Detailed Offense Profile by Placement Status for United States, 2015
Rate per 100,000 youth
| Most serious offense | Total | Committed | Detained | Diversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 152 | 100 | 50 | 2 |
| Delinquency | 145 | 94 | 49 | 2 |
| Person | 57 | 38 | 18 | 1 |
| Criminal homicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sexual assault | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Robbery | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Simple assault | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Other person | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Property | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| Burglary | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Theft | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Auto theft | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other property | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Drug | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Trafficking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other drug | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Public order | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Weapons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other public order | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Technical violation | 27 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Violent Crime Index* | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
| Property Crime Index** | 28 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| Status offense | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Running away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Truancy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Incorrigibility | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curfew violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Underage drinking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other status offense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. ** Includes burglary, theft, auto theft, and arson. Note: The rate is the number of youth in residential placement per 100,000 youth ages 10 through the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction in each State. 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]. |