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Youth criminal law some statistics in canada. Majority of youth cases are criminal code cases without traffic and crimes against another person. Majority are property crimes and then theft. The number of total offences is decreasing in the past few years; amount going to court as well as the amount found guilty. The amount of cases acquitted in the last few years is pretty constant. The rate of youth charged peaked in 1991 and has declined steadily since. Youth (12-24 years) represent approximately 17% of the canadian population. The number of first nations youth is increasing. The youth crime rate for 2012 was lower than that for 2013 by 22,000 offences. Property crime is the most common type of offence for youth. Violent crime becomes more prevalent for those in their twenties. The arrest rate rises through adolescence, peaks at age 19, and then falls off in the twenties.
