Table 11
Percentage of accused charged, by age group, Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic), Canada, 2014

Table 11
Percentage of accused charged, by age group, Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic), Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of accused charged. The information is grouped by Province and territory (appearing as row headers), Youth aged 12 to 17, Young adults aged 18 to 24, Older adults aged 25 and older, Total adults and Total accused, calculated using percent cleared by charge units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province and territory Youth aged 12 to 17 Young adults aged 18 to 24 Older adults aged 25 and olderNote 1 Total adultsNote 1 Total accusedNote 2
percent cleared by charge
Newfoundland and Labrador 44 67 61 62 59
Prince Edward Island 44 66 65 65 62
Nova Scotia 45 61 61 61 58
New Brunswick 47 68 72 71 66
Quebec 49 72 70 70 67
Ontario 47 72 73 73 69
Manitoba 51 55 49 51 50
Saskatchewan 64 68 62 64 63
Alberta 49 61 59 60 58
British Columbia 31 51 55 54 52
Yukon 22 24 20 21 21
Northwest Territories 19 20 11 13 13
Nunavut 18 24 20 21 21
Canada 48 64 62 63 60
Note 1.

Excludes accused where age is over 89.

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Note 2.

Total accused includes accused under the age of 12 as well as accused where age is unknown or over 89. Accused under age 12 cannot be charged with an offence under the Criminal Code.

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Note: The administration of the youth justice system is the responsibility of the provinces and territories. Thus, it is important to note that jurisdictional differences in youth crime are, in part, a reflection of the differences in the administration of youth justice across Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Crime Reporting Survey.
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