| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
The juvenile arrest rate for drunkenness rose 37% between 1993 and 1998 then fell 52% through 2010.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Drunkenness, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
144.8
|
| 1981 |
130.7
|
| 1982 |
139.8
|
| 1983 |
113.1
|
| 1984 |
107.8
|
| 1985 |
97.8
|
| 1986 |
113.3
|
| 1987 |
88.3
|
| 1988 |
88.0
|
| 1989 |
80.2
|
| 1990 |
88.8
|
| 1991 |
78.9
|
| 1992 |
66.0
|
| 1993 |
57.5
|
| 1994 |
61.9
|
| 1995 |
67.4
|
| 1996 |
76.3
|
| 1997 |
77.4
|
| 1998 |
78.7
|
| 1999 |
63.8
|
| 2000 |
66.5
|
| 2001 |
61.4
|
| 2002 |
55.2
|
| 2003 |
50.8
|
| 2004 |
48.5
|
| 2005 |
46.2
|
| 2006 |
47.4
|
| 2007 |
49.2
|
| 2008 |
45.6
|
| 2009 |
40.8
|
| 2010 |
37.7
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- The juvenile arrest rate for drunkenness fell 60% between 1980 and 1993.
- Following an increase through 1998, the juvenile arrest rate for drunkenness declined 52% through 2010, reaching its lowest level since at least 1980.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05217.
December 17, 2012.
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