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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, 2015
Column Percent

Most serious offense Total Committed Detained Diversion
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
Delinquency 95% 95% 97% 87%
Person 38% 38% 37% 40%
    Criminal homicide 2% 1% 3% 1%
    Sexual assault 7% 9% 4% 17%
    Robbery 10% 10% 10% 7%
    Aggravated assault 8% 8% 9% 5%
    Simple assault 8% 8% 8% 10%
    Other person 3% 3% 3% 1%
Property 22% 23% 19% 17%
    Burglary 9% 9% 8% 6%
    Theft 5% 5% 4% 3%
    Auto theft 4% 4% 4% 3%
    Arson 1% 1% 1% 0%
    Other property 4% 4% 3% 4%
Drug 5% 6% 5% 6%
    Trafficking 1% 1% 1% 1%
    Other drug 5% 5% 4% 5%
Public order 13% 12% 13% 15%
    Weapons 5% 4% 6% 4%
    Alcohol 0% 0% 0% 0%
    Other public order 7% 8% 6% 11%
Technical violation 18% 15% 23% 10%
Violent Crime Index* 27% 27% 26% 29%
Property Crime Index** 18% 19% 16% 13%
Status offense 5% 5% 3% 13%
    Running away 1% 1% 1% 5%
    Truancy 1% 2% 1% 2%
    Incorrigibility 2% 2% 1% 5%
    Curfew violation 0% 0% 0% 1%
    Underage drinking 1% 1% 0% 1%
    Other status offense 0% 0% 0% 1%
* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.

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

Note: U.S. total includes 1,593 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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