| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
After a period of substantial growth through the 1990s, the juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse violations generally declined through 2009.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Drug Abuse Violations, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
357.7
|
| 1981 |
302.7
|
| 1982 |
307.9
|
| 1983 |
268.7
|
| 1984 |
291.7
|
| 1985 |
330.3
|
| 1986 |
293.0
|
| 1987 |
317.5
|
| 1988 |
382.3
|
| 1989 |
415.0
|
| 1990 |
296.6
|
| 1991 |
287.5
|
| 1992 |
313.5
|
| 1993 |
385.1
|
| 1994 |
533.1
|
| 1995 |
642.4
|
| 1996 |
683.4
|
| 1997 |
684.5
|
| 1998 |
630.6
|
| 1999 |
592.4
|
| 2000 |
602.3
|
| 2001 |
603.8
|
| 2002 |
553.8
|
| 2003 |
581.5
|
| 2004 |
566.4
|
| 2005 |
562.6
|
| 2006 |
573.9
|
| 2007 |
570.5
|
| 2008 |
528.4
|
| 2009 |
504.7
|
| 2010 |
507.1
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- Between 1991 and 1997, the juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse violations increased 138%. The rate declined 26% between 1997 and 2010, but the 2010 rate was 76% more than the 1991 rate.
- Over the 1980–2010 period, the juvenile drug arrest rate for whites peaked in 1997 and then held relatively constant through 2010 (down 14%). In contrast, the rate for blacks peaked in 1996, then fell 41% by 2002. Despite a recent increase for black youth—13% between 2002 and 2006—the rate fell 28% through 2010 and was 52% below the 1996 peak.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05214.
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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