| Q: |
Are most juvenile offenders held in small facilities? |
| A: |
More than half (56%) of facilities were small (holding 20 or fewer residents), but more than half (54%) of juvenile offenders were held in medium facilities (holding 21-100 residents) in 2014. |
Juveniles in residential placement by facility size and facility type, 2014
| Facility size |
Number of
facilities |
Percent of
facilities |
Number of
juvenile offenders |
Percent of
juvenile offenders |
| Total |
1,852 |
100% |
50,821 |
100% |
| 1-10 residents |
601 |
32% |
3,176 |
6% |
| 11-20 residents |
436 |
24% |
5,559 |
11% |
| 21-50 residents |
507 |
27% |
14,623 |
29% |
| 51-100 residents |
212 |
11% |
12,743 |
25% |
| 101-200 residents |
74 |
4% |
8,952 |
18% |
| 200+ residents |
22 |
1% |
5,768 |
11% |
Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
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- Although the largest facilities—those holding more than 200 residents—accounted for only 1% of all facilities, they held 11% of all juvenile offenders in residential placement.
- Inversely, although the smallest facilities—those holding 10 or fewer residents—accounted for 32% of all facilities, they held only 6% of all juvenile offenders in placement.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08501.asp?qaDate=2014.
Released on August 03, 2016.
Data Source: Authors' analysis of the Juvenile Residential Facility Census 2014 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.
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