Sarah Livsey

This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Fact Sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation in 2008. Probation supervision was the most severe disposition in 34 percent of all delinquency cases. The number of cases placed on probation increased 33 percent between 1985 and 2008. Property offense cases made up the greatest proportion of the probation caseload. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2008.

Sarah Hockenberry

This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Fact Sheet presents statistics on person offense cases processed by juvenile courts in 2008. Person offense cases accounted for 24 percent of all delinquency cases in 2008. The 2008 person offense caseload was 119 percent greater than in 1985. The majority of person offense cases involved charges of simple assault or aggravated assault. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2008.

Benjamin Adams, Sean Addie

Presents statistics on petitioned delinquency cases waived to criminal court between 1985 and 2007. The number of delinquency cases judicially waived peaked in 1994 at 13,100 cases, which represented an 81-percent increase over the number of cases waived in 1985 (7,200). Since 1994, the number of cases judicially waived declined 35 percent (8,500 cases in 2007). This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007.

Melissa Sickmund, Crystal Knoll

Presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts between 1985 and 2007. From 1985 through 1997, the number of delinquency cases handled climbed steadily (61 percent), and from 1997 through 2007, the delinquency caseload dropped 11 percent. Juvenile courts handled 44 percent more cases in 2007 than in 1985. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007.

Sarah Hockenberry

Presents statistics on person offenses (assault, robbery, rape, and homicide) handled by juvenile courts in 2007, and compared to 1985.

Charles Puzzanchera, Benjamin Adams, Melissa Sickmund

Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2007 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2007 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Courts with juvenile jurisdiction may handle a variety of matters, including child abuse and neglect, traffic violations, child support, and adoptions. This OJJDP Report, the 78th report in the Juvenile Court Statistics series, focuses on cases involving juveniles charged with law violations (delinquency or status offenses). The data used in the …

Sarah Livsey

Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation in 2007. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007.

Benjamin Adams, Sean Addie

Presents statistics on petitioned delinquency cases waived to criminal court between 1985 and 2005. The number of delinquency cases judicially waived peaked in 1994 at 13,000 cases, which represented an 80-percent increase over the number of cases waived in 1985 (7,200). Since 1994, the number of cases judicially waived declined 47 percent (6,900 cases in 2005). This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2005.

Sarah Livsey

Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation in 2005. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2005.

Sarah Hockenberry

Presents statistics on person offense cases processed by juvenile courts in 2005, and compared to 1985.