Offense profile of juveniles held in residential placement by State, 2006

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

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Custody Data (1997-Present)

Q:	Does the offense profile of juveniles held in residential placement vary by State?
A:	Most States had a greater proportion of juveniles held for person crimes than for property crimes.

State of offense	Most serious offense
State of offense	Total		Person		Property		Drug		Public order		Technical violations		Status

U.S. total	100	%	34	%	25	%	9	%	11	%	16	%	5	%

Alabama	100		22		17		7		9		27		18
Alaska	100		24		21		3		7		34		12
Arizona	100		23		28		18		11		18		3
Arkansas	100		28		28		8		8		20		7
California	100		34		24		6		12		23		1

Colorado	100		44		33		8		11		3		2
Connecticut	100		30		12		7		12		30		8
Delaware	100		36		23		15		22		2		3
District of Columbia	100		37		34		16		10		3		0
Florida	100		30		27		13		11		19		0

Georgia	100		38		28		7		12		10		5
Hawaii	100		24		10		2		5		41		17
Idaho	100		22		37		13		15		9		4
Illinois	100		40		26		8		11		14		1
Indiana	100		26		29		8		18		10		10

Iowa	100		31		35		9		12		4		9
Kansas	100		40		27		7		10		13		3
Kentucky	100		28		19		7		14		11		21
Louisiana	100		33		30		8		9		11		9
Maine	100		37		37		6		13		4		1

Maryland	100		33		27		18		6		13		2
Massachusetts	100		45		23		11		11		8		2
Michigan	100		34		25		4		10		15		11
Minnesota	100		36		22		5		13		17		8
Mississippi	100		19		26		17		19		17		2

Missouri	100		33		32		7		8		14		6
Montana	100		35		41		6		5		9		4
Nebraska	100		19		32		7		9		12		21
Nevada	100		23		25		15		14		22		1
New Hampshire	100		46		16		6		6		6		19

New Jersey	100		36		13		17		11		19		3
New Mexico	100		24		12		6		11		45		1
New York	100		37		24		7		9		6		17
North Carolina	100		42		31		9		8		4		6
North Dakota	100		25		19		14		10		5		28

Ohio	100		39		25		7		10		16		3
Oklahoma	100		38		34		10		12		5		2
Oregon	100		51		21		2		7		17		1
Pennsylvania	100		28		16		13		9		26		8
Rhode Island	100		33		33		17		10		7		1

South Carolina	100		33		24		5		12		24		3
South Dakota	100		23		19		8		13		23		16
Tennessee	100		36		22		10		12		16		4
Texas	100		39		25		8		9		18		1
Utah	100		37		23		13		11		14		2

Vermont	100		*50		*28		*11		*11		*0		*0
Virginia	100		39		28		6		6		18		3
Washington	100		38		34		5		7		12		3
West Virginia	100		31		22		9		6		9		23
Wisconsin	100		36		29		6		20		1		9
Wyoming	100		26		16		11		6		21		19

* Percent based on fewer than 100 observations.

Notes: U.S. total includes 1,466 youth in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported and 133 youth in tribal facilities.

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. Percentages are based on rounded totals. More information on this rounding rule is available on the EZACJRP Web site.

[ Map of percent held for person offenses ] [ Excel file ]

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08301.asp?qaDate=2006. Released on September 12, 2008.

Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2006 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.