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Juveniles in Court
Case Rate Trends
Between 2005 and 2018, the runaway case rate decreased most for Asian youth (90%), followed by American Indian (70%), white youth (58%), Hispanic (56%), and black youth (49%).


Note: Rates are cases per 1,000 youth ages 10-upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction.
*Excludes persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Persons of Hispanic ethnicity can be of any race.

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  • Runaway case rates were at their highest level for all racial groups in 2005 or 2006; by 2018, rates for all but American Indian youth were at or below their lowest level of the 14-year period.

Internet Citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available:
https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/court/JCSCR_Display.asp?ID=qa06281. March 31, 2020.

 

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