| Q: |
Does the offense profile of youth held in residential placement vary by State? |
| A: |
Most States had a greater proportion of youth held for person offenses than for property offenses. |
Offense profile of youth in residential placement by State, 2019
| State of offense |
Total |
Person |
Property |
Drug |
Public
order |
Technical
violations |
Status |
| U.S. total |
100% |
43% |
21% |
4% |
14% |
14% |
4% |
| Alabama |
100% |
34% |
26% |
5% |
13% |
17% |
5% |
| Alaska |
100% |
40% |
26% |
2% |
12% |
16% |
4% |
| Arizona |
100% |
23% |
24% |
10% |
16% |
27% |
0% |
| Arkansas |
100% |
34% |
23% |
6% |
13% |
24% |
1% |
| California |
100% |
45% |
15% |
2% |
14% |
23% |
0% |
| Colorado |
100% |
54% |
24% |
3% |
17% |
2% |
0% |
| Connecticut |
*100% |
*41% |
*44% |
*0% |
*6% |
*9% |
*3% |
| Delaware |
100% |
42% |
21% |
0% |
30% |
7% |
0% |
| District of Columbia |
100% |
62% |
18% |
3% |
18% |
0% |
0% |
| Florida |
100% |
36% |
35% |
4% |
12% |
13% |
0% |
| Georgia |
100% |
64% |
24% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
3% |
| Hawaii |
*100% |
*43% |
*19% |
*5% |
*5% |
*29% |
*0% |
| Idaho |
100% |
32% |
29% |
11% |
24% |
4% |
3% |
| Illinois |
100% |
40% |
19% |
4% |
23% |
13% |
1% |
| Indiana |
100% |
38% |
18% |
9% |
18% |
11% |
6% |
| Iowa |
100% |
47% |
30% |
7% |
13% |
3% |
1% |
| Kansas |
100% |
68% |
14% |
3% |
7% |
7% |
3% |
| Kentucky |
100% |
39% |
12% |
4% |
16% |
4% |
25% |
| Louisiana |
100% |
42% |
31% |
2% |
10% |
8% |
6% |
| Maine |
*100% |
*40% |
*40% |
*0% |
*15% |
*0% |
*0% |
| Maryland |
100% |
39% |
21% |
6% |
13% |
19% |
1% |
| Massachusetts |
100% |
48% |
15% |
5% |
29% |
2% |
1% |
| Michigan |
100% |
40% |
19% |
4% |
14% |
16% |
7% |
| Minnesota |
100% |
39% |
19% |
3% |
18% |
17% |
4% |
| Mississippi |
100% |
26% |
44% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
3% |
| Missouri |
100% |
36% |
31% |
4% |
14% |
9% |
6% |
| Montana |
100% |
37% |
20% |
7% |
15% |
17% |
4% |
| Nebraska |
100% |
38% |
17% |
8% |
15% |
17% |
6% |
| Nevada |
100% |
29% |
15% |
12% |
21% |
21% |
1% |
| New Hampshire |
*100% |
*38% |
*13% |
*0% |
*38% |
*0% |
*0% |
| New Jersey |
100% |
57% |
9% |
7% |
15% |
12% |
1% |
| New Mexico |
100% |
33% |
9% |
2% |
9% |
43% |
3% |
| New York |
100% |
44% |
24% |
2% |
9% |
9% |
11% |
| North Carolina |
100% |
39% |
31% |
2% |
11% |
14% |
3% |
| North Dakota |
*100% |
*35% |
*19% |
*15% |
*19% |
*4% |
*4% |
| Ohio |
100% |
51% |
17% |
3% |
14% |
13% |
3% |
| Oklahoma |
100% |
50% |
25% |
4% |
10% |
10% |
0% |
| Oregon |
100% |
54% |
21% |
4% |
13% |
7% |
1% |
| Pennsylvania |
100% |
38% |
15% |
9% |
15% |
16% |
8% |
| Rhode Island |
100% |
33% |
19% |
6% |
25% |
8% |
8% |
| South Carolina |
100% |
31% |
22% |
2% |
13% |
28% |
4% |
| South Dakota |
100% |
46% |
19% |
7% |
12% |
14% |
2% |
| Tennessee |
100% |
48% |
13% |
3% |
22% |
10% |
4% |
| Texas |
100% |
50% |
17% |
4% |
12% |
16% |
1% |
| Utah |
100% |
40% |
27% |
1% |
17% |
10% |
4% |
| Vermont |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Virginia |
100% |
50% |
20% |
2% |
11% |
15% |
3% |
| Washington |
100% |
62% |
18% |
2% |
6% |
11% |
0% |
| West Virginia |
100% |
39% |
21% |
4% |
9% |
4% |
22% |
| Wisconsin |
100% |
47% |
29% |
2% |
18% |
1% |
3% |
| Wyoming |
100% |
20% |
22% |
20% |
12% |
14% |
8% |
* Percent based on a small denominator (fewer than 100 but at least 20 in the denominator).
Interpret data with caution. In these states, 30% or more of the information for offense was imputed. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information about imputation.
NA: Too few youth (fewer than 20) to calculate a reliable percentage.
Notes: The term youth refers to persons under age 21 who were in a facility because they were charged with or adjudicated for an offense. This information is based on the state where the offense was committed. However, the state of offense is not always reported. Youth for whom state of offense was unknown are included in U.S. totals (1,895 in 2019). These instances are not evenly distributed across states. As such, users should exercise caution when examining state-level trends or comparing states. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information. U.S. total includes a small number of youth (4) who committed their offense in a U.S. Territory but excludes youth in tribal facilities.
To preserve the privacy of the youth in residential placement, state cell counts have been rounded to the nearest multiple of three. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Percentages are based on rounded counts. More information on this rounding rule is available on the EZACJRP Web site.
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Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08301.asp?qaDate=2019.
Released on May 21, 2021.
Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2019 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.
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