Offense Profile of Committed Youth by Sex and Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2015
Sex | Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
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Most serious offense | Total | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | American Indian |
Asian | More than one race |
Total | 31,487 | 27,020 | 4,467 | 10,429 | 12,799 | 6,631 | 594 | 265 | 769 |
Delinquency | 29,774 | 25,947 | 3,827 | 9,614 | 12,257 | 6,407 | 539 | 251 | 706 |
Person | 12,015 | 10,475 | 1,540 | 3,717 | 5,199 | 2,474 | 190 | 98 | 337 |
Violent Crime Index* | 8,566 | 7,883 | 683 | 2,535 | 3,871 | 1,746 | 125 | 71 | 218 |
Other Person | 3,449 | 2,592 | 857 | 1,182 | 1,328 | 728 | 65 | 27 | 119 |
Property | 7,208 | 6,417 | 791 | 2,182 | 3,173 | 1,469 | 153 | 60 | 171 |
Property Crime Index** | 6,032 | 5,402 | 630 | 1,772 | 2,714 | 1,220 | 131 | 52 | 143 |
Other Property | 1,176 | 1,015 | 161 | 410 | 459 | 249 | 22 | 8 | 28 |
Drug | 1,790 | 1,502 | 288 | 814 | 444 | 442 | 38 | 20 | 32 |
Public order | 3,922 | 3,617 | 305 | 1,343 | 1,579 | 824 | 68 | 36 | 72 |
Technical violation | 4,839 | 3,936 | 903 | 1,558 | 1,862 | 1,198 | 90 | 37 | 94 |
Status offense | 1,713 | 1,073 | 640 | 815 | 542 | 224 | 55 | 14 | 63 |
* 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. Note: The "Hispanic" category includes persons of Latin American or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. These persons are not included in the other race/ethnicity categories. American Indian includes Alaksa Native; Asian includes Pacific Islander. 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]. |