| Custody Data (1995 & before) |
| Q: |
How did the offense profile of the public facility custody population change between 1983 and 1995? |
| A: |
Juveniles held for person offenses were a greater proportion of the public custody population in 1995 than in 1983. |
Percent of public facility resident population, 1983-1995
| Most serious offense |
1983 |
1991 |
1995 |
|
| Delinquency |
93 |
% |
96 |
% |
96 |
% |
| Person |
28 |
|
33 |
|
40 |
|
| Violent |
19 |
|
20 |
|
25 |
|
| Property |
53 |
|
39 |
|
30 |
|
| Drug |
6 |
|
14 |
|
9 |
|
| Public order |
13 |
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
|
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- Juveniles held for Violent Crime Index offenses were a greater share of the public facility population in 1995 (25%) than in 1983 (19%). The same was true for person offenses overall (40% in 1995, 28% in 1983).
- The increase in the proportion of juveniles held for person offenses was off-set by a decrease in the proportion held for property crimes.
- The proportion of juveniles held for drug offenses rose from 6% in 1983 to 14% in 1991 and then dropped to 9% in 1995.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08106.asp?qaDate=19990930.
Released on September 30, 1999. Adapted from Sickmund, M., Snyder, H., and Poe-Yamagata, E. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1997 Update on Violence. [ HTML File] or [ Adobe Acrobat File]. Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Children in Custody Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities 1994/95 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1996.
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