| Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends |
Juvenile arrest rates for disorderly conduct increased considerably for each racial group between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s.
Juvenile Arrest Rates for Disorderly Conduct by Race, 1980-2010
|
Year
|
Whites
|
Blacks
|
American
Indians
|
Asians
|
| 1980 |
379.2
|
669.1
|
422.5
|
45.1
|
| 1981 |
338.4
|
820.5
|
248.1
|
56.5
|
| 1982 |
363.4
|
1,046.6
|
231.2
|
60.4
|
| 1983 |
319.3
|
753.5
|
231.7
|
43.7
|
| 1984 |
289.9
|
597.9
|
179.8
|
37.1
|
| 1985 |
302.8
|
612.6
|
189.3
|
43.3
|
| 1986 |
317.3
|
630.9
|
204.1
|
44.0
|
| 1987 |
324.8
|
722.7
|
214.9
|
48.5
|
| 1988 |
357.8
|
894.0
|
280.7
|
70.2
|
| 1989 |
364.2
|
952.8
|
247.1
|
67.5
|
| 1990 |
369.0
|
889.7
|
273.3
|
84.8
|
| 1991 |
391.9
|
1,027.1
|
257.3
|
87.0
|
| 1992 |
389.5
|
1,043.1
|
281.3
|
89.2
|
| 1993 |
405.7
|
1,113.9
|
327.0
|
82.5
|
| 1994 |
476.2
|
1,203.7
|
427.1
|
112.7
|
| 1995 |
467.6
|
1,286.3
|
429.5
|
107.0
|
| 1996 |
570.6
|
1,501.5
|
494.4
|
153.3
|
| 1997 |
572.3
|
1,421.4
|
528.8
|
161.9
|
| 1998 |
484.8
|
1,136.3
|
338.2
|
120.6
|
| 1999 |
433.7
|
1,026.6
|
409.3
|
99.4
|
| 2000 |
409.9
|
1,009.2
|
295.6
|
92.9
|
| 2001 |
397.3
|
1,101.5
|
306.9
|
97.3
|
| 2002 |
471.5
|
1,199.7
|
449.2
|
108.0
|
| 2003 |
455.9
|
1,242.8
|
376.8
|
116.0
|
| 2004 |
462.7
|
1,288.6
|
406.7
|
106.9
|
| 2005 |
454.4
|
1,404.0
|
456.7
|
102.0
|
| 2006 |
463.6
|
1,431.7
|
443.0
|
103.5
|
| 2007 |
447.7
|
1,424.1
|
367.7
|
91.2
|
| 2008 |
419.2
|
1,341.7
|
308.8
|
87.6
|
| 2009 |
376.6
|
1,239.3
|
293.7
|
80.4
|
| 2010 |
351.5
|
1,123.6
|
272.1
|
68.8
|
| 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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- Arrest rates for disorderly conduct peaked in 1996 for black juveniles, in 1997 for white and Asian juveniles, and in 2006 for American Indian juveniles. The increase between 1984 and the peak year was greatest for Asians (337%), followed by American Indians (197%), blacks (151%), and whites (97%).
- By 2010, the rate for Asian juveniles was 57% below its 1997 peak, and the rates for white, American Indian, and black juveniles were 39%, 49%, and 25% below their respective peaks.
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05278.
December 17, 2012.
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