| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
From the mid-1980s into the late-1990s, juvenile arrest rates for disorderly conduct rose sharply for males and females.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Disorderly Conduct by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
660.4
|
146.4
|
| 1981 |
646.0
|
133.6
|
| 1982 |
737.7
|
148.5
|
| 1983 |
595.9
|
132.0
|
| 1984 |
517.2
|
118.0
|
| 1985 |
529.7
|
128.2
|
| 1986 |
556.2
|
130.3
|
| 1987 |
580.7
|
142.6
|
| 1988 |
660.5
|
167.0
|
| 1989 |
677.2
|
176.7
|
| 1990 |
665.1
|
180.7
|
| 1991 |
730.3
|
191.3
|
| 1992 |
723.0
|
201.5
|
| 1993 |
752.0
|
223.8
|
| 1994 |
845.0
|
274.3
|
| 1995 |
852.2
|
277.5
|
| 1996 |
1,016.3
|
344.6
|
| 1997 |
981.2
|
361.9
|
| 1998 |
793.3
|
322.2
|
| 1999 |
712.4
|
291.7
|
| 2000 |
678.4
|
282.3
|
| 2001 |
673.2
|
299.1
|
| 2002 |
772.8
|
353.6
|
| 2003 |
757.8
|
361.3
|
| 2004 |
759.8
|
388.3
|
| 2005 |
777.7
|
400.0
|
| 2006 |
789.3
|
410.9
|
| 2007 |
766.7
|
403.2
|
| 2008 |
723.7
|
372.9
|
| 2009 |
652.6
|
343.3
|
| 2010 |
591.2
|
325.7
|
| 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 1984 and 1996, the male arrest rate for disorderly conduct increased 97% and the female rate increased 192%.
- Following a decline between 1996 and 2000, the rates increased for both groups between 2000 and 2006 (16% for males and 46% for females) and then declined through 2010 (25% for males and 21% for females).
- By 2010, the female arrest rate was more than twice the rate in 1980 while the male rate was 10% below the rate in 1980.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05248.
December 17, 2012.
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