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Number of adults charged (historical and projected), New Brunswick, 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

This figure is a broken-line graph showing the number of adults charged in New Brunswick from 1977 to 1998, with a projection (dotted line) from 1999 to 2003. The X axis shows the year; the Y axis shows the number of adults charged, in increments of 200, from 0 to 1,600. Although the figure does not provide the exact figures, this number appears to vary between approximately 450 and 1,450 during the period studied.

The number of adults charged increases slightly during the first years and then decreases from 1982 to 1983. It remains steady, with a few fluctuations, and then decreases again until 1995. The number then remains rather low, with a slight decrease from one year to the next. The projection suggests the same trend for the years from 2000 to 2003.