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EZACJRP Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-2021

 
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Age on Census Date by Sex for United States, 2021

Age Total Male Female
Total 24,894 21,340 3,554
  12 & younger 349 263 86
  13 923 723 200
  14 2,220 1,764 456
  15 4,246 3,537 709
  16 6,181 5,278 903
  17 7,036 6,166 870
  18 to 20 3,939 3,609 330

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began March 2020, had significant effects on all stages of the juvenile justice system, including juvenile residential facilities, and may have impacted multiple aspects of the 2021 CJRP data, such as reporting and the number of youth in residential placement.

Note: U.S. total includes 1,278 youth in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported and a handful of youth who committed their offense in a U.S. Territory but were being held in a U.S. mainland facility. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information about unknown state of offense.

Suggested citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, T.J., and Kang, W. (2023) "Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement." Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/

Data source: Author's analysis of OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 [machine-readable data files].
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