Minority proportion of female juveniles in residential placement, 2010

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Working for Youth Justice and Safety

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Custody Data (1997-Present)

Q:	What is the minority proportion of females in residential placement?
A:	Nationally, minority juveniles made up 61% of females in residential placement on February 24, 2010.

State of offense	Minority proportion of females
			Committed
	Overall		Public		Private		Detained

U.S. total	61	%	64	%	55	%	66	%

Alabama	60		*65		*57		*67
Alaska	*57		*55		*67		*50
Arizona	63		63		*62		*56
Arkansas	59		*65		*53		*75
California	81		82		*69		81

Colorado	54		56		51		*55
Connecticut	*76		*80		*75		*80
Delaware	*88		*80		*100		*75
District of Columbia	*100		*100		*0		*100
Florida	56		56		56		62

Georgia	81		85		*67		*76
Hawaii	*91		*89		*100		*100
Idaho	*29		*26		*0		*29
Illinois	65		66		*60		*70
Indiana	38		38		37		49

Iowa	38		*50		*35		*50
Kansas	*52		*55		*44		*53
Kentucky	30		*31		*24		*31
Louisiana	76		*73		*80		*80
Maine	*11		*11		*78		*0

Maryland	*86		*83		*59		*80
Massachusetts	*55		*33		67		*63
Michigan	59		53		*59		60
Minnesota	56		*54		*100		*75
Mississippi	*79		*76		*67		*83

Missouri	42		38		*50		*50
Montana	*50		*50		49		*40
Nebraska	55		64		*50		*60
Nevada	58		*60		*0		*67
New Hampshire	*17		*25		*0		*0

New Jersey	*82		*82		*71		*86
New Mexico	*74		*75		62		*80
New York	72		92		*38		88
North Carolina	56		*70		*60		*63
North Dakota	*50		*44		*33		*67

Ohio	44		44		*78		54
Oklahoma	*59		*56		*30		*50
Oregon	35		38		63		*22
Pennsylvania	66		72		*33		*71
Rhode Island	*100		*100		*75		*57

South Carolina	58		60		*22		*63
South Dakota	72		*68		*54		*30
Tennessee	*47		*50		*43		73
Texas	72		73		*0		*40
Utah	*40		*38		*50		*100

Vermont	*100		*100		*17		51
Virginia	55		56		*46		*56
Washington	54		54		*25		*13
West Virginia	*26		*29		59		*64
Wisconsin	52		54		0		*50
Wyoming	*27		*21		0		*67

* Percent based on fewer than 100 observations.

Notes: U.S. total includes youth for whom State of offense was not reported. U.S. total does not include youth in tribal facilities.

Minorities include blacks, Hispanics, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and juveniles identified as "other" race/ethnicity.

To preserve the privacy of the juvenile residents, cell counts have been rounded to the nearest multiple of three. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. More information on this rounding rule is available on the EZACJRP Web site.

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Minorities were 41% of the juvenile population in 2010 and 68% of juveniles in residential placement on October 24, 2007.
In 18 states and the District of Columbia, the minority proportion of females in residential placement exceeded the national average of 61%.
Although the minority proportion of females varied across States, the minority proportion of females tended to be greater for detained females and females committed to public facilities than for females committed to private facilities.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08207.asp?qaDate=2010. Released on December 09, 2011.

Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2010 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.