| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
The juvenile arrest rate for all offenses reached its highest level in the last two decades in 1996, and then declined 43% by 2010.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for All Crimes, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
6,396.6
|
| 1981 |
6,370.2
|
| 1982 |
6,607.7
|
| 1983 |
6,073.9
|
| 1984 |
6,110.1
|
| 1985 |
6,466.0
|
| 1986 |
6,728.5
|
| 1987 |
6,808.2
|
| 1988 |
7,263.8
|
| 1989 |
7,339.1
|
| 1990 |
7,244.6
|
| 1991 |
7,466.4
|
| 1992 |
7,294.5
|
| 1993 |
7,509.3
|
| 1994 |
8,157.2
|
| 1995 |
8,228.3
|
| 1996 |
8,476.1
|
| 1997 |
8,211.3
|
| 1998 |
7,421.4
|
| 1999 |
6,757.2
|
| 2000 |
6,493.6
|
| 2001 |
6,202.2
|
| 2002 |
6,232.4
|
| 2003 |
6,078.1
|
| 2004 |
5,998.2
|
| 2005 |
5,907.1
|
| 2006 |
6,072.8
|
| 2007 |
5,983.5
|
| 2008 |
5,833.6
|
| 2009 |
5,343.8
|
| 2010 |
4,857.1
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- In 2010, there were 4,857 arrests for every 100,000 youths ages 10 through 17 in the United States.
- The overall juvenile arrest rate was 24% lower in 2010 than in 1980.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05200.
December 17, 2012.
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