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Juveniles in Court
Case Rate Trends
The runaway case rate was higher for females than males for each year between 2005 and 2018.

Note: Rates are cases per 1,000 youth ages 10-upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction.

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  • The relative decline in the female runaway rate outpaced that of males since 2005 (62% and 50%, respectively). As a result, the disparity in runaway case rates narrowed, falling from 1.6 in 2005 to 1.2 in 2018.

Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available:
https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/court/JCSCR_Display.asp?ID=qa06271. March 31, 2020.

 

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