| Q: |
Do residential placement facilities hold both juvenile offenders younger than age 13 with older teen offenders? |
| A: |
Although less than one-fifth of facilities held under-13 offenders with older teens, they held 96% of all offenders under age 13. |
Age mix by facility type, 2017
| Population age mix |
Total |
Public |
Private |
Total |
Public |
Private |
| Total |
1,709 |
975 |
734 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| No mix of under age 13 and over age 15 |
1,382 |
765 |
617 |
81% |
78% |
84% |
| Mix of under age 13 and over age 15 |
327 |
210 |
117 |
19% |
22% |
16% |
Notes: Facilities identified here as not having a mix of very young offenders and older teens, may in fact, allow both age groups, but merely had no mix on the census day. The specific housing arrangements of facilities identified here as having an age mix are not known. Very young and older teen populations may be separated within a facility.
- There were 545 juveniles ages 12 or younger in residential placement on the 2017 census date. These very young juveniles accounted for 1% of all youth in residential placement.
- Public facilities were more likely to hold a mix of under-13 and over-15 offenders (22%) than were private facilities (16%).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08508.asp?qaDate=2017.
Released on April 23, 2019.
Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2017 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.
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