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Number of adults charged (historical and projected), Alberta, 1977-2003

Number of adults charged (historial and projected)

Prepared by: Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada
Source: Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Description

The figure above is a broken‑line graph showing the number of adults charged in Alberta from 1977 to 1998, with a projection (dotted line) from 1999 to 2003 suggesting the probable trend. The X axis shows the year; the Y axis shows the number of adults charged, in increments of 2,000, from 0 to 12,000. The number of adults charged from 1977 to 2003 appears to remain between 3,134 and 11,216.

From 1977 to 1982, the number of adults charged remains high, with the exception of a few fluctuations from one year to the next. It drops from 1982 to 1983 and then stabilizes, with a slight decrease over the years until 1998. The projection suggests that this stabilizing trend will continue from 1999 to 2003.