Detailed Offense Profile by Placement Status for United States, 2019
| Most serious offense | Total | Committed | Detained | Diversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36,479 | 21,141 | 14,344 | 500 |
| Delinquency | 35,055 | 20,071 | 14,086 | 413 |
| Person | 15,823 | 9,039 | 6,475 | 134 |
| Criminal homicide | 941 | 319 | 619 | 0 |
| Sexual assault | 2,362 | 1,757 | 576 | 10 |
| Robbery | 4,131 | 2,318 | 1,785 | 5 |
| Aggravated assault | 3,427 | 1,766 | 1,566 | 25 |
| Simple assault | 3,067 | 1,789 | 1,167 | 66 |
| Other person | 1,895 | 1,090 | 762 | 28 |
| Property | 7,503 | 4,504 | 2,827 | 76 |
| Burglary | 2,540 | 1,578 | 911 | 19 |
| Theft | 1,576 | 940 | 594 | 19 |
| Auto theft | 1,782 | 1,037 | 709 | 19 |
| Arson | 204 | 106 | 94 | 1 |
| Other property | 1,401 | 843 | 519 | 18 |
| Drug | 1,589 | 1,061 | 492 | 20 |
| Trafficking | 269 | 144 | 120 | 2 |
| Other drug | 1,320 | 917 | 372 | 18 |
| Public order | 5,077 | 2,957 | 1,935 | 105 |
| Weapons | 2,087 | 1,015 | 1,036 | 18 |
| Alcohol | 59 | 39 | 17 | 3 |
| Other public order | 2,931 | 1,903 | 882 | 84 |
| Technical violation | 5,063 | 2,510 | 2,357 | 78 |
| Violent Crime Index* | 10,861 | 6,160 | 4,546 | 40 |
| Property Crime Index** | 6,102 | 3,661 | 2,308 | 58 |
| Status offense | 1,424 | 1,070 | 258 | 87 |
| Running away | 283 | 152 | 108 | 17 |
| Truancy | 306 | 265 | 40 | 1 |
| Incorrigibility | 636 | 539 | 51 | 45 |
| Curfew violation | 44 | 28 | 11 | 5 |
| Underage drinking | 49 | 32 | 15 | 2 |
| Other status offense | 106 | 54 | 33 | 17 |
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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 1,895 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]. |