Table 2
Proportion of sexual offence cases resulting in a finding of guilt, sentenced to custody and sentenced to probation, Canada, 2006/2007

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  Total sexual offences Other violent crime
percentage
Proportion of cases with finding of guilty
Adult courts 49 53
Youth courts 63 60
Proportion of convicted offenders sentenced to custody
Adult courts 54 30
Youth courts 12 18
Proportion of convicted offenders sentenced to probation
Adult courts 66 73
Youth courts 78 67
Notes: Figures represent the most serious offences in the case. The sentence types presented are not mutually exclusive.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Criminal Court Survey and the Youth Court Survey.