| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Like the other Violent Crime Index offenses, the juvenile arrest rate for robbery declined substantially after its mid-1990s peak, falling 56% from 1994 through 2010.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Robbery, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
145.1
|
| 1981 |
146.5
|
| 1982 |
137.5
|
| 1983 |
129.7
|
| 1984 |
121.9
|
| 1985 |
121.9
|
| 1986 |
119.4
|
| 1987 |
110.6
|
| 1988 |
116.9
|
| 1989 |
137.7
|
| 1990 |
145.4
|
| 1991 |
158.6
|
| 1992 |
159.3
|
| 1993 |
167.5
|
| 1994 |
183.5
|
| 1995 |
181.9
|
| 1996 |
159.9
|
| 1997 |
126.9
|
| 1998 |
106.2
|
| 1999 |
91.5
|
| 2000 |
83.5
|
| 2001 |
79.4
|
| 2002 |
72.7
|
| 2003 |
74.1
|
| 2004 |
74.0
|
| 2005 |
84.4
|
| 2006 |
101.3
|
| 2007 |
100.2
|
| 2008 |
103.7
|
| 2009 |
93.9
|
| 2010 |
80.8
|
| 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 contrast with the juvenile arrest rates for other violent crimes, the rate for robbery declined through much of the 1980s, reaching a low point in 1987.
- Then, like the violent crime arrest rate in general, by the mid-1990s the juvenile robbery arrest rate grew to a point greater than the 1980 level.
- The juvenile robbery arrest rate declined substantially (60%) between 1994 and 2002, then increased through 2008 (43%).
- Despite the decline over the last two years (down 22%), the rate in 2010 was 11% above its 2002 low point.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05204.
December 17, 2012. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Adams, B. (2012). Juvenile Arrests 2009. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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