| Comparing Adult & Juvenile Offenders |
| Q: |
What time of day are adults and juveniles most likely to commit violent crimes? |
| A: |
Unlike violent crime by adult offenders, violent crime by juvenile offenders peaks in the late afternoon. |
Violent crime time-of-day profile by offender age
(Offenders per 1,000 violent crime offenders in age group)
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Violent crime |
| Time |
Under 18 |
18 & older |
|
| 6AM |
7.0 |
12.9 |
| 7AM |
25.0 |
15.2 |
| 8AM |
38.2 |
21.1 |
| 9AM |
32.5 |
23.5 |
| 10AM |
38.3 |
28.7 |
| 11AM |
48.9 |
31.8 |
| 12PM |
60.5 |
37.2 |
| 1PM |
55.9 |
35.1 |
| 2PM |
77.6 |
38.1 |
| 3PM |
95.2 |
43.5 |
| 4PM |
71.2 |
47.1 |
| 5PM |
61.1 |
51.0 |
| 6PM |
60.8 |
55.0 |
| 7PM |
62.1 |
58.5 |
| 8PM |
62.3 |
63.6 |
| 9PM |
54.7 |
67.3 |
| 10PM |
44.3 |
67.9 |
| 11PM |
31.7 |
64.0 |
| 12AM |
24.5 |
61.5 |
| 1AM |
17.3 |
59.0 |
| 2AM |
12.3 |
50.3 |
| 3AM |
9.0 |
33.0 |
| 4AM |
5.4 |
20.7 |
| 5AM |
4.2 |
14.0 |
| 6AM |
7.0 |
12.9 |
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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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- In general, the number of violent crimes committed by adults increases hourly from 6 a.m. through the afternoon and evening hours, peaks at 10 p.m., and then drops to a low point at 6 a.m. In contrast, violent crimes by juveniles peak in the afternoon between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., the hour at the end of the school day.
- Nearly one-third (29%) of all violent crime committed by juvenile offenders occurs between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. In comparison, 26% of all violent committed by adult offenders occurs between 8 p.m. and 12 p.m.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03401.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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