EZACJRPDetailed Offense Profile by Placement Status for United States, 2017
Column Percent
| Most serious offense | Total | Committed | Detained | Diversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Delinquency | 96% | 95% | 98% | 85% |
| Person | 41% | 42% | 41% | 26% |
| Criminal homicide | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% |
| Sexual assault | 6% | 7% | 4% | 9% |
| Robbery | 11% | 12% | 11% | 2% |
| Aggravated assault | 9% | 8% | 10% | 2% |
| Simple assault | 8% | 9% | 8% | 10% |
| Other person | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Property | 22% | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| Burglary | 8% | 9% | 7% | 2% |
| Theft | 5% | 5% | 5% | 2% |
| Auto theft | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Arson | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Other property | 4% | 4% | 4% | 10% |
| Drug | 5% | 5% | 5% | 9% |
| Trafficking | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Other drug | 4% | 4% | 4% | 9% |
| Public order | 13% | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| Weapons | 5% | 5% | 6% | 2% |
| Alcohol | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Other public order | 7% | 8% | 6% | 14% |
| Technical violation | 15% | 13% | 19% | 16% |
| Violent Crime Index* | 28% | 28% | 29% | 13% |
| Property Crime Index** | 18% | 19% | 17% | 8% |
| Status offense | 4% | 5% | 2% | 15% |
| Running away | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% |
| Truancy | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% |
| Incorrigibility | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Curfew violation | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Underage drinking | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Other status offense | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 4,242 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]. |