Figure 28
The age of onset of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

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Figure 28 The age of onset of recorded delinquency from ages 5 to 17, by type of offence

Note: Rates are based on the 1990 birth cohort for 5 to 13 years and the 1987 cohort for 14 to 17 years.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-Based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey, Linked 11-year data file.
Chart source: Statistics Canada, 2007, The development of police-reported delinquency among Canadian youth born in 1987 and 1990, Catalogue no. 85-561-MWE2007009.