| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
In 2010, the juvenile male arrest rate for Violent Crime Index offenses was more than 4 times the female rate.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Violent Crime Index Offenses by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
518.7
|
62.3
|
| 1981 |
520.1
|
63.6
|
| 1982 |
513.0
|
64.4
|
| 1983 |
487.5
|
61.5
|
| 1984 |
484.7
|
63.2
|
| 1985 |
509.0
|
65.2
|
| 1986 |
526.9
|
69.1
|
| 1987 |
511.2
|
68.5
|
| 1988 |
575.2
|
79.0
|
| 1989 |
665.7
|
92.4
|
| 1990 |
705.8
|
100.9
|
| 1991 |
745.1
|
105.2
|
| 1992 |
764.3
|
118.2
|
| 1993 |
792.6
|
130.4
|
| 1994 |
831.8
|
144.5
|
| 1995 |
806.5
|
148.9
|
| 1996 |
712.0
|
134.8
|
| 1997 |
640.4
|
129.4
|
| 1998 |
569.9
|
124.3
|
| 1999 |
512.9
|
115.5
|
| 2000 |
475.3
|
112.2
|
| 2001 |
460.5
|
109.4
|
| 2002 |
431.6
|
104.3
|
| 2003 |
424.9
|
101.7
|
| 2004 |
418.3
|
101.3
|
| 2005 |
440.0
|
104.8
|
| 2006 |
466.6
|
104.7
|
| 2007 |
451.6
|
99.9
|
| 2008 |
452.3
|
99.5
|
| 2009 |
404.2
|
94.7
|
| 2010 |
357.6
|
84.7
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. The Violent Crime Index includes the offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. |
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- Between 1987 and 1994 the Violent Crime Index arrest rate more than doubled for females and increased 63% for males. However, declines since the mid-1990's have brought the rate in 2010 below the 1980 rate for males, but not for females. The 2010 arrest rate for females (85) remained 36% above the 1980 rate (62). The 2010 rate for males (358) was 31% below the 1980 rate (519).
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05231.
December 17, 2012. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Adams, B. (2012). Juvenile Arrests 2009. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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