| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Juvenile female arrest rates for burglary declined less than male rates.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Burglary by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
1,336.3
|
94.0
|
| 1981 |
1,297.6
|
90.8
|
| 1982 |
1,252.1
|
91.3
|
| 1983 |
1,113.4
|
82.7
|
| 1984 |
1,004.2
|
80.3
|
| 1985 |
1,062.2
|
84.6
|
| 1986 |
1,028.8
|
85.4
|
| 1987 |
997.5
|
82.7
|
| 1988 |
988.8
|
82.7
|
| 1989 |
962.6
|
86.1
|
| 1990 |
908.2
|
82.2
|
| 1991 |
920.0
|
87.2
|
| 1992 |
880.4
|
88.0
|
| 1993 |
825.2
|
90.9
|
| 1994 |
835.1
|
91.0
|
| 1995 |
780.0
|
87.7
|
| 1996 |
755.2
|
88.4
|
| 1997 |
708.7
|
84.9
|
| 1998 |
616.7
|
80.7
|
| 1999 |
516.0
|
67.8
|
| 2000 |
490.1
|
65.7
|
| 2001 |
454.8
|
63.7
|
| 2002 |
435.9
|
57.1
|
| 2003 |
420.5
|
57.9
|
| 2004 |
404.4
|
55.2
|
| 2005 |
390.7
|
52.0
|
| 2006 |
417.6
|
54.4
|
| 2007 |
408.7
|
55.3
|
| 2008 |
419.7
|
59.7
|
| 2009 |
380.3
|
51.5
|
| 2010 |
332.5
|
45.1
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- The large decline in the juvenile burglary arrest rate was primarily the result of a decline in juvenile male arrests. Between 1980 and 2010, the male rate fell 75% while the female rate dropped 52%.
- The rate for males reached a previous low in 2005, increased through 2008, and then fell 21% by 2010 to its lowest level since at least 1980.
- For females, the rate also increased (15%) between 2005 and 2008, and then fell (24%) by 2010.
- As a result of these declines, both rates in 2010 were at their lowest level since 1980.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05237.
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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