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EZACJRP Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-2021

 
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Detailed Offense Profile by Placement Status for United States, 2021

Most serious offense Total Committed Detained Diversion
Total 24,894 13,229 10,986 336
Delinquency 24,160 12,722 10,833 266
Person 11,906 6,026 5,651 84
    Criminal homicide 1,567 392 1,153 3
    Sexual assault 1,651 1,110 519 4
    Robbery 2,711 1,497 1,200 3
    Aggravated assault 2,827 1,381 1,367 14
    Simple assault 1,951 1,064 822 44
    Other person 1,199 582 590 16
Property 4,730 2,803 1,816 60
    Burglary 1,541 911 601 3
    Theft 878 535 315 21
    Auto theft 1,297 752 534 5
    Arson 169 87 75 0
    Other property 845 518 291 31
Drug 904 592 281 23
    Trafficking 133 72 61 0
    Other drug 771 520 220 23
Public order 3,875 2,036 1,716 70
    Weapons 2,112 987 1,094 13
    Alcohol 46 18 19 6
    Other public order 1,717 1,031 603 51
Technical violation 2,745 1,265 1,369 29
Violent Crime Index* 8,756 4,380 4,239 24
Property Crime Index** 3,885 2,285 1,525 29
Status offense 734 507 153 70
    Running away 147 83 52 8
    Truancy 116 75 10 31
    Incorrigibility 246 188 42 16
    Curfew violation 31 19 12 0
    Underage drinking 31 21 4 6
    Other status offense 163 121 33 9

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began March 2020, had significant effects on all stages of the juvenile justice system, including juvenile residential facilities, and may have impacted multiple aspects of the 2021 CJRP data, such as reporting and the number of youth in residential placement.

* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.

** Includes burglary, theft, auto theft, and arson.

Note: U.S. total includes 1,278 youth in private facilities for whom State of offense was not reported and a handful of youth who committed their offense in a U.S. Territory but were being held in a U.S. mainland facility. Visit the EZACJRP methods section for more information about unknown state of offense.

Note: Committed youth include those placed in the facility as part of a court ordered disposition. Detained youth include those held awaiting a court hearing, adjudication, disposition or placement elsewhere. Diverted youth include those voluntarily admitted to the facility in lieu of adjudication as part of a diversion agreement. Totals include youth for whom placement status was reported as unknown or "other."

Suggested citation: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, T.J., and Kang, W. (2023) "Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement." Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezacjrp/

Data source: Author's analysis of OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 [machine-readable data files].
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