| Q: |
Are most juvenile offenders held in small facilities? |
| A: |
More than half (57%) of facilities were small (holding 20 or fewer residents), but more than half (57%) of juvenile offenders were held in medium facilities (holding 21-100 residents) in 2018. |
Juveniles in residential placement by facility size and facility type, 2018
| Facility size |
Number of
facilities |
Percent of
facilities |
Number of
juvenile offenders |
Percent of
juvenile offenders |
| Total |
1,510 |
100% |
37,529 |
100% |
| 1-10 residents |
506 |
34% |
2,646 |
7% |
| 11-20 residents |
351 |
23% |
4,377 |
12% |
| 21-50 residents |
426 |
28% |
11,890 |
32% |
| 51-100 residents |
159 |
11% |
9,491 |
25% |
| 101-200 residents |
51 |
3% |
5,325 |
14% |
| 200+ residents |
17 |
1% |
3,800 |
10% |
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 10% of all juvenile offenders in residential placement.
- Inversely, although the smallest facilities—those holding 10 or fewer residents—accounted for 34% of all facilities, they held only 7% of all juvenile offenders in placement.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08501.asp?qaDate=2018.
Released on May 15, 2020.
Data Source: Authors' analysis of the Juvenile Residential Facility Census 2018 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.
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