Table 9
Guilty youth court cases by type of sentence and type of offence, Canada, 2008/2009
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| Offence category | Total guilty cases | Type of sentence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custody and supervision1 | Conditional sentence | Deferred custody and supervision2 | Intensive support and supervision2 | Attend a non-residential program | |||||||
| number | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
| Crimes against the person | |||||||||||
|
Homicide
|
31 | 10 | 32.3 | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Attempted murder
|
6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Robbery
|
1,671 | 592 | 35.4 | 2 | 0.1 | 215 | 12.9 | 67 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.4 |
|
Sexual assault
|
534 | 86 | 16.1 | 0 | … | 37 | 6.9 | 7 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
|
Other sexual offences
|
228 | 22 | 9.6 | 0 | … | 14 | 6.1 | 11 | 4.8 | 0 | … |
|
Major assault
|
2,343 | 463 | 19.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 173 | 7.4 | 55 | 2.3 | 12 | 0.5 |
|
Common assault
|
2,548 | 156 | 6.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 42 | 1.6 | 22 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.5 |
|
Uttering threats
|
1,386 | 193 | 13.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 44 | 3.2 | 14 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.3 |
|
Criminal harassment
|
73 | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | … | 3 | 4.1 | 3 | 4.1 | 0 | … |
|
Other crimes against persons
|
207 | 46 | 22.2 | 0 | … | 15 | 7.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
|
Total
|
9,027 | 1,574 | 17.4 | 11 | 0.1 | 543 | 6.0 | 184 | 2.0 | 37 | 0.4 |
| Crimes against property | |||||||||||
|
Theft
|
4,141 | 429 | 10.4 | 6 | 0.1 | 80 | 1.9 | 41 | 1.0 | 28 | 0.7 |
|
Break and enter
|
3,170 | 506 | 16.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 121 | 3.8 | 47 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.2 |
|
Fraud
|
434 | 36 | 8.3 | 0 | … | 9 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.2 |
|
Mischief
|
2,094 | 178 | 8.5 | 0 | … | 49 | 2.3 | 15 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.3 |
|
Possess stolen property
|
1,472 | 206 | 14.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 46 | 3.1 | 12 | 0.8 | 14 | 1.0 |
|
Other property crimes
|
371 | 67 | 18.1 | 0 | … | 10 | 2.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 2 | 0.5 |
|
Total
|
11,682 | 1,422 | 12.2 | 8 | 0.1 | 315 | 2.7 | 134 | 1.1 | 62 | 0.5 |
| Administration of justice offences | |||||||||||
|
Fail to appear
|
149 | 25 | 16.8 | 0 | … | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | … | 1 | 0.7 |
|
Breach of probation
|
118 | 14 | 11.9 | 0 | … | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Unlawfully at large
|
474 | 326 | 68.8 | 0 | … | 8 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.8 |
|
Fail to comply with order
|
2,619 | 427 | 16.3 | 5 | 0.2 | 66 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.8 | 21 | 0.8 |
|
Other administration of justice offences
|
815 | 139 | 17.1 | 0 | … | 22 | 2.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.0 |
|
Total
|
4,175 | 931 | 22.3 | 5 | 0.1 | 100 | 2.4 | 33 | 0.8 | 34 | 0.8 |
| Other Criminal Code offences | |||||||||||
|
Weapons Offences
|
1,161 | 170 | 14.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 52 | 4.5 | 24 | 2.1 | 7 | 0.6 |
|
Prostitution
|
4 | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Disturb the peace
|
99 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Other offences
|
448 | 68 | 15.2 | 0 | … | 25 | 5.6 | 10 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
