| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
After years of stability, the juvenile arrest rate for curfew and loitering violations more than doubled between 1990 and 1996.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Curfew and Loitering, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Total
|
| 1980 |
229.4
|
| 1981 |
311.1
|
| 1982 |
305.6
|
| 1983 |
256.4
|
| 1984 |
301.7
|
| 1985 |
287.5
|
| 1986 |
307.3
|
| 1987 |
321.5
|
| 1988 |
261.6
|
| 1989 |
284.0
|
| 1990 |
294.2
|
| 1991 |
333.5
|
| 1992 |
317.0
|
| 1993 |
341.5
|
| 1994 |
428.1
|
| 1995 |
490.3
|
| 1996 |
593.9
|
| 1997 |
577.6
|
| 1998 |
587.5
|
| 1999 |
515.6
|
| 2000 |
469.7
|
| 2001 |
428.0
|
| 2002 |
417.8
|
| 2003 |
400.6
|
| 2004 |
401.8
|
| 2005 |
409.9
|
| 2006 |
444.4
|
| 2007 |
416.7
|
| 2008 |
391.0
|
| 2009 |
333.0
|
| 2010 |
281.2
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- Between 1996 and 2010, the arrest rate for curfew and loitering violations dropped 53%.
- One-fourth (25%) of juvenile arrests for curfew and loitering violations in 2010 involved a youth under age 15, and 30% involved a female.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05219.
December 17, 2012.
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