 0.1 | 9 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Possession of stolen property | 20 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Theft $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 36 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mischief | 47 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Other non-violent violations | 39 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Non-property-related Criminal Code violations | 32 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 17 | 11 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| Disturbing the peace | 33 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Failure to comply with conditions | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Other administration of justice violations | 24 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 45 | 1 |
| Other non-property-related violations | 33 | 13 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| Criminal Code traffic violations | 9 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Federal statute violations | 18 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| Drugs | 12 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| Other federal statute violations | 35 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
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Notes: Excludes 4% of offences where the location was unknown. Includes youth cleared by charge and youth cleared otherwise (e.g. application of extrajudicial measures). Population aged 17 and younger. Includes the 4% of accused youth who were under the age of 12. |
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| 1. Level 1, or common, assault includes pushing, slapping, punching and face-to-face threats; Level 2 assault is defined as assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm; Level 3, or aggravated, assault is defined as assault that wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the victim. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no.85-002-X. | ||||||
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