| Q: |
How many arrests are made of persons under age 18? |
| A: |
The 1.6 million arrests of juveniles in 2010 was 21% fewer than the number of such arrests in 2001. |
Estimated number of juvenile arrests, 2010
| Most serious offense |
Number of
juvenile arrests |
Percent of total
juvenile arrests |
|
| Female |
Under
age 15 |
Percent change |
|
2001-10
|
2006-10
|
2009-10
|
|
| Total |
1,642,500 |
|
29 |
% |
27 |
% |
-21 |
% |
-22 |
% |
-9 |
% |
| Violent Crime Index |
75,900 |
|
18 |
|
27 |
|
-22 |
|
-24 |
|
-12 |
|
| |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
1,000 |
|
10 |
|
9 |
|
-20 |
|
-21 |
|
-14 |
|
| |
Forcible rape |
2,900 |
|
2 |
|
33 |
|
-37 |
|
-20 |
|
-8 |
|
| |
Robbery |
27,200 |
|
10 |
|
19 |
|
3 |
|
-22 |
|
-14 |
|
| |
Aggravated assault |
44,800 |
|
25 |
|
31 |
|
-31 |
|
-26 |
|
-10 |
|
| Property Crime Index |
366,600 |
|
38 |
|
28 |
|
-25 |
|
-9 |
|
-12 |
|
| |
Burglary |
65,200 |
|
11 |
|
27 |
|
-27 |
|
-22 |
|
-13 |
|
| |
Larceny-theft |
281,100 |
|
45 |
|
28 |
|
-18 |
|
2 |
|
-12 |
|
| |
Motor vehicle theft |
15,800 |
|
16 |
|
20 |
|
-67 |
|
-54 |
|
-21 |
|
| |
Arson |
4,600 |
|
13 |
|
58 |
|
-52 |
|
-44 |
|
-15 |
|
| Nonindex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Other assaults |
210,200 |
|
35 |
|
38 |
|
-13 |
|
-16 |
|
-4 |
|
| |
Forgery and counterfeiting |
1,700 |
|
27 |
|
12 |
|
-71 |
|
-52 |
|
-21 |
|
| |
Fraud |
5,800 |
|
34 |
|
16 |
|
-58 |
|
-23 |
|
-6 |
|
| |
Embezzlement |
400 |
|
41 |
|
5 |
|
-77 |
|
-68 |
|
-27 |
|
| |
Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing) |
14,600 |
|
16 |
|
22 |
|
-43 |
|
-31 |
|
-22 |
|
| |
Vandalism |
77,100 |
|
15 |
|
39 |
|
-27 |
|
-34 |
|
-15 |
|
| |
Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.) |
31,400 |
|
11 |
|
33 |
|
-15 |
|
-33 |
|
-7 |
|
| |
Prostitution and commercialized vice |
1,000 |
|
82 |
|
11 |
|
-29 |
|
-33 |
|
-23 |
|
| |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) |
13,000 |
|
10 |
|
48 |
|
-30 |
|
-19 |
|
-4 |
|
| |
Drug abuse violations |
170,600 |
|
16 |
|
18 |
|
-15 |
|
-13 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Gambling |
1,400 |
|
3 |
|
11 |
|
31 |
|
-37 |
|
-24 |
|
| |
Offenses against the family and children |
3,800 |
|
35 |
|
32 |
|
-58 |
|
-30 |
|
-15 |
|
| |
Driving under the influence |
12,000 |
|
25 |
|
2 |
|
-42 |
|
-40 |
|
-11 |
|
| |
Liquor law violations |
94,700 |
|
39 |
|
10 |
|
-13 |
|
-32 |
|
-14 |
|
| |
Drunkenness |
12,700 |
|
27 |
|
12 |
|
-38 |
|
-22 |
|
-8 |
|
| |
Disorderly conduct |
155,900 |
|
34 |
|
37 |
|
-6 |
|
-25 |
|
-8 |
|
| |
Vagrancy |
2,100 |
|
23 |
|
28 |
|
-22 |
|
-57 |
|
-22 |
|
| |
All other offenses (except traffic) |
296,800 |
|
26 |
|
23 |
|
-22 |
|
-23 |
|
-8 |
|
| |
Curfew and loitering |
94,800 |
|
30 |
|
25 |
|
-34 |
|
-38 |
|
-16 |
|
| |
Runaways* |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
|
|
*As of 2010, the FBI no longer reports arrests for running away.
|
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[ Excel file ]
- In 2010, there were an estimated 170,600 juvenile arrests for drug abuse violations. Between 2001 and 2010, the number of such arrests fell 15%.
- All four offenses that make up the Violent Crime Index decreased in the last year: murder (down 14%), rape (8%), robbery (14%), and aggravated assault (10%).
- In 2010, females accounted for 18% of juvenile Violent Crime Index arrests, 38% of juvenile Property Crime Index arrests, and 45% of juvenile larceny-theft arrests.
- Youth younger than age 15 accounted for more than one-fourth of all juvenile arrests for both Violent Crime Index offenses (27%) and Property Crime Index offenses (28%) in 2010.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/qa05101.asp?qaDate=2010.
Released on December 17, 2012. Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. (Forthcoming). Juvenile Arrests 2010. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Data Source: Arrest estimates developed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and disseminated through “Arrest Data Analysis Tool.” Online. Available from the BJS website.
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