Detailed Offense Profile by Placement Status for United States, 2015
Row Percent
| Most serious offense | Total | Committed | Detained | Diversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100% | 66% | 33% | 1% |
| Delinquency | 100% | 65% | 33% | 1% |
| Person | 100% | 66% | 32% | 1% |
| Criminal homicide | 100% | 41% | 58% | 1% |
| Sexual assault | 100% | 79% | 18% | 3% |
| Robbery | 100% | 65% | 34% | 1% |
| Aggravated assault | 100% | 63% | 36% | 1% |
| Simple assault | 100% | 67% | 32% | 1% |
| Other person | 100% | 61% | 38% | 0% |
| Property | 100% | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Burglary | 100% | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Theft | 100% | 72% | 27% | 1% |
| Auto theft | 100% | 66% | 32% | 1% |
| Arson | 100% | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Other property | 100% | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Drug | 100% | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Trafficking | 100% | 67% | 32% | 1% |
| Other drug | 100% | 69% | 29% | 1% |
| Public order | 100% | 65% | 33% | 1% |
| Weapons | 100% | 57% | 42% | 1% |
| Alcohol | 100% | 68% | 31% | 0% |
| Other public order | 100% | 71% | 27% | 2% |
| Technical violation | 100% | 57% | 42% | 1% |
| Violent Crime Index* | 100% | 67% | 32% | 1% |
| Property Crime Index** | 100% | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Status offense | 100% | 74% | 22% | 3% |
| Running away | 100% | 63% | 31% | 6% |
| Truancy | 100% | 75% | 23% | 2% |
| Incorrigibility | 100% | 75% | 18% | 4% |
| Curfew violation | 100% | 71% | 24% | 4% |
| Underage drinking | 100% | 89% | 10% | 1% |
| Other status offense | 100% | 68% | 29% | 2% |
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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]. |