Number of Youths Accused of Murder Nearly Tripled in 2022: StatCan

The number of youths under age 18 charged or accused of murder in 2022 was nearly three times that of the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. Researchers found that in 2022, 90 homicides were committed by those under the age of 18, compared with 33 the year before. The 10-year average of youths involved in murders annually is 39, StatCan said. The Nov. 29 report, which details homicide investigation trends across the country, notes the number of cases involving multiple youths has been increasing over the last several years. “In 2022, police reported 19 incidents with two or more youths accused of homicide, compared with an average of five incidents in the previous 10 years,” the report said. “There were seven incidents with three or more youths accused of homicide in 2022, compared with an average of one incident in the previous 10 years.”...