Detailed Offense Profile by Placement Status for United States, 2015
| Most serious offense | Total | Committed | Detained | Diversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 48,043 | 31,487 | 15,816 | 564 |
| Delinquency | 45,715 | 29,774 | 15,309 | 488 |
| Person | 18,119 | 12,015 | 5,831 | 226 |
| Criminal homicide | 767 | 315 | 446 | 5 |
| Sexual assault | 3,433 | 2,718 | 614 | 95 |
| Robbery | 4,717 | 3,054 | 1,616 | 40 |
| Aggravated assault | 3,910 | 2,479 | 1,390 | 26 |
| Simple assault | 3,910 | 2,608 | 1,233 | 55 |
| Other person | 1,382 | 841 | 532 | 5 |
| Property | 10,412 | 7,208 | 3,081 | 94 |
| Burglary | 4,241 | 2,945 | 1,259 | 35 |
| Theft | 2,346 | 1,686 | 636 | 17 |
| Auto theft | 1,793 | 1,183 | 576 | 19 |
| Arson | 325 | 218 | 106 | 1 |
| Other property | 1,707 | 1,176 | 504 | 22 |
| Drug | 2,607 | 1,790 | 774 | 32 |
| Trafficking | 421 | 280 | 136 | 4 |
| Other drug | 2,186 | 1,510 | 638 | 28 |
| Public order | 6,020 | 3,922 | 2,003 | 82 |
| Weapons | 2,360 | 1,344 | 992 | 21 |
| Alcohol | 118 | 80 | 37 | 0 |
| Other public order | 3,542 | 2,498 | 974 | 61 |
| Technical violation | 8,557 | 4,839 | 3,620 | 54 |
| Violent Crime Index* | 12,827 | 8,566 | 4,066 | 166 |
| Property Crime Index** | 8,705 | 6,032 | 2,577 | 72 |
| Status offense | 2,328 | 1,713 | 507 | 76 |
| Running away | 456 | 285 | 141 | 27 |
| Truancy | 642 | 484 | 146 | 10 |
| Incorrigibility | 761 | 568 | 138 | 30 |
| Curfew violation | 84 | 60 | 20 | 3 |
| Underage drinking | 260 | 231 | 26 | 3 |
| Other status offense | 125 | 85 | 36 | 3 |
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* 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]. |