| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Despite increases during the 1990s, male and female juvenile arrest rates for drunkenness in 2010 were well below their 1980 levels.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Drunkenness by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
245.2
|
40.1
|
| 1981 |
220.1
|
37.3
|
| 1982 |
234.7
|
40.6
|
| 1983 |
186.9
|
35.8
|
| 1984 |
177.4
|
34.9
|
| 1985 |
160.1
|
32.5
|
| 1986 |
187.4
|
35.5
|
| 1987 |
144.5
|
29.2
|
| 1988 |
144.5
|
28.5
|
| 1989 |
130.6
|
27.2
|
| 1990 |
146.2
|
28.3
|
| 1991 |
129.9
|
25.2
|
| 1992 |
107.4
|
22.3
|
| 1993 |
93.5
|
19.6
|
| 1994 |
100.6
|
21.1
|
| 1995 |
110.2
|
22.2
|
| 1996 |
122.6
|
27.5
|
| 1997 |
125.4
|
26.7
|
| 1998 |
124.8
|
30.2
|
| 1999 |
99.7
|
25.9
|
| 2000 |
103.8
|
27.2
|
| 2001 |
93.9
|
27.1
|
| 2002 |
84.0
|
24.8
|
| 2003 |
75.8
|
24.5
|
| 2004 |
72.6
|
23.1
|
| 2005 |
68.5
|
22.6
|
| 2006 |
69.1
|
24.5
|
| 2007 |
71.4
|
25.8
|
| 2008 |
67.5
|
22.6
|
| 2009 |
59.4
|
21.3
|
| 2010 |
53.9
|
20.8
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. |
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- In 2010, the male juvenile arrest rate for drunkenness was 78% below its 1980 rate and the female rate was 48% lower.
- In 2010, the juvenile male arrest rate for drunkenness was more than double the female rate.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05247.
December 17, 2012.
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