| Petitioned Status Offense Cases |
| Q: |
Do the trends in the petitioned status offense cases vary by offense? |
| A: |
The number of petitioned status cases declined for all offenses since 2005. |
Petitioned status cases by offense, 2005-2018
| Year |
Runaway |
Truancy |
Curfew |
Ungovernability |
Liquor law
violations |
| 2005 |
22,700 |
71,000 |
16,300 |
25,600 |
38,100 |
| 2006 |
22,400 |
77,400 |
18,500 |
25,800 |
40,700 |
| 2007 |
20,000 |
80,600 |
18,500 |
23,900 |
41,900 |
| 2008 |
19,100 |
76,800 |
17,700 |
22,200 |
39,900 |
| 2009 |
15,900 |
71,500 |
15,200 |
18,700 |
31,900 |
| 2010 |
14,000 |
62,400 |
14,700 |
18,500 |
28,100 |
| 2011 |
12,700 |
60,000 |
12,800 |
16,100 |
24,800 |
| 2012 |
12,600 |
62,700 |
13,200 |
15,400 |
23,300 |
| 2013 |
11,200 |
60,600 |
10,900 |
13,400 |
19,000 |
| 2014 |
10,600 |
57,500 |
9,000 |
10,900 |
15,900 |
| 2015 |
10,200 |
62,500 |
7,800 |
11,100 |
13,700 |
| 2016 |
10,400 |
60,900 |
6,100 |
9,400 |
12,700 |
| 2017 |
9,600 |
62,400 |
5,200 |
8,100 |
10,700 |
| 2018 |
9,500 |
61,000 |
4,300 |
8,400 |
8,900 |
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- Overall, the petitioned status offense caseload decreased 42% since 2005, and 13% in the last 5 years.
- Between 2014 and 2018, caseloads for most status offenses: runaway cases (-10%), curfew violations (-52%), ungovernable cases (-23%), and liquor law violations (-44%); during this period the truancy caseload increased 6%.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/court/qa06602.asp?qaDate=2018.
Released on March 31, 2020.
Data Source: National Juvenile Court Data Archive. National Center for Juvenile Justice. Pittsburgh, PA.
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