| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Drug arrests soared for male and female juveniles between 1992 and 1996.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Drug Abuse Violations by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
584.2
|
121.3
|
| 1981 |
497.7
|
98.9
|
| 1982 |
504.3
|
102.5
|
| 1983 |
439.9
|
89.7
|
| 1984 |
484.2
|
89.9
|
| 1985 |
550.0
|
99.7
|
| 1986 |
490.9
|
85.2
|
| 1987 |
537.3
|
86.2
|
| 1988 |
652.5
|
97.8
|
| 1989 |
714.6
|
99.4
|
| 1990 |
513.4
|
68.1
|
| 1991 |
500.8
|
62.5
|
| 1992 |
545.8
|
68.4
|
| 1993 |
668.1
|
86.3
|
| 1994 |
914.2
|
130.8
|
| 1995 |
1,094.8
|
164.7
|
| 1996 |
1,156.6
|
183.6
|
| 1997 |
1,152.6
|
190.2
|
| 1998 |
1,060.1
|
177.0
|
| 1999 |
988.4
|
174.3
|
| 2000 |
1,001.8
|
180.6
|
| 2001 |
995.2
|
191.0
|
| 2002 |
907.3
|
181.3
|
| 2003 |
947.2
|
196.3
|
| 2004 |
913.8
|
200.7
|
| 2005 |
910.4
|
196.2
|
| 2006 |
939.7
|
188.8
|
| 2007 |
935.7
|
186.2
|
| 2008 |
870.4
|
168.7
|
| 2009 |
830.6
|
162.2
|
| 2010 |
826.3
|
171.5
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- After a period of substantial growth through the 1990s, the male juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse violations generally declined after 1996 while the female rate remained relatively stable.
- By 2010, the drug abuse arrest rate for males declined 29% from its 1996 peak, while the rate for females was down 15% from its 2004 peak. For both groups, the arrest rates in 2010 were considerably above the rates in 1980 (41% for both males and females).
- In 2010, the male drug arrest rate was about five times the female rate.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05244.
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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