National estimates of juvenile court processing for delinquency cases, All cases
| Year | All Cases |
Non Petitioned | Petitioned | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Probation | Other | Dismissed | Total | Waived | Non Adjudicated | Adjudicated | ||||||||
| Total | Probation | Other | Dismissed | Total | Placed | Probation | Other | ||||||||
| 2021 | 437,300 | 193,300 | 24,300 | 81,300 | 87,700 | 244,100 | 2,800 | 123,200 | 41,400 | 10,700 | 71,100 | 118,100 | 32,800 | 77,200 | 8,200 |
| 2020 | 504,800 | 228,200 | 30,600 | 99,500 | 98,100 | 276,700 | 3,000 | 138,800 | 44,200 | 11,800 | 82,800 | 134,800 | 37,800 | 88,100 | 8,800 |
| 2019 | 711,900 | 327,300 | 49,700 | 146,800 | 130,800 | 384,700 | 3,400 | 182,200 | 63,600 | 16,000 | 102,600 | 199,000 | 54,400 | 130,400 | 14,200 |
| 2018 | 737,200 | 325,900 | 49,000 | 141,400 | 135,500 | 411,300 | 3,400 | 189,200 | 66,800 | 16,600 | 105,800 | 218,700 | 58,500 | 142,100 | 18,000 |
| 2017 | 782,700 | 346,100 | 51,700 | 150,800 | 143,600 | 436,600 | 3,400 | 195,600 | 67,500 | 17,000 | 111,000 | 237,600 | 63,300 | 153,800 | 20,500 |
| 2016 | 828,600 | 364,700 | 55,000 | 157,600 | 152,200 | 463,900 | 3,300 | 209,000 | 71,000 | 20,000 | 117,900 | 251,700 | 66,100 | 164,200 | 21,400 |
| 2015 | 882,600 | 389,700 | 59,000 | 170,400 | 160,400 | 492,900 | 3,300 | 219,300 | 73,000 | 19,700 | 126,600 | 270,300 | 69,400 | 180,400 | 20,600 |
| 2014 | 931,800 | 417,000 | 74,100 | 172,300 | 170,600 | 514,800 | 4,000 | 218,500 | 74,200 | 17,900 | 126,500 | 292,300 | 73,900 | 194,800 | 23,600 |
| 2013 | 999,900 | 447,800 | 77,400 | 186,200 | 184,200 | 552,200 | 3,900 | 235,000 | 79,700 | 20,200 | 135,100 | 313,300 | 81,600 | 206,900 | 24,900 |
| 2012 | 1,105,200 | 510,400 | 85,200 | 215,400 | 209,800 | 594,800 | 4,500 | 247,500 | 83,600 | 20,500 | 143,400 | 342,900 | 89,100 | 223,900 | 29,800 |
| 2011 | 1,202,900 | 563,500 | 88,200 | 238,500 | 236,800 | 639,500 | 4,700 | 246,900 | 79,600 | 20,900 | 146,400 | 387,900 | 101,900 | 254,000 | 31,900 |
| 2010 | 1,320,900 | 626,100 | 99,200 | 258,000 | 268,900 | 694,800 | 5,800 | 264,900 | 84,700 | 23,600 | 156,600 | 424,100 | 112,600 | 276,000 | 35,600 |
| 2009 | 1,440,900 | 673,300 | 107,000 | 272,000 | 294,200 | 767,700 | 6,100 | 294,300 | 91,200 | 27,500 | 175,500 | 467,300 | 122,300 | 305,500 | 39,500 |
| 2008 | 1,571,600 | 724,900 | 113,200 | 288,400 | 323,300 | 846,700 | 6,400 | 320,500 | 99,000 | 26,600 | 194,900 | 519,800 | 138,600 | 337,100 | 44,100 |
| 2007 | 1,591,300 | 725,700 | 106,200 | 291,600 | 327,800 | 865,700 | 6,600 | 332,700 | 101,000 | 30,900 | 200,700 | 526,400 | 145,500 | 339,700 | 41,200 |
| 2006 | 1,583,700 | 720,300 | 105,800 | 280,000 | 334,500 | 863,400 | 6,700 | 327,300 | 95,800 | 29,900 | 201,600 | 529,400 | 147,300 | 340,600 | 41,400 |
| 2005 | 1,645,000 | 766,500 | 116,200 | 302,400 | 347,900 | 878,500 | 6,500 | 329,000 | 92,700 | 28,100 | 208,200 | 543,000 | 151,400 | 344,000 | 47,600 |
| 2004 | 1,650,000 | 761,800 | 127,200 | 300,800 | 333,700 | 888,200 | 6,700 | 318,000 | 88,000 | 27,300 | 202,800 | 563,500 | 154,600 | 360,300 | 48,600 |
| 2003 | 1,650,800 | 743,200 | 125,100 | 316,400 | 301,700 | 907,500 | 7,400 | 322,400 | 88,400 | 31,600 | 202,300 | 577,800 | 162,100 | 365,700 | 49,900 |
| 2002 | 1,655,300 | 740,100 | 126,700 | 306,900 | 306,400 | 915,200 | 7,600 | 319,800 | 81,800 | 32,800 | 205,300 | 587,800 | 164,900 | 371,200 | 51,700 |
