| Q: |
When are juveniles most likely to commit violent crime which involves the use of a firearm? |
| A: |
Overall, juveniles are most likely to commit a crime with a firearm between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. |
Violent crime with firearm time-of-day profiles
(Offenders per 1,000 juvenile violent crime offenders)
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Juvenile offenders |
| Time |
School |
Nonschool |
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| 6AM |
2.1 |
4.1 |
| 7AM |
4.7 |
2.2 |
| 8AM |
5.7 |
4.7 |
| 9AM |
7.5 |
5.3 |
| 10AM |
8.4 |
6.8 |
| 11AM |
9.6 |
10.9 |
| 12PM |
12.3 |
14.1 |
| 1PM |
13.6 |
17.0 |
| 2PM |
18.6 |
17.3 |
| 3PM |
30.9 |
20.3 |
| 4PM |
31.0 |
23.4 |
| 5PM |
27.4 |
26.3 |
| 6PM |
34.3 |
26.7 |
| 7PM |
46.7 |
37.7 |
| 8PM |
57.4 |
36.5 |
| 9PM |
45.8 |
42.7 |
| 10PM |
38.5 |
55.9 |
| 11PM |
31.9 |
46.9 |
| 12AM |
22.8 |
38.0 |
| 1AM |
13.7 |
29.1 |
| 2AM |
8.5 |
21.8 |
| 3AM |
4.5 |
14.1 |
| 4AM |
2.6 |
10.5 |
| 5AM |
3.6 |
5.4 |
| 6AM |
2.1 |
4.1 |
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Note: Violent crimes include murder, violent sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Data are from law enforcement agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia.
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- Violent crime involving the use of a firearm follows similar time patterns on school and nonschool days for juvenile offenders—increasing throughout the day and peaking between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
- On school days, juvenile violent crime involving the use of a firearm begins to drop off considerably after 8 p.m., while on nonschool days high levels of juvenile violent offending with firearms extends through 10 p.m. before dropping.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03303.asp?qaDate=2008.
Released on December 21, 2010. Adapted from Snyder, H. & Sickmund, M. (2006). Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report, Chapter 3. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Data Source: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2008: Extract Files [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-08-13.
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