EZACJRPOffense Profile of Detained Youth by Sex and Race/Ethnicity for United States, 2017
Row Percent
| Sex | Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most serious offense | Total | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | American Indian |
Asian | More than one race |
| Total | 100% | 82% | 18% | 29% | 45% | 22% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Delinquency | 100% | 83% | 17% | 28% | 45% | 22% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Person | 100% | 84% | 16% | 26% | 48% | 22% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Violent Crime Index* | 100% | 90% | 10% | 20% | 52% | 24% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Other Person | 100% | 70% | 30% | 38% | 38% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Property | 100% | 85% | 15% | 29% | 47% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Property Crime Index** | 100% | 86% | 14% | 29% | 47% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Other Property | 100% | 78% | 22% | 31% | 48% | 17% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Drug | 100% | 78% | 22% | 36% | 34% | 26% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Public order | 100% | 87% | 13% | 27% | 47% | 22% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Technical violation | 100% | 76% | 24% | 30% | 40% | 25% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Status offense | 100% | 48% | 52% | 60% | 20% | 11% | 3% | 1% | 4% |
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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: Detained youth include those held awaiting a court hearing, adjudication, disposition or placement elsewhere. 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]. |