| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
The male juvenile arrest rate for vandalism in 2010 was 44% below its 1980 level while the female rate was 13% above its 1980 level.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Vandalism by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
670.2
|
60.8
|
| 1981 |
629.2
|
58.8
|
| 1982 |
609.2
|
57.3
|
| 1983 |
609.5
|
59.0
|
| 1984 |
633.4
|
63.0
|
| 1985 |
675.5
|
66.7
|
| 1986 |
653.6
|
68.9
|
| 1987 |
673.7
|
70.2
|
| 1988 |
709.3
|
72.3
|
| 1989 |
736.5
|
77.3
|
| 1990 |
802.4
|
78.5
|
| 1991 |
854.4
|
82.1
|
| 1992 |
849.8
|
84.1
|
| 1993 |
819.7
|
92.4
|
| 1994 |
850.9
|
104.2
|
| 1995 |
758.5
|
97.9
|
| 1996 |
758.0
|
100.1
|
| 1997 |
719.1
|
101.6
|
| 1998 |
651.7
|
95.2
|
| 1999 |
588.4
|
85.3
|
| 2000 |
567.6
|
86.4
|
| 2001 |
515.0
|
82.7
|
| 2002 |
507.7
|
84.9
|
| 2003 |
508.7
|
87.0
|
| 2004 |
489.9
|
86.8
|
| 2005 |
499.8
|
84.8
|
| 2006 |
566.7
|
91.8
|
| 2007 |
538.6
|
88.4
|
| 2008 |
521.7
|
85.4
|
| 2009 |
444.1
|
74.2
|
| 2010 |
374.3
|
68.6
|
| 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 1994 and 2010, the male arrest rate for vandalism declined 56% and the female rate fell 34%.
- In 2010, the male arrest rate for vandalism was more than five times the female rate.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05242.
December 17, 2012.
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