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National Disproportionate Minority Contact Databook

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2009 Case Processing Summary
Counts for Delinquency Offenses

DECISION POINTS All White Minority Black AIAN* AHPI**
Population at risk (ages 10-17) 32,638,900 25,275,500 7,363,400 5,346,400 448,500 1,568,400
Juvenile arrests 1,700,300 1,125,900 574,400 529,700 20,800 24,000
Cases referred to juvenile court 1,504,100 955,400 548,800 505,600 21,900 21,200
Cases diverted 400,700 281,300 119,400 109,400 4,700 5,300
Cases detained 318,000 175,500 142,400 132,800 5,100 4,500
Cases petitioned 823,200 493,100 330,200 304,500 13,300 12,400
Cases adjudicated 488,800 301,800 186,900 170,300 9,100 7,500
Adjudicated cases resulting in probation 291,500 187,300 104,200 93,600 5,500 5,100
Adjudicated cases resulting in placement 133,800 76,300 57,500 53,100 2,700 1,700
Cases judicially waived 7,600 4,500 3,200 2,900 200 100
* AIAN: American Indian or Alaskan Native.
** AHPI: Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander.
Suggested Citation: Puzzanchera, C. and Adams, B. (2012). National Disproportionate Minority Contact Databook. Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/dmcdb/
Developed and maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, with funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.