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EZACJRP Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-2021

 
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Detailed Offense Profile in Public and Private Facilities for United States, 2017
Rate per 100,000 youth

Most serious offense All Facilities Public Private
Total 138 98 40
Delinquency 132 96 36
Person 57 42 14
    Criminal homicide 3 2 0
    Sexual assault 8 5 3
    Robbery 15 13 3
    Aggravated assault 12 10 2
    Simple assault 12 7 5
    Other person 6 5 1
Property 30 21 9
    Burglary 11 7 3
    Theft 7 5 2
    Auto theft 6 5 2
    Arson 1 1 0
    Other property 6 4 2
Drug 7 4 2
    Trafficking 1 1 0
    Other drug 6 4 2
Public order 18 12 6
    Weapons 7 5 2
    Alcohol 1 0 0
    Other public order 10 6 4
Technical violation 21 16 5
Violent Crime Index* 39 30 8
Property Crime Index** 25 18 7
Status offense 5 1 4
    Running away 1 0 1
    Truancy 1 0 1
    Incorrigibility 2 0 2
    Curfew violation 0 0 0
    Underage drinking 0 0 0
    Other status offense 1 0 0
* Includes criminal homicide, violent sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.

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

Note: The rate is the number of youth in residential placement per 100,000 youth ages 10 through the upper age of original juvenile court jurisdiction in each State.

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.

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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