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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, 2019
Column Percent

Most serious offense Total Committed Detained Diversion
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%
Delinquency 96% 95% 98% 83%
Person 43% 43% 45% 27%
    Criminal homicide 3% 2% 4% 0%
    Sexual assault 6% 8% 4% 2%
    Robbery 11% 11% 12% 1%
    Aggravated assault 9% 8% 11% 5%
    Simple assault 8% 8% 8% 13%
    Other person 5% 5% 5% 6%
Property 21% 21% 20% 15%
    Burglary 7% 7% 6% 4%
    Theft 4% 4% 4% 4%
    Auto theft 5% 5% 5% 4%
    Arson 1% 1% 1% 0%
    Other property 4% 4% 4% 4%
Drug 4% 5% 3% 4%
    Trafficking 1% 1% 1% 0%
    Other drug 4% 4% 3% 4%
Public order 14% 14% 13% 21%
    Weapons 6% 5% 7% 4%
    Alcohol 0% 0% 0% 1%
    Other public order 8% 9% 6% 17%
Technical violation 14% 12% 16% 16%
Violent Crime Index* 30% 29% 32% 8%
Property Crime Index** 17% 17% 16% 12%
Status offense 4% 5% 2% 17%
    Running away 1% 1% 1% 3%
    Truancy 1% 1% 0% 0%
    Incorrigibility 2% 3% 0% 9%
    Curfew violation 0% 0% 0% 1%
    Underage drinking 0% 0% 0% 0%
    Other status offense 0% 0% 0% 3%
* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.

** Includes burglary, theft, auto theft, and arson.

Note: U.S. total includes 1,895 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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