| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
For all racial groups, juvenile arrest rates for burglary declined substantially between 1980 and 2010.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Burglary by Race, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Whites
|
Blacks
|
American
Indians
|
Asians
|
| 1980 |
664.8
|
1,287.4
|
685.5
|
328.2
|
| 1981 |
639.9
|
1,282.3
|
586.7
|
308.1
|
| 1982 |
620.5
|
1,235.5
|
598.1
|
288.7
|
| 1983 |
562.4
|
1,063.2
|
461.2
|
212.4
|
| 1984 |
523.4
|
903.3
|
482.6
|
172.3
|
| 1985 |
559.5
|
917.0
|
496.3
|
198.2
|
| 1986 |
541.8
|
913.6
|
461.3
|
185.4
|
| 1987 |
529.7
|
864.4
|
502.1
|
199.1
|
| 1988 |
527.0
|
855.8
|
530.2
|
247.9
|
| 1989 |
524.2
|
807.4
|
534.3
|
173.4
|
| 1990 |
494.3
|
742.6
|
507.2
|
203.4
|
| 1991 |
507.5
|
720.4
|
554.3
|
228.9
|
| 1992 |
481.3
|
735.1
|
446.1
|
219.5
|
| 1993 |
450.0
|
705.9
|
503.3
|
188.3
|
| 1994 |
454.0
|
728.2
|
491.4
|
171.0
|
| 1995 |
420.7
|
695.3
|
468.7
|
165.4
|
| 1996 |
417.4
|
631.5
|
475.3
|
173.9
|
| 1997 |
387.7
|
617.6
|
420.5
|
170.6
|
| 1998 |
341.4
|
544.0
|
336.9
|
136.9
|
| 1999 |
281.4
|
473.5
|
272.1
|
116.6
|
| 2000 |
270.5
|
446.9
|
235.3
|
95.0
|
| 2001 |
251.4
|
416.1
|
223.9
|
80.6
|
| 2002 |
235.4
|
407.0
|
195.4
|
81.9
|
| 2003 |
226.7
|
399.5
|
207.7
|
73.3
|
| 2004 |
215.3
|
394.8
|
181.9
|
61.7
|
| 2005 |
199.3
|
418.7
|
143.9
|
48.1
|
| 2006 |
211.4
|
448.7
|
164.1
|
58.9
|
| 2007 |
204.0
|
460.4
|
147.8
|
51.4
|
| 2008 |
203.4
|
510.9
|
120.0
|
54.9
|
| 2009 |
177.2
|
491.3
|
110.0
|
42.6
|
| 2010 |
157.1
|
423.2
|
85.3
|
40.0
|
| Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 10-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population. Persons of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race, i.e., white, black, American Indian, or Asian. Arrests of Hispanics are not reported separately. |
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- Between 1980 and 2010, the burglary arrest rate declined 88% for both Asian and American Indian youth, 76% for whites, and 67% for blacks. As a result, rates for Asian, American Indian, and white youth in 2010 were at their lowest levels of the 31-year period.
- After falling to its lowest level of the 31 year period in 2004, the burglary arrest rate for black juveniles increased through 2008, then fell in 2010 to a level just 7% above the 2004 low point.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05267.
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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