| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Unlike most other offense categories, arrest rates for running away are higher for females than for males.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Running Away by Sex, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Males
|
Females
|
| 1980 |
393.3
|
590.1
|
| 1981 |
448.0
|
549.8
|
| 1982 |
374.6
|
552.7
|
| 1983 |
356.8
|
521.6
|
| 1984 |
415.1
|
606.0
|
| 1985 |
466.9
|
666.7
|
| 1986 |
479.2
|
695.6
|
| 1987 |
473.9
|
675.4
|
| 1988 |
516.5
|
691.5
|
| 1989 |
493.3
|
670.3
|
| 1990 |
530.9
|
732.0
|
| 1991 |
528.3
|
735.6
|
| 1992 |
526.7
|
733.5
|
| 1993 |
508.9
|
720.1
|
| 1994 |
689.9
|
967.7
|
| 1995 |
670.9
|
960.8
|
| 1996 |
519.4
|
738.1
|
| 1997 |
501.4
|
739.9
|
| 1998 |
414.0
|
616.4
|
| 1999 |
360.4
|
554.3
|
| 2000 |
343.2
|
518.7
|
| 2001 |
312.9
|
484.2
|
| 2002 |
287.3
|
455.2
|
| 2003 |
288.2
|
437.5
|
| 2004 |
275.5
|
421.7
|
| 2005 |
257.7
|
376.9
|
| 2006 |
278.4
|
385.8
|
| 2007 |
269.6
|
365.5
|
| 2008 |
273.3
|
368.7
|
| 2009 |
239.9
|
312.7
|
| 2010 |
n/a
|
n/a
|
Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population.
**As of data year 2010, the FBI no longer reports arrests for running away. |
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- Male and female juvenile arrest rates for running away have declined steadily since 1994. Between 1994 and 2009, the rate for males fell 65% and the rate for females fell 68%.
- More than half (55%) of juvenile arrests for running away in 2009 involved a female.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05250.
December 17, 2012.
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