| Custody Data (1997-Present) |
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| Q: |
How does the type of offense resulting in placement vary by sex? |
| A: |
Females were more likely than males to be held for technical violations or status offenses. |
Offense profile of juveniles in residential placement by sex, 2006
| Most serious offense |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
| Total |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
| Delinquency |
95 |
|
97 |
|
86 |
|
| Person |
34 |
|
35 |
|
29 |
|
| Criminal homicide |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Sexual assault |
7 |
|
8 |
|
1 |
|
| Robbery |
7 |
|
8 |
|
3 |
|
| Aggravated assault |
8 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
| Simple assault |
8 |
|
7 |
|
14 |
|
| Other person |
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
| Property |
25 |
|
26 |
|
19 |
|
| Burglary |
10 |
|
11 |
|
4 |
|
| Theft |
5 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
| Auto theft |
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
| Arson |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Other property |
5 |
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
| Drug |
9 |
|
9 |
|
7 |
|
| Drug trafficking |
2 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
| Other drug |
7 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
| Public order |
11 |
|
11 |
|
9 |
|
| Weapons |
4 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
| Other public order |
7 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
| Technical violation** |
16 |
|
16 |
|
21 |
|
| Status |
5 |
|
3 |
|
14 |
|
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* Technical violations include violations of probation, parole, and valid court order.
Note: 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. Rates and percentages presented are also based on rounded totals. More information on this rounding rule is available on the EZACJRP Web site.
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[ Excel file ]
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08304.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.
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