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Related FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide the latest answers to the most commonly asked questions about arrests of youth. Here you can find the latest estimates of youth arrests and trends in youth arrest rates by sex, race, and age with detail for specific offenses.

Notes: Arrest estimates for 2015-2020 were developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice based on the FBI’s annual Master Arrest Files of 12-month reporting departments available from the Crime Data Explorer. Arrest estimates for 2015-2019 were revised in June 2022.

2020 was the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, which may have impacted policies, procedures, and data collection activities. Additionally, stay-at-home orders likely impacted the volume and type of law-violating behavior that came to the attention of law enforcement in 2020.

Juvenile Arrests

  • How many arrests are made of persons under age 18? [Answer]
  • What are the demographic characteristics of juvenile arrests? [Answer]
  • What proportion of arrests involve persons under age 18? [Answer]
  • How do juvenile arrest rates vary by State? [Answer]

Customizable Arrest Tables

Use the tables below to create custom annual and trend displays detailed by offense, age, and gender, or offense, race, and age.

  • Annual table: offense, age, and gender [Answer]
  • Trend table: offense, age, and gender [Answer]
  • Annual table: offense, race, and age [Answer]
  • Trend table: offense, race, and age [Answer]

Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends

  • What are the juvenile arrest rate trends for certain offenses? [Answer]

Age-specific Arrest Rate Trends

  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for violent crime offenses? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for murder? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for robbery? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for aggravated assault? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for Property Crime Index offenses? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for simple assault? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for weapons law violations? [Answer]
  • What is the trend for age-specific arrest rates for drug law violations? [Answer]

 

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