Offense profile of committed offenders in residential placement by State, 2010

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Working for Youth Justice and Safety

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Custody Data (1997-Present)

Q:	Does the offense profile of committed juveniles in residential placement vary by state?
A:	Person offenders accounted for more than the national average of 37% of the committed custody population in 23 states in 2010.

State of offense	Most serious offense
State of offense	Total		Person		Property		Drug		Public order		Technical violations		Status

U.S. total	100	%	37	%	25	%	7	%	11	%	14	%	5	%

Alabama	100		29		22		11		8		21		9
Alaska	100		26		22		3		14		12		22
Arizona	100		25		26		14		13		18		4
Arkansas	100		39		23		6		12		13		5
California	100		39		18		3		14		25		1

Colorado	100		41		31		7		11		8		2
Connecticut	100		36		21		3		13		21		5
Delaware	100		41		18		8		16		16		2
District of Columbia	100		*59		*17		*10		*10		*0		*3
Florida	100		29		39		9		8		14		1

Georgia	100		53		26		1		11		7		1
Hawaii	100		*25		*32		*4		*4		*36		*4
Idaho	100		31		32		13		10		13		4
Illinois	100		36		24		12		11		15		2
Indiana	100		25		30		12		16		10		7

Iowa	100		40		24		11		10		5		11
Kansas	100		48		27		9		9		2		3
Kentucky	100		37		23		7		12		13		8
Louisiana	100		30		41		5		10		3		11
Maine	100		29		51		5		13		0		0

Maryland	100		28		29		19		7		10		6
Massachusetts	100		52		24		6		13		2		2
Michigan	100		32		24		5		12		15		11
Minnesota	100		44		23		3		15		11		5
Mississippi	100		21		52		7		10		11		0

Missouri	100		27		30		9		11		12		10
Montana	100		37		48		4		4		2		4
Nebraska	100		28		33		8		12		6		12
Nevada	100		27		28		15		10		14		6
New Hampshire	100		*54		*18		*4		*4		*0		*21

New Jersey	100		44		13		10		9		24		0
New Mexico	100		30		13		10		10		36		1
New York	100		40		26		6		9		6		13
North Carolina	100		40		45		5		8		0		2
North Dakota	100		22		20		12		10		2		34

Ohio	100		49		24		3		12		11		2
Oklahoma	100		56		28		6		6		2		1
Oregon	100		51		23		3		15		7		2
Pennsylvania	100		28		18		14		14		17		9
Rhode Island	100		30		25		14		15		13		1

South Carolina	100		37		17		3		11		27		4
South Dakota	100		21		15		10		17		17		21
Tennessee	100		43		30		8		5		11		3
Texas	100		48		25		6		6		15		0
Utah	100		33		22		12		26		4		4

Vermont	100		*50		*50		*0		*0		*0		*50
Virginia	100		50		30		4		6		9		2
Washington	100		45		28		4		12		9		1
West Virginia	100		26		24		9		9		27		7
Wisconsin	100		45		27		6		16		1		5
Wyoming	100		18		20		14		6		13		28

* Percent based on fewer than 100 observations.

Notes: U.S. total includes 2,187 committed youth in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported. U.S. total does not include youth in tribal facilities.

To preserve the privacy of the juvenile residents, cell counts have been rounded to the nearest multiple of three. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Percentages are based on rounded totals. More information on this rounding rule is available on the EZACJRP Web site.

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The District of Columbia had the highest proportions of person offenders among committed juveniles (59%). Wyoming (18%), Mississippi (21%), and South Dakota (21%) had the lowest proportions.
The proportion of juvenile offenders committed for technical violations of probation, parole, or valid court orders ranged from 36% in Hawaii and New Mexico to 0% in the District of Columbia, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Vermont.
In more than half of all states, status offenders accounted for less than 5% of committed offenders.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08306.asp?qaDate=2010. Released on December 09, 2011.

Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2010 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.