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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, 2017
Row Percent

Most serious offense Total Committed Detained Diversion
Total 100% 62% 36% 1%
Delinquency 100% 61% 37% 1%
Person 100% 62% 36% 1%
    Criminal homicide 100% 35% 65% 0%
    Sexual assault 100% 73% 25% 2%
    Robbery 100% 64% 35% 0%
    Aggravated assault 100% 56% 42% 0%
    Simple assault 100% 64% 34% 1%
    Other person 100% 68% 31% 1%
Property 100% 64% 34% 1%
    Burglary 100% 67% 32% 0%
    Theft 100% 62% 37% 0%
    Auto theft 100% 63% 36% 1%
    Arson 100% 63% 35% 0%
    Other property 100% 63% 33% 3%
Drug 100% 64% 34% 2%
    Trafficking 100% 59% 41% 0%
    Other drug 100% 64% 33% 2%
Public order 100% 64% 34% 1%
    Weapons 100% 58% 41% 0%
    Alcohol 100% 86% 14% 0%
    Other public order 100% 66% 31% 2%
Technical violation 100% 52% 44% 1%
Violent Crime Index* 100% 61% 38% 0%
Property Crime Index** 100% 64% 34% 0%
Status offense 100% 73% 19% 4%
    Running away 100% 54% 35% 7%
    Truancy 100% 84% 9% 4%
    Incorrigibility 100% 81% 14% 3%
    Curfew violation 100% 45% 55% 0%
    Underage drinking 100% 78% 22% 0%
    Other status offense 100% 59% 22% 5%
* 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].
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