Delinquency Case Rate Trends

In 2010, juvenile courts processed 11.3 public order offense cases for every 1,000 youth under juvenile court jurisdiction.

Delinquency Case Rates for Public Order Offenses, 1985-2010

Delinquency Cases Rates for Public Order Offenses

Note: Rates are cases per 1,000 youth ages 10-upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction.

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Most of the growth in the public order offense case rate took place between 1985 and 1997 - an increase of 77%.
After a few years of stability, the rate reached its peak in 2005, then fell 19% by 2010.

Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available:
http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/court/JCSCR_Display.asp?ID=qa06234. April 17, 2013.

Adapted from Juvenile Court Statistics 2009. Forthcoming. Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice.