EZACJRPOffense Profile of Committed Youth by Sex and Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2021
Column Percent
| Sex | Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most serious offense | Total | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | American Indian |
Asian | More than one race |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Delinquency | 96% | 97% | † 90% | 94% | 97% | 98% | 95% | 97% | 96% |
| Person | 46% | 46% | 41% | 43% | 46% | 50% | 48% | 43% | 49% |
| Violent Crime Index* | 33% | 36% | 17% | 28% | 35% | 39% | 33% | 39% | 28% |
| Other Person | 12% | 11% | 24% | 15% | 10% | 11% | 16% | 3% | 20% |
| Property | 21% | 21% | 20% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| Property Crime Index** | 17% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 21% | 11% | 16% | 26% | 18% |
| Other Property | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Drug | 4% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Public order | 15% | 16% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 13% |
| Technical violation | 10% | 9% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 5% | 7% | 9% |
| Status offense | 4% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
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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. * Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.** Includes burglary, theft, auto theft, and arson. --: Demoninator is zero, cannot calculate percentages. 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. Note: Committed youth include those placed in the facility as part of a court ordered disposition. Note: The "Hispanic" category includes persons of Latin American or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. These persons are not included in the other race/ethnicity categories. American Indian includes Alaksa Native; Asian includes Pacific Islander. 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]. |