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Data table for chart 7

Second highest rate of youth 12 to 17 years accused of homicide in over 30 years
Year rate per 100,000 youth
1979 2.06
1980 1.78
1981 2.36
1982 2.12
1983 1.84
1984 1.63
1985 2.48
1986 1.90
1987 1.59
1988 2.22
1989 2.14
1990 2.13
1991 2.15
1992 2.52
1993 1.59
1994 2.50
1995 2.85
1996 2.19
1997 2.29
1998 2.36
1999 1.86
2000 1.74
2001 1.28
2002 1.66
2003 2.43
2004 1.70
2005 2.76
2006 3.24
2007 2.83
2008 2.13
2009 3.08
Note: Data are available back to 1961.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.