| Q: |
What proportion of violent crimes are committed by juveniles? |
| A: |
On average, juveniles were involved in one-quarter of serious violent victimizations annually over the last 25 years. |
Percent of victimizations involving juveniles, 1973-1997
| Year |
Serious
violent
crime |
Robbery |
Aggravated
assault |
|
| 1973 |
29.0 |
% |
36.6 |
% |
27.6 |
% |
| 1974 |
26.3 |
|
35.8 |
|
24.1 |
|
| 1975 |
25.3 |
|
34.0 |
|
23.5 |
|
| 1976 |
26.4 |
|
34.8 |
|
25.2 |
|
| 1977 |
25.6 |
|
32.4 |
|
24.9 |
|
| 1978 |
25.4 |
|
33.2 |
|
23.4 |
|
| 1979 |
23.9 |
|
32.4 |
|
22.1 |
|
| 1980 |
24.2 |
|
29.1 |
|
24.6 |
|
| 1981 |
24.0 |
|
31.3 |
|
21.9 |
|
| 1982 |
20.8 |
|
26.6 |
|
19.0 |
|
| 1983 |
24.7 |
|
32.2 |
|
23.6 |
|
| 1984 |
22.5 |
|
32.1 |
|
19.8 |
|
| 1985 |
22.0 |
|
28.5 |
|
21.2 |
|
| 1986 |
21.5 |
|
28.3 |
|
20.8 |
|
| 1987 |
22.7 |
|
22.2 |
|
24.3 |
|
| 1988 |
23.0 |
|
29.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
| 1989 |
22.9 |
|
26.3 |
|
23.4 |
|
| 1990 |
25.8 |
|
29.3 |
|
26.0 |
|
| 1991 |
26.4 |
|
28.4 |
|
30.1 |
|
| 1992 |
26.5 |
|
33.7 |
|
24.8 |
|
| 1993 |
29.5 |
|
34.5 |
|
28.7 |
|
| 1994 |
29.4 |
|
32.2 |
|
30.6 |
|
| 1995 |
27.7 |
|
31.0 |
|
27.3 |
|
| 1996 |
28.4 |
|
33.7 |
|
27.0 |
|
| 1997 |
27.3 |
|
30.0 |
|
27.4 |
|
|
|
Note: Serious violent crime includes incidents involving rape and other sexual assaults, robbery, and aggravated assault. Data are collected through personal interviews with persons ages 12 and older; thus, murder is not included for obvious reasons. Data collected prior to 1992 were adjusted to be consistent with newer data collection procedures.
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- The Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) asks a nationally representative sample of persons ages 12 and older about violent crimes in which they were the victim. Since 1973, the NCVS has been a national barometer of crime trends.
- According to the NCVS, in 1997 juveniles under age 18 were involved in 27% of all serious violent victimizations, including 14% of sexual assaults, 30% of robberies, and 27% of aggravated assaults.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03202.asp?qaDate=19990930.
Released on September 30, 1999. Adapted from Snyder, H. & Sickmund, M. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, p. 63. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999. Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. 1973–1997 National Crime Victimization Survey data [Web site data files]. Washington, D.C.: BJS, 1998.
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