| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Between 1989 and 2010, the juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft fell 77%, so that the rate in 2010 was at its lowest level since at least 1980.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Motor Vehicle Theft, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
201.6
|
| 1981 |
169.8
|
| 1982 |
156.8
|
| 1983 |
142.3
|
| 1984 |
149.7
|
| 1985 |
180.8
|
| 1986 |
217.5
|
| 1987 |
244.1
|
| 1988 |
304.7
|
| 1989 |
343.5
|
| 1990 |
333.2
|
| 1991 |
323.1
|
| 1992 |
305.2
|
| 1993 |
299.0
|
| 1994 |
295.5
|
| 1995 |
265.9
|
| 1996 |
234.9
|
| 1997 |
208.7
|
| 1998 |
167.3
|
| 1999 |
154.5
|
| 2000 |
153.6
|
| 2001 |
144.5
|
| 2002 |
135.8
|
| 2003 |
130.7
|
| 2004 |
115.3
|
| 2005 |
110.4
|
| 2006 |
100.6
|
| 2007 |
85.9
|
| 2008 |
73.3
|
| 2009 |
59.0
|
| 2010 |
46.8
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- The juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft more than doubled between 1983 and 1989, up 141%.
- After the 1989 peak, the juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft declined steadily through 2010, falling 86%. In 2010, the juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft was less than in any year in the 1980–2010 period.
- This large decline in juvenile arrests outpaced declines in adult statistics. Between 2001 and 2010, the number of juvenile motor vehicle theft arrests fell 67%, while adult motor vehicle theft arrests decreased 44%.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05209.
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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