| 2001 | 1,668,600 | 750,400 | 127,800 | 302,400 | 320,200 | 918,200 | 7,000 | 322,500 | 82,800 | 38,600 | 201,100 | 588,600 | 167,500 | 377,700 | 43,400 |
| 2000 | 1,692,600 | 761,600 | 132,900 | 308,300 | 320,400 | 931,000 | 7,800 | 316,600 | 72,100 | 42,000 | 202,400 | 606,600 | 178,800 | 381,200 | 46,600 |
| 1999 | 1,710,300 | 760,800 | 132,000 | 302,900 | 326,000 | 949,500 | 9,500 | 337,900 | 72,600 | 46,500 | 218,800 | 602,100 | 180,000 | 370,800 | 51,300 |
| 1998 | 1,770,000 | 784,900 | 129,800 | 320,400 | 334,700 | 985,200 | 10,400 | 362,300 | 76,200 | 51,100 | 235,100 | 612,500 | 180,100 | 376,200 | 56,200 |
| 1997 | 1,855,800 | 855,500 | 149,900 | 329,500 | 376,100 | 1,000,300 | 10,800 | 372,900 | 75,700 | 56,500 | 240,800 | 616,500 | 178,000 | 378,900 | 59,700 |
| 1996 | 1,837,100 | 862,600 | 151,800 | 337,900 | 372,900 | 974,400 | 11,800 | 375,700 | 62,700 | 54,800 | 258,100 | 587,000 | 168,200 | 356,100 | 62,700 |
| 1995 | 1,799,600 | 863,000 | 161,500 | 302,200 | 399,300 | 936,600 | 11,900 | 388,500 | 67,200 | 41,600 | 279,800 | 536,200 | 156,300 | 321,400 | 58,600 |
| 1994 | 1,688,500 | 826,300 | 156,200 | 278,700 | 391,400 | 862,100 | 13,000 | 341,500 | 60,000 | 36,300 | 245,100 | 507,700 | 149,100 | 299,000 | 59,600 |
| 1993 | 1,552,600 | 762,500 | 152,300 | 256,500 | 353,600 | 790,100 | 11,200 | 311,100 | 55,600 | 31,200 | 224,300 | 467,800 | 138,000 | 275,900 | 53,900 |
| 1992 | 1,497,900 | 761,100 | 175,800 | 227,300 | 358,000 | 736,800 | 9,600 | 293,200 | 54,100 | 26,200 | 212,900 | 434,100 | 132,500 | 253,100 | 48,500 |
| 1991 | 1,425,700 | 734,800 | 163,200 | 221,200 | 350,500 | 690,800 | 9,000 | 270,600 | 53,800 | 20,700 | 196,000 | 411,200 | 128,500 | 236,500 | 46,100 |
| 1990 | 1,304,100 | 672,600 | 159,700 | 177,200 | 335,600 | 631,500 | 7,600 | 235,100 | 42,700 | 20,900 | 171,500 | 388,800 | 124,000 | 225,100 | 39,700 |
| 1989 | 1,231,400 | 622,900 | 136,900 | 157,300 | 328,700 | 608,500 | 7,500 | 221,000 | 40,700 | 23,200 | 157,100 | 380,000 | 121,900 | 217,600 | 40,400 |
| 1988 | 1,207,800 | 636,800 | 132,800 | 192,000 | 312,000 | 571,000 | 6,200 | 217,400 | 40,300 | 21,700 | 155,400 | 347,400 | 110,200 | 199,700 | 37,500 |
| 1987 | 1,200,200 | 646,000 | 133,300 | 194,600 | 318,100 | 554,200 | 6,100 | 204,700 | 39,600 | 22,000 | 143,200 | 343,400 | 109,500 | 200,400 | 33,500 |
| 1986 | 1,197,000 | 643,100 | 136,200 | 187,000 | 319,900 | 553,900 | 6,600 | 194,300 | 38,100 | 19,800 | 136,400 | 352,900 | 113,100 | 204,800 | 35,000 |
| 1985 | 1,161,500 | 638,600 | 137,500 | 180,800 | 320,300 | 522,900 | 5,900 | 178,400 | 31,100 | 16,200 | 131,100 | 338,500 | 107,700 | 199,400 | 31,400 |
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Note: The estimates in this table are rounded to the nearest 100. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in March 2020, may have impacted the policies, procedures, and data collection activities regarding referrals to and processing of youth by juvenile courts for an indeterminate period of time. Additionally, stay-at-home orders and school closures likely impacted the volume and type of law-violating behavior by youth referred to juvenile court. Suggested citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A., and Kang, W. (2023). "Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2021. " Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezajcs/ |