| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
In 2010, the juvenile male arrest rate for Violent Crime Index offenses was more than 4 times the female rate.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Violent Crime Index Offenses by Sex, 1980-2010
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. The Violent Crime Index includes the offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. |
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- Between 1987 and 1994 the Violent Crime Index arrest rate more than doubled for females and increased 63% for males. However, declines since the mid-1990's have brought the rate in 2010 below the 1980 rate for males, but not for females. The 2010 arrest rate for females (85) remained 36% above the 1980 rate (62). The 2010 rate for males (358) was 31% below the 1980 rate (519).
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05231.
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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