| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
The juvenile arrest rate for weapons law violations declined for the fourth consecutive year, falling 32% since 2006.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Weapons Law Violations, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
84.9
|
| 1981 |
89.2
|
| 1982 |
89.3
|
| 1983 |
85.2
|
| 1984 |
92.8
|
| 1985 |
104.2
|
| 1986 |
106.6
|
| 1987 |
105.9
|
| 1988 |
131.3
|
| 1989 |
142.1
|
| 1990 |
144.4
|
| 1991 |
172.6
|
| 1992 |
187.6
|
| 1993 |
208.1
|
| 1994 |
209.2
|
| 1995 |
185.7
|
| 1996 |
167.8
|
| 1997 |
164.1
|
| 1998 |
138.0
|
| 1999 |
126.1
|
| 2000 |
109.7
|
| 2001 |
109.7
|
| 2002 |
102.8
|
| 2003 |
113.4
|
| 2004 |
117.2
|
| 2005 |
129.8
|
| 2006 |
135.5
|
| 2007 |
125.9
|
| 2008 |
115.8
|
| 2009 |
98.9
|
| 2010 |
91.7
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- Between 1980 and 1994, the juvenile arrest rate for weapons law violations increased 146%. Then the rate fell substantially, so that by 2002 the rate was just 21% more than the 1980 level.
- Following an increase between 2002 and 2006, the juvenile weapons arrest rate fell 32% through 2010. As a result, the rate in 2010 was 8% above the 1980 level and 56% below its 1994 peak.
- Between 2006 and 2010, the rate declined more for males (33%) than for females (28%), and about the same for white (31%) and black (32%) youth.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05213.
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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