OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book

E-News

February 12, 2015

OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB). Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, SBB offers easy online access to statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.

The following updates have recently been posted to the SBB:

Easy Access to FBI Arrest Statistics now includes data through 2012 on national, state, and county arrest estimates. Users can choose among displays of arrest counts and arrest rates for juveniles, adults, or combined data. Displays present arrest statistics for 29 detailed offense categories.
Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts now includes state and county juvenile court case counts for delinquency, status offense, and dependency cases between 1997 and 2011.
FAQs on the characteristics of children living in poverty (2013); high school completion and dropout rates (2012); juvenile arrests and juvenile arrest rate trends through 2012; and juvenile suicide victims, juvenile homicide victims, and juvenile homicide offenders through 2012.

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