Legal Aid, Courtworker, and Public Legal Education and Information Needs in the Yukon Territory: Final Report


Table 12
Clients Assisted by Courtworkers: Types of Charges
Category of Offence Year
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
Number % Number % Number %
Criminal Code
Homicide/Attempted Murder 1 0% 1 0% 21 1%
Assault 269 16% 367 19% 656 17%
Sexual Assault 36 2% 50 3% 32 1%
Robbery 16 1% 18 1% 7 0%
Other Violent Offences 78 5% 25 1% 58 1%
Property Offences 246 15% 297 15% 455 12%
Morality 10 1% 4 0% 0 0%
Firearms-related CC Offences 8 0% 14 1% 46 1%
Other CC Weapon Offences 0 0% 10 1% 71 2%
Breach of Probation/Failure to Appear 245 15% 357 18% 824 21%
Impaired Driving/Refuse to Blow 268 16% 295 15% 358 9%
Other CC Offences 268 16% 295 15% 358 9%
Federal Statutes
Drug Offences 22 1% 32 2% 74 2%
Firearms-related Federal Statute Offences 1 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Other Federal Offences 7 0% 11 1% 34 1%
Territorial Statutes 329 20% 303 15% 847 22%
Unknown 42 3% 47 2% 140 4%
Total 1661 100% 1973 101% 3898 101%

Notes:

  1. The notes for Table 10 also apply to this table.
  2. Percentages do not necessarily total 100% due to rounding.