This dataset provides the number of cases by type of case volume and the proportion below the 98-day target.

This dataset provides the average number of days to first appearance by court for serious and pending cases.

This dataset lists the location of provincial correctional facilities for youth and adults, and community corrections offices.

This dataset lists the location of provincial correctional facilities for youth and adults, and community corrections offices.

The dataset includes crime statistics at the provincial and police service levels. It is based on police reported incidents of crime reported through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR). Statistics include the crime severity index, violent crime severity index, and non-violent crime severity index overall for provincial and police service levels. The Youth Crime Severity Index is based on the same principles as the overall Crime Severity Index, which reflects the seriousness of offences, but uses the number of youths accused instead of an incident count. Statistics included are: youth crime severity index, youth violent crime severity index and youth non-violent crime severity index for provincial level data only. This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.

The dataset includes incident-based crime statistics at the provincial and police service level. Statistics include the number of incidents of offences and rates per 100,000 population for total Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic), total violent Criminal Code violations, total property crime violations, and total "other" Criminal Code violations. This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.

The dataset includes incident-based crime statistics at the provincial and police service level. Statistics include the number of incidents of offences and rates per 100,000 population for the following offences: Homicide, Attempted murder , Sexual assault (Levels 1, 2 and 3), Total sexual violations against children, Assault (Levels 1, 2 and 3), Total robbery, Total breaking and entering, Total theft of motor vehicle, Total impaired driving, Total drug violations, Possession (cannabis), Possession, (cocaine), Possession (other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs), Cannabis (trafficking, production or distribution), Cocaine (trafficking, production or distribution), Other Controlled Drugs and Substances Act drugs (trafficking, production or distribution). This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.

The dataset includes incident-based crime statistics at the provincial level. Statistics included in the dataset are the number of youth charged or not charged, and rates per 100,000 youth population for total Criminal Code violations (excluding traffic), total violent Criminal Code violations, total property crime violations, and total other Criminal Code violations. This data is sourced from Statistics Canada through CANSIM.

This dataset lists the location of Justice Centres/Courts throughout the province.

Reducing court delays and improving the speed at which the criminal justice system handles the cases of young persons remains a priority in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to work with justice system stakeholders (e.g., the Crown, judiciary, Legal Aid, police) to identify ways to reduce case processing times and to meet the 98-day youth case processing target, which was established in response to the Nunn Commission recommendations.