Juvenile Court Statistics 2011
Courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled an estimated 1,236,200 cases; down 34% from the peak in 1997.
Courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled an estimated 1,236,200 cases; down 34% from the peak in 1997.
Property offenses accounted for the largest share of the delinquency caseload (36%).
53% of cases involved youth younger than 16, 31% involved females, and 64% involved white youth.
Approximately 116,200 status offense cases were petitioned and formally disposed.
Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) gives users quick and easy access to detailed statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.
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Explore state and county population trends, 1990 - 2013.
Updated to include data through 2013
Population data to support funding proposals - How many youth of “juvenile age” live in your county? What are their age, sex, race, and ethnicity characteristics?
Need to calculate a rate statistic? Get your denominators here. Create your own age groups.
Explore state and county population trends, 1990 - 2013.
Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) gives users quick and easy access to detailed statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.