|
Total
|
1,712 | 239 | 14.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 77 | 4.5 | 34 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic) | 26,596 | 4,166 | 15.7 | 26 | 0.1 | 1,035 | 3.9 | 385 | 1.4 | 141 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Code traffic offences | |||||||||||
|
Impaired driving
|
516 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | … | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Other Criminal Code traffic offences
|
383 | 69 | 18.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 16 | 4.2 | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 |
|
Total
|
899 | 71 | 7.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 19 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total Criminal Code offences (including traffic) | 27,495 | 4,237 | 15.4 | 28 | 0.1 | 1,054 | 3.8 | 390 | 1.4 | 142 | 0.5 |
| Other federal statute offences | |||||||||||
|
Drug possession
|
1,117 | 22 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | … |
|
Drug trafficking
|
839 | 73 | 8.7 | 0 | … | 47 | 5.6 | 10 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.8 |
|
Youth Criminal Justice Act
|
4,838 | 965 | 19.9 | 2 | 0.0 | 200 | 4.1 | 69 | 1.4 | 49 | 1.0 |
|
Other federal statutes
|
145 | 10 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … |
|
Total
|
6,939 | 1,070 | 15.4 | 5 | 0.1 | 250 | 3.6 | 80 | 1.2 | 56 | 0.8 |
| Total offences | 34,434 | 5,307 | 15.4 | 33 | 0.1 | 1,304 | 3.8 | 470 | 1.4 | 198 | 0.6 |
| Offence category | Total guilty cases | Type of sentence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probation | Fine | Community service | Reprimand2 | Other3 | |||||||
| number | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
| Crimes against the person | |||||||||||
|
Homicide
|
31 | 4 | 12.9 | 0 | … | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | … | 15 | 48.4 |
|
Attempted murder
|
6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | … | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | … | 5 | 83.3 |
|
Robbery
|
1,671 | 1,274 | 76.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 403 | 24.1 | 6 | 0.4 | 1,084 | 64.9 |
|
Sexual assault
|
534 | 403 | 75.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 87 | 16.3 | 5 | 0.9 | 202 | 37.8 |
|
Other sexual offences
|
228 | 169 | 74.1 | 0 | … | 29 | 12.7 | 0 | … | 64 | 28.1 |
|
Major assault
|
2,343 | 1,683 | 71.8 | 27 | 1.2 | 528 | 22.5 | 10 | 0.4 | 1,034 | 44.1 |
|
Common assault
|
2,548 | 1,537 | 60.3 | 49 | 1.9 | 538 | 21.1 | 72 | 2.8 | 1,241 | 48.7 |
|
Uttering threats
|
1,386 | 979 | 70.6 | 14 | 1.0 | 293 | 21.1 | 12 | 0.9 | 444 | 32.0 |
|
Criminal harassment
|
73 | 49 | 67.1 | 2 | 2.7 | 17 | 23.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 35 | 47.9 |
|
Other crimes against persons
|
207 | 159 | 76.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 50 | 24.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 98 | 47.3 |
|
Total
|
9,027 | 6,259 | 69.3 | 100 | 1.1 | 1,947 | 21.6 | 111 | 1.2 | 4,222 | 46.8 |
| Crimes against property | |||||||||||
|
Theft
|
4,141 | 2,474 | 59.7 | 225 | 5.4 | 1,124 | 27.1 | 93 | 2.2 | 1,473 | 35.6 |
|
Break and enter
|
3,170 | 2,386 | 75.3 | 29 | 0.9 | 872 | 27.5 | 6 | 0.2 | 854 | 26.9 |
|
Fraud
|
434 | 286 | 65.9 | 16 | 3.7 | 134 | 30.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 175 | 40.3 |
|
Mischief
|
2,094 | 1,260 | 60.2 | 71 | 3.4 | 536 | 25.6 | 42 | 2.0 | 778 | 37.2 |
|
Possess stolen property
|
1,472 | 984 | 66.8 | 51 | 3.5 | 380 | 25.8 | 17 | 1.2 | 433 | 29.4 |
|
Other property crimes
|
371 | 273 | 73.6 | 5 | 1.3 | 106 | 28.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 95 | 25.6 |
