| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Juvenile female arrest rates for burglary declined less than male rates.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Burglary by Sex, 1980-2010
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- The large decline in the juvenile burglary arrest rate was primarily the result of a decline in juvenile male arrests. Between 1980 and 2010, the male rate fell 75% while the female rate dropped 52%.
- The rate for males reached a previous low in 2005, increased through 2008, and then fell 21% by 2010 to its lowest level since at least 1980.
- For females, the rate also increased (15%) between 2005 and 2008, and then fell (24%) by 2010.
- As a result of these declines, both rates in 2010 were at their lowest level since 1980.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05237.
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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