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]. |