Other offenses
Juvenile arrest rates for weapons law violations followed a pattern similar to murder arrests, doubling between 1987 and 1993
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Arrest rate trends for murder and weapons law
violations differed, however, between 1993 and 1997. While
both declined, the drop was greater for murder arrest
rates (43%) than for weapons law violation arrest rates (24%). |
Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and
population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
[See data source note 1 for detail.] |
After more than a decade of stability, the juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse violations increased more than 70% between 1993 and 1997
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Between 1993 and 1997, the increase in juvenile
drug abuse arrest rates was greater for females (117%)
than for males (78%). |
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Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations,
64% were white, 16% were age 14 or younger, and
13% were female. |
Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and
population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
[See data source note 1 for detail.]
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The juvenile arrest rate for simple assault increased consistently between the early 1980's and 1997
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Like juvenile arrest rate trends for aggravated
assault, the simple assault rates increased consistently
between 1980 and 1994. |
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Unlike aggravated assault, however, the simple
assault arrest rate continued to increase between 1994
and 1997. |
Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and
population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
[See data source note 1 for detail.] |
After years of stability, the juvenile arrest rate
for curfew and loitering violations nearly doubled between 1993 and 1996, before falling in 1997
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Between 1993 and 1997, the increase in the
juvenile arrest rate for curfew and loitering violations
was greater for females (103%) than for males (81%). |
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Of juveniles arrested for curfew and loitering
violations, 75% were white, 31% were female, and 28% were
age 14 or younger. |
Data source: Analysis of arrest data from the FBI and
population data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
[See data source note 1 for detail.] |
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Juvenile Arrests 1997 |
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
· December 1998 |
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