|
Total
|
11,682 | 7,663 | 65.6 | 397 | 3.4 | 3,152 | 27.0 | 163 | 1.4 | 3,808 | 32.6 |
| Administration of justice offences | |||||||||||
|
Fail to appear
|
149 | 66 | 44.3 | 28 | 18.8 | 17 | 11.4 | 6 | 4.0 | 45 | 30.2 |
|
Breach of probation
|
118 | 56 | 47.5 | 17 | 14.4 | 24 | 20.3 | 1 | 0.8 | 16 | 13.6 |
|
Unlawfully at large
|
474 | 118 | 24.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 41 | 8.6 | 5 | 1.1 | 24 | 5.1 |
|
Fail to comply with order
|
2,619 | 1,252 | 47.8 | 190 | 7.3 | 447 | 17.1 | 144 | 5.5 | 647 | 24.7 |
|
Other administration of justice offences
|
815 | 430 | 52.8 | 49 | 6.0 | 185 | 22.7 | 22 | 2.7 | 219 | 26.9 |
|
Total
|
4,175 | 1,922 | 46.0 | 287 | 6.9 | 714 | 17.1 | 178 | 4.3 | 951 | 22.8 |
| Other Criminal Code offences | |||||||||||
|
Weapons offences
|
1,161 | 816 | 70.3 | 29 | 2.5 | 251 | 21.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 624 | 53.7 |
|
Prostitution
|
4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | … | 0 | … | 0 | … | 1 | 25.0 |
|
Disturb the peace
|
99 | 45 | 45.5 | 11 | 11.1 | 22 | 22.2 | 3 | 3.0 | 59 | 59.6 |
|
Other offences
|
448 | 333 | 74.3 | 14 | 3.1 | 189 | 42.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 130 | 29.0 |
|
Other
|
1,712 | 1,196 | 69.9 | 54 | 3.2 | 462 | 27.0 | 12 | 0.7 | 814 | 47.5 |
| Total Criminal Code (excluding traffic) | 26,596 | 17,040 | 64.1 | 838 | 3.2 | 6,275 | 23.6 | 464 | 1.7 | 9,795 | 36.8 |
| Criminal Code traffic offences | |||||||||||
|
Impaired driving
|
516 | 135 | 26.2 | 349 | 67.6 | 73 | 14.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 459 | 89.0 |
|
Other Criminal Code traffic offences
|
383 | 246 | 64.2 | 47 | 12.3 | 85 | 22.2 | 0 | … | 223 | 58.2 |
|
Total
|
899 | 381 | 42.4 | 396 | 44.0 | 158 | 17.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 682 | 75.9 |
| Total Criminal Code (including traffic) | 27,495 | 17,421 | 63.4 | 1,234 | 4.5 | 6,433 | 23.4 | 465 | 1.7 | 10,477 | 38.1 |
| Other federal statute offences | |||||||||||
|
Drug possession
|
1,117 | 537 | 48.1 | 154 | 13.8 | 299 | 26.8 | 26 | 2.3 | 690 | 61.8 |
|
Drug trafficking
|
839 | 658 | 78.4 | 17 | 2.0 | 303 | 36.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 549 | 65.4 |
|
Youth Criminal Justice Act
|
4,838 | 2,096 | 43.3 | 478 | 9.9 | 1,265 | 26.1 | 115 | 2.4 | 877 | 18.1 |
|
Other federal statutes
|
145 | 35 | 24.1 | 46 | 31.7 | 14 | 9.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 18 | 12.4 |
|
Total
|
6,939 | 3,326 | 47.9 | 695 | 10.0 | 1,881 | 27.1 | 145 | 2.1 | 2,134 | 30.8 |
| Total offences | 34,434 | 20,747 | 60.3 | 1,929 | 5.6 | 8,314 | 24.1 | 610 | 1.8 | 12,611 | 36.6 |
1.
S.85(1) of the YCJA specifies that the provinces and territories provide at least two levels of custody, however the levels are not defined (as in the YOA, which provided for open and secure levels of custody). The majority of provinces and territories no longer maintain data in their operational systems pertaining to the level of custody to which a youth was sentenced.
2. Data on new YCJA sentences are not yet available for Saskatchewan. They are included in the 'Other' category.
3. Other sentences include absolute discharge, restitution, prohibition, seizure, forfeiture, compensation, pay purchaser, essays, apologies, counselling programs, and conditional discharge. For Saskatchewan, this category also includes deferred custody and supervision, intensive support and supervision, attend a non-residential program and reprimand.
Note: The sentence types presented are not mutually exclusive and will not add to 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Court Survey.
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