Table 7
Proportion of youth admitted to correctional services who were female, by province and territory, 2003/2004 and 2007/2008
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| Province and territory | Remand1 | Sentenced custody2 | Probation3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/2005 | 2007/2008 | 2003/2004 | 2007/2008 | 2003/2004 | 2007/2008 | |
| percent | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 19 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
| Prince Edward Island | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nova Scotia | 11 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 17 | .. |
| New Brunswick | 16 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 21 |
| Quebec | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ontario | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 23 |
| Manitoba | 20 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 27 |
| Saskatchewan | .. | .. | 11 | 13 | 24 | 26 |
| Alberta | 22 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| British Columbia | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| Yukon | 0 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 20 |
| Northwest Territories | 26 | 40 | 29 | 25 | .. | 37 |
| Nunavut | 0 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Adjusted total | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
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1. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Nunavut. 2. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Nunavut. 3. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Quebec, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Note: The earliest reference year for remand is 2004/2005 rather than 2003/2004 (first year of implementation of the Youth Criminal Justice Act) as 2003/2004 data for Ontario were incomplete. Percentages are based on total offences excluding unknowns. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Custody and Community Services Survey and Integrated Correctional Services Survey. |
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