Table 10
Average daily count of young offenders in sentenced custody, 2003/2004 to 2005/2006

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Jurisdiction Sentenced custody Secure custody Open custody
Average count % change of
average count
Average count % change of
average count
Average count % change of
average count
2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2003/2004 to 2005/ 2006 2004/2005 to 2005/ 2006 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2003/2004 to 2005/ 2006 2004/2005 to 2005/ 2006 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2003/2004 to 2005/ 2006 2004/2005 to 2005/ 2006
number percentage number percentage number percentage
Total 1,553 1,306 1,152 -26 -12 822 701 590 -28 -16 732 607 562 -23 -7
Newfoundland and Labrador 45 44 38 -16 -14 28 18 17 -39 -6 17 26 21 24 -19
Prince Edward Island 6 3 5 -17 67 3 2 2 -33 0 3 2 2 -33 0
Nova Scotia 57 38 38 -33 0 12 6 2 -83 -67 45 32 35 -22 9
New Brunswick 61 59 50 -18 -15 30 32 30 0 -6 31 28 21 -32 -25
Quebec 232 184 157 -32 -15 159 127 96 -40 -24 73 57 61 -16 7
Ontario1 598 485 420 -30 -13 300 254 213 -29 -16 299 231 207 -31 -10
Manitoba 104 92 87 -16 -5 43 37 29 -33 -22 61 55 59 -3 7
Saskatchewan 188 160 135 -28 -16 115 97 82 -29 -15 73 63 52 -29 -17
Alberta 142 126 119 -16 -6 82 77 77 -6 0 60 49 42 -30 -14
British Columbia 90 87 77 -14 -11 37 38 30 -19 -21 53 49 46 -13 -6
Yukon 3 3 2 -33 -33 1 1 0 -100 -100 2 2 2 0 0
Northwest Territories 22 17 17 -23 0 10 8 9 -10 13 12 9 10 -17 11
Nunavut 5 8 7 40 -13 2 4 3 50 -25 3 4 4 33 0
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Includes estimates for 2003/2004 for 12- to 15-year-olds.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Corrections Key Indicator Report.