| Q: |
When are juveniles most likely to commit violent crime which results in injury? |
| A: |
Juveniles injure more victims in the hours around the close of school than at any other time. |
Violent crime with injury time-of-day profiles
(Offenders per 1,000 juvenile violent crime offenders)
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Juvenile offenders |
| Time |
School |
Nonschool |
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| 6AM |
4.3 |
2.1 |
| 7AM |
18.8 |
3.3 |
| 8AM |
27.2 |
5.0 |
| 9AM |
23.5 |
5.6 |
| 10AM |
25.9 |
7.7 |
| 11AM |
35.2 |
11.3 |
| 12PM |
40.4 |
14.9 |
| 1PM |
35.7 |
15.9 |
| 2PM |
59.3 |
20.7 |
| 3PM |
77.3 |
23.8 |
| 4PM |
49.0 |
24.2 |
| 5PM |
38.1 |
25.7 |
| 6PM |
35.8 |
28.3 |
| 7PM |
35.9 |
29.8 |
| 8PM |
31.9 |
31.2 |
| 9PM |
26.7 |
30.0 |
| 10PM |
18.8 |
27.2 |
| 11PM |
12.2 |
21.2 |
| 12AM |
8.4 |
17.1 |
| 1AM |
4.6 |
13.0 |
| 2AM |
3.6 |
9.8 |
| 3AM |
3.6 |
6.0 |
| 4AM |
1.7 |
3.9 |
| 5AM |
1.7 |
2.6 |
| 6AM |
4.3 |
2.1 |
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Note: Violent crimes include murder, violent sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Data are from law enforcement agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
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- Violent crime with injury peaks for juvenile offenders at 3 p.m. on school days, dropping substantially following the afterschool hours.
- In comparison, on nonschool days, violent crime with injury increases throughout the day and peaks between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03304.asp?qaDate=2008.
Released on December 21, 2010. Adapted from Snyder, H. & Sickmund, M. (2006). Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report, Chapter 3. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Data Source: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2008: Extract Files [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-08-13.
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