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Juveniles in Corrections
Custody Data (1997-Present)
Q: How do custody rates vary by State?
A: There was a broad range of State custody rates in 2010 - from 53 to 575 per 100,000 juveniles.
2010 Custody rate per 100,000

2010 Detention rate per 100,000

2010 Commitment rate per 100,000

Notes: The custody rate is the number of juvenile offenders in residential placement per 100,000 juveniles ages 10 through the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction in each State. U.S. total includes 2,568 juvenile offenders in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported. U.S total does not include juvenile offenders 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. Rates and percentages presented are also based on rounded totals. More information on this rounding rule is available on the EZACJRP Web site.

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  • Nationwide in 2010, there were 225 juvenile offenders held in juvenile facilities per 100,000 juveniles in the population.
  • In 2010, the national commitment rate was 2.4 times the detention rate, but rates varied by state.
  • The District of Columbia, Maryland, Vermont, and West Virginia higher detention rates than commitment rates in 2010.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08601.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.

 

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