Percent of residents remaining in placement by sex, 2019

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Serving Children, Families, and Communities

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Time in Placement

Q:	Does time in placement vary by sex?
A:	Yes. Males tended to stay in facilities longer than females in 2019.

Note: Detained offenders include those awaiting adjudication, disposition, or placement elsewhere. Committed offenders include juveniles held as part of a court ordered disposition.

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The CJRP captures information on the number of days since admission for each juvenile in residential placement. These data represent the number of days the juvenile had been in the facility up to the census date (October 23, 2019). Because the data are not based on a release cohort, the complete length of stay cannot be determined.
The overall median time in placement for juvenile offenders held in juvenile facilities was 64 days in 2019. The median time in placement for male youth (69 days) exceeded the median time in placement for female youth (42 days).
Among detained juveniles, 48% of males had been in the facility at least 30 days, compared with 36% of females.
After 180 days, 34% of committed males and 24% of committed females remained in placement.
Among committed females, 12% remained in placement after 190 days; in comparison, 22% of committed males remained after 260 days.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08402.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.