| Q: |
Does time in placement vary by type of offense for detained youth? |
| A: |
Detained youth held for a person offense were in placement longer than other youth. |
Percent of detained youth remaining in placement by offense, 2019
Days since
admission |
Person |
Property |
Drugs |
Public
order |
Technical
violation |
Status |
| 0 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| 10 |
78.3% |
66.0% |
65.7% |
70.6% |
64.1% |
61.6% |
| 20 |
66.3% |
50.3% |
48.2% |
55.9% |
46.5% |
47.3% |
| 30 |
55.6% |
39.1% |
36.6% |
44.1% |
34.3% |
38.0% |
| 40 |
48.2% |
32.4% |
26.8% |
36.2% |
27.1% |
29.1% |
| 50 |
40.8% |
26.9% |
20.5% |
29.5% |
20.1% |
23.3% |
| 60 |
36.2% |
22.4% |
18.1% |
25.6% |
15.4% |
21.7% |
| 70 |
32.3% |
18.6% |
12.8% |
22.3% |
12.2% |
19.4% |
| 80 |
28.2% |
15.7% |
11.6% |
19.4% |
9.0% |
18.2% |
| 90 |
25.5% |
13.2% |
10.4% |
17.7% |
7.8% |
14.7% |
| 100 |
22.5% |
11.2% |
9.3% |
15.5% |
6.7% |
14.0% |
| 110 |
20.3% |
9.4% |
7.7% |
13.5% |
5.9% |
12.8% |
| 120 |
18.4% |
8.3% |
6.7% |
11.7% |
4.7% |
12.0% |
| 130 |
17.0% |
7.5% |
5.7% |
10.6% |
4.2% |
12.0% |
| 140 |
15.8% |
6.8% |
4.9% |
9.5% |
3.9% |
11.2% |
| 150 |
14.3% |
5.6% |
4.3% |
8.3% |
3.2% |
11.2% |
| 160 |
13.4% |
5.2% |
3.5% |
7.5% |
3.0% |
9.7% |
| 170 |
12.2% |
4.4% |
2.8% |
6.7% |
2.8% |
8.9% |
| 180 |
11.7% |
3.9% |
2.8% |
6.3% |
2.6% |
7.4% |
Notes: Detained youth are those held in residential placement prior to adjudication.
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Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08406.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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