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Number of adults charged (historical and projected), Saskatchewan, 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 Saskatchewan 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 500, from 0 to 3,000. The number of adults charged appears to be between 763 and 2,627 during the period studied.

During the first years the number remains more or less between 2,000 and 2,600, before dropping from 1982 to 1983. It then decreases until 1991, reaching its lowest level during the period studied. The number then remains more stable, with a slight upward trend. The projection also suggests some stability, with an increase over the years.