Table 1
Cases completed in youth courts, Canada, 2002/2003 to 2008/2009
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| Offence category | 2002/ 2003 | 2003/ 2004 | 2004/ 2005 | 2005/ 2006 | 2006/ 2007 | 2007/ 2008 | 2008/ 2009 | Percentage change from 2007/2008 to 2008/2009 | Percentage change from 2002/2003 to 2008/2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of cases | percent | ||||||||
| Total cases | 76,204 | 64,029 | 57,676 | 57,468 | 57,483 | 58,708 | 58,379 | -0.6 | -23.4 |
| Crimes against the person | 17,336 | 15,711 | 14,296 | 14,838 | 14,793 | 15,393 | 15,457 | 0.4 | -10.8 |
| Crimes against property | 32,179 | 26,501 | 23,599 | 22,808 | 22,517 | 22,612 | 22,001 | -2.7 | -31.6 |
| Administration of justice offences | 7,071 | 6,280 | 5,920 | 6,053 | 6,230 | 6,327 | 6,284 | -0.7 | -11.1 |
| Other Criminal Code offences | 3,297 | 2,960 | 2,883 | 3,117 | 3,187 | 3,038 | 3,021 | -0.6 | -8.4 |
| Criminal Code traffic violations | 1,335 | 1,214 | 1,125 | 1,089 | 1,113 | 1,236 | 1,127 | -8.8 | -15.6 |
| Other federal statute violations | 14,986 | 11,363 | 9,853 | 9,563 | 9,643 | 10,102 | 10,489 | 3.8 | -30.0 |
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Drug Offences
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5,490 | 3,648 | 3,518 | 3,556 | 3,784 | 4,201 | 4,356 | 3.7 | -20.7 |
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Youth Criminal Justice Act and Young Offenders Act
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9,252 | 7,565 | 6,168 | 5,777 | 5,605 | 5,649 | 5,880 | 4.1 | -36.4 |
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Other federal statutes
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244 | 150 | 167 | 230 | 254 | 252 | 253 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Court Survey. | |||||||||
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