| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
After a period of increase between 1982 and 1994, the juvenile arrest rate for vandalism fell 54% between 1994 and 2010.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Vandalism, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
372.1
|
| 1981 |
350.3
|
| 1982 |
339.4
|
| 1983 |
340.5
|
| 1984 |
354.8
|
| 1985 |
378.5
|
| 1986 |
368.4
|
| 1987 |
379.6
|
| 1988 |
399.0
|
| 1989 |
415.4
|
| 1990 |
449.9
|
| 1991 |
478.5
|
| 1992 |
477.2
|
| 1993 |
465.8
|
| 1994 |
487.7
|
| 1995 |
437.2
|
| 1996 |
438.0
|
| 1997 |
418.8
|
| 1998 |
381.0
|
| 1999 |
343.7
|
| 2000 |
333.5
|
| 2001 |
304.6
|
| 2002 |
301.8
|
| 2003 |
303.3
|
| 2004 |
293.5
|
| 2005 |
297.6
|
| 2006 |
335.4
|
| 2007 |
319.2
|
| 2008 |
309.0
|
| 2009 |
263.8
|
| 2010 |
225.2
|
| 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 vandalism rose 44% between 1982 and 1994, its peak year in the 1980-2010 period.
- The rate declined 38% between 1994 and 2001, then was relatively stable through 2005. The juvenile arrest rate for vandalism declined 33% since 2006, falling to a rate 39% below its 1980 level.
- About 15% of juvenile arrests for vandalism were arrests of females in 2010 and 39% were arrests of youth under age 15.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05212.
December 17, 2012.
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