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Male and female delinquency case rates declined steadily between 2008 and 2020.
Note: Rates are cases per 1,000 youth ages 10-upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction.
It is important to note that 2020 was the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have impacted policies, procedures, and data collection activities regarding referrals to and processing of youth by juvenile courts. Additionally, stay-at-home orders and school closures likely impacted the volume and type of law-violating behavior by youth referred to juvenile court in 2020. |
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- For both males and females, the delinquency case rate increased from 1985 through the mid-1990s. For males, the rate increased 37% to reach a peak in 1995 then fell 76% by 2020. Comparatively, the female rate reached a peak in 1997, 72% above the 1985 rate. This increase was followed by a 71% decline between 1997 and 2020. Rates in 2020 for both males and females were at their lowest level since at least 1985.
- The disparity between male and female delinquency case rates declined between 1985 and 2020. In 1985, the delinquency case rate for males was 4 times greater than the rate for females. By 2020, the male rate was 2.6 times the female rate (22.47 compared with 8.58).
Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/court/JCSCR_Display.asp?ID=qa06240.
January 10, 2023